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L. Article 16 - Transitional 1 . Section 16-10 - H.R.A. This department should be acknowledged , its purpose, 23. Acknowledge/ and that the Council may or may not implement I define H.R.A. this activity. It is subject to H.R. S. conditions. M. Miscellaneous: 1. Strong-mayor, strong-Council govern- ment. Charter is a co-equal share of respon- sibilities between executive branch and Council , with the executive branch controlling the day- to-day operations . Even the mayor ' s veto power can be overridden by the Council . The system works; the Charter works but needs clarifica- tion. 2. Organizational chart. Should consider adding one to the Charter. In one existed showing confirmation requirements . 3 . The Deputy Managing Director is not 24. Include Deputy mentioned here and should be acknowledged. He 1 Managing Director. takes charge in the absence of the managing director. The position was created by . the- policy-making body, originally. 4. Deputy Directors . Chairman Bethea noted that these positions were not spelled out in the Charter , except for Water Department. 5_ Quorum. The relationship_between the emergency ordinance provision of Sec. 10-8 to the Council quorum-was questioned by Mr. `Greenwell; Mr. Carpenter's opinion was that_the intent was to allow the Council to pass emergency ordinances when a normal quorum did not exist. 6 . High campaign costs was questioned by Dr. Juvik. Mr. Carpenter said the money stays on the island and/or contributes to the economy of Hawaii and provides jobs; he also reminded everyone that there is a law setting a spending and/or donation ceiling. No promises in return for contributions given. VII. GENERAL A. The Rules of Procedure will be adopted at the next meeting. 438