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MR. SHUMWAY: I did email Mr. Todd Belt. He is a political science professor at U.H. Hilo. I have asked him to contemplate bringing a student in perhaps to work on this as a class project, to help oversee it. I don't have an answer from him yet, and it's a really busy time at U.H. Hilo because orientation starts this coming week. I am hoping to get an answer from him within a week or two and as soon as I do I will be contacting you guys. MR. NAHALE -A: If I could also add, Mr. Goodenow has also stated they could dedicate staff and resources to help with the coordination effort. I still think it would be great if we got an intern, but it will help if the County staff could field calls and things like that. MS. OSBORNE: Is it $1,000 each, or $1,000 total prize money? MR. NAHALE -A: Each. If I could just add to that, I think one of the points for us about the PSA's is that we anticipate it being its own story. So we would hope that the papers would cover it, which would give us some free charter advertising, but also in those communities, those parents and teachers will get involved and we are hoping it will spur some conversations about the charter and what it is. MR. UNGER: I actually did get some costs too. I did get a return phone call from one of the big radio stations. They have four different stations out there. She gave me a ballpark figure that for a weeks worth of advertisements on four radio stations, prime spots, the most it would cost us would be bout $2,000 a week. It is flexible, anywhere between $1,000 and $2,000. Obviously $2,000 would be the prime radio spots on all four stations. If we wanted to do it for two weeks, then it would be $4,000 maximum. Alapaki did go check our budget, and apparently we have somewhere around $50,000 in there. We need to fine tune it. MR. NAHALE -A: Mr. Chair, for expediency sake, because a lot of the issue for us now is timing. We need to get these proposals moving. I'm not sure what the right proposal is. If our expenditures have to be authorized by the county clerk, do we have the authority via this report to lets say authorize these advertising expenses up to a certain amount, not to exceed our budget; or we could cap it at a certain amount less than the $50,000. It would help us to move things. CHR. HAITSUKA: I had a question whether or not we have the ability to use the funds allocated to us for the contest. Would there be any legal impediments or other concerns? Maybe Ms. Self could answer that. I know it's kind of an unusual question. MS. SELF: Hi, Amy Self, Deputy Corporation Counsel. At first, I had the same concerns; that's why I spoke with Deanna Sako of the finance department. I didn't know how your budget was set up, but it doesn't specify exactly what the money can be spent on, as long as it's within the public purpose. I was worried about the public purpose, but there is nothing that gives any real specifics about what it can be spent on. Since there is a public purpose, and part of your job is to get the word out about the charter amendments, I don't think there is a problem. I also spoke with the county clerk, who would have to approve the expenditures. He has indicated that he would approve those types of expenditures. 7