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responsibilities were in two areas. And one was to hear <br /> appeals and the other to adopt rules . We highlighted <br /> this under items 1 and 2. We also had that catch-all <br /> statement , the commission shall have such other powers <br /> and duties as may be provided by law or rules and regu- <br /> lations. So it could go either way. In our proposal , we <br /> have fashioned this section after, I believe it was Maui <br /> county. They have a similar state. . . set of statements. <br /> So it ' s certainly up to the Charter Commission as to what <br /> your pleasure would be in this area. <br /> BETHEA: Let me go on; I have another question. <br /> LUKE: Yes . <br /> BETHEA: With respect to. . .because I think we under- <br /> stand what you' re talking about. You spelled it out here <br /> and we can decide how we want to do it . With respect to <br /> Section 7-1 . 3 , when we took testimony from the Chief of <br /> Police, he suggested that the commission, in connection <br /> with the removal of the person. . . of the personnel <br /> director, that perhaps there should be a hearing. Are <br /> you comfortable with this language? Or do you feel that <br /> a personnel director should be removed by the commission <br /> only after a hearing duly held? <br /> LUKE: Frankly, I haven' t thought of this , but I ' d <br /> be comfortable with this language if the commission can <br /> appoint the personnel director , and they have the <br /> authority to do so, if there' s lost confidence in the <br /> director , they should be able to do this. I would <br /> suppose that their loss of confidence would be based on <br /> some fact, because you have a five-member commission and <br /> to get the majority of commissioners to rule one way <br /> would certainly have to be based on some problems of <br /> that . . . like you say, I haven' t thought of it , but I 'm <br /> comfortable with the way it is. <br /> GREENWELL: Mr. Chairman. Is this set up by statute? <br /> LUKE: The appointment and the removal? <br /> GREENWELL: Yeah. <br /> LUKE: I don' t know. <br /> GREENWELL: I was just wondering if isn' t crucial <br /> here, why mention it again. <br /> LUKE: Yeah. You might be right. It might be <br /> covered in Chapter 76 , and. . .at this point I really don' t <br /> know. <br /> 357 <br />