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it can be assigned a particular spot jobs as they come up. <br /> Although I noticed for example, and it is been. . . or it ' s <br /> been historically kind of the mayor ' s department, that this <br /> is one of the few of the departments that doesn' t contain <br /> that famous phrase, "The department shall come under the <br /> general supervision and control of the mayor. " Remember <br /> that ' s almost at the final sentence of every department? <br /> POPPE: Yeah, I was . . . I would ask (inaudible) . I 'm not <br /> sure when we would discuss it , but it has in fact operated <br /> as the mayor ' s department , that in reading (a) it could be <br /> argued that the mandate says it ' s equally the Council ' s <br /> department. And maybe that needs to be clarified. Or maybe <br /> we think it should be both (inaudible) schizophrenic, I 'm <br /> not sure. But it certainly should be discussed. Is it the <br /> mayor ' s tool , or the Council ' s tool or is it both? <br /> CUSHNIE: Along those lines if I may, Mr. Chairman. <br /> Ms . Maunakea, how do you differ from the Legislative <br /> Auditor ' s Office? <br /> MAUNAKEA: Well , at this point , I wouldn' t presume to <br /> speak for the Legislator . . .Legislative Auditor ' s Office. If <br /> you want me to ans . . . respond to you in terms of what we do <br /> in terms of legislative work. . . <br /> CUSHNIE: Along those lines , because (a) is so general <br /> and it seems to me the same description as the Legislative <br /> Auditor' s branch. <br /> GREENWELL: The Legislative Auditor ' s though is under <br /> the Council . <br /> MAUNAKEA: The Council. <br /> CUSHNIE: But is there a conflict here, where you may <br /> be preparing exactly the same data that the Legislative <br /> Auditor ' s branch is doing? <br /> GREENWELL: I think that . . . that is so short-termed a <br /> thing, the Legislative Auditor ' s ( inaudible) Council <br /> personally. Whereas this is long-term research, I would <br /> think. <br /> CUSHNIE: Do you feel that ' s implied? <br /> MAUNAKEA: I haven' t felt a conflict from the <br /> Legislative Auditor up to now. I haven' t . . . I haven' t . . . it <br /> hasn' t crossed my mind. <br /> CUSHNIE: If you might give it some thought as to <br /> future implications and (inaudible) respond with something <br /> more specific if you feel it ' s necessary language in aide. <br /> 290 <br />