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IV. REPORT OF COUNSEL A. Correspondence received. Chairman Bethea received two letters from Attorney Yuen, dated June 5 , 1989 , which were passed out to commission members; one concerned the Department of Civil Service and the other concerned changes to the Rules of Procedure. Commission members will review the correspondence and discuss it at the next meeting. In the interim, a draft of the Rules of Procedure will be mailed to commissionmembers for review and discussion at the next meeting. B. Minutes 1. Chairman Bethea said that because it is not required of this commission, the minutes will no longer be verbatim. Counsel and secretary will work out an appropriate method of doing the minutes . i I 2. Chairman Bethea suggested that the minutes should be more available to the public in all areas . Dr. Juvik suggested leaving a copy in each library location; Marie will contact the State Library concerning this. V. CORPORATION COUNSEL' S OFFICE OPERATIONS By Richard Miyamoto A. Welcome/acknowledgment . Chairman Bethea acknowledged that Attorney Miyamoto' s presentation (Attachment A) was circulated to members for review. The Commission requested that Mr. Miyamoto first summarize his presentation. B. Summary. Attorney Miyamoto explained the Corporation Counsel ' s Office is the legal counsel for the executive and legislative branches of County government. The office is divided into four divisions: 1) Advisory Division: gives legal advice to all County departments. 2) Litigation Division: initiates suits on behalf of the County and defends suits against the County. 3) Family Support Division: a division funded mainly by the federal and state governments and including a percentage of County revenues . They bring paternity actions and perform other functions under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act , including out-of-state 428