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made note of those seconding the motions . Please make sure the secretary receives copies of all handouts. 5. Routine items will be summarized hereafter in the minutes instead of being transcribed verbatim. Giannini suggested leaving out organizational-housekeeping items from the minutes and making testimony only verbatim. Tapes of minutes will be saved. 6 . Secretary will make an outline of Ronald Ibarra' s previous testimony relative to suggestions for department improvements and/or changes. IV. WORK PLAN PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION By Patricia Poppe and David Fuertes Items discussed: (1) Whether or not the commission needs a mission statement and what it might be; (2) commission objectives including members totally participating, accepting responsibility and leadership, communicating, and considering the past and future roles of Hawaii County; (3) situation analysis; (4) key success factors; and (5) strategies. Handouts were distributed to commission members. V. DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION By Bill Sewake, Water Manager Bill introduced Mrs. Chock and then distributed a handout concerning the semi-autonomous Water Departments its history, primary programs and general powers of the Water Commission. Commission members were given copies to review and ask questions on: CUSHNIE: Yes , thank you. Mr. Sewake, I 'm curious about two things. In your budget, when you have a surplus at the end of the year, do you turn any of that over to the County? SEWAKE: No, we keep it separately. CUSHNIE: Okay. Secondly, I was interested in knowing more about the Water Commission. You say that you meet once monthly. . . SEWAKE: Yes . CUSHNIE: . . .and it seems that through this meeting you ' re able to conduct business relating to all affairs of the Water company. Do you feel that meeting once a month is sufficient? SEWAKE: Yes . CUSHNIE: Does Mrs . Chock agree? (Nodded her head yes . ) And may I ask how long these meetings generally run? 88