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Charter Commission Page 3 August 1, 1989 <br /> 411 <br /> 4 . The legislative auditor ' s department should be the research <br /> arm of the county, appointed by the council . Their duties <br /> could be expanded to include the present research <br /> responsibilities of the Department of Research and Economic <br /> Development. <br /> 5 . I would prefer that Planning and Economic Development be <br /> combined, for I feel it is not good policy to encourage <br /> industries or development without the coordination with <br /> planning. <br /> 6 . I believe that 15% should be lowered to 10% for initiative and <br /> referendum petitions. I am in favor of encouraging more <br /> citizen participation. <br /> 7 . Code of Ethics . Under "Penalties" I believe the "or" in the <br /> third sentence should be changed to "and" . <br /> I certainly don' t expect you to agree with all my ideas but I present <br /> them to stimulate your discussion, and I would be happy to meet with <br /> you again to further explore their implications if you desire. <br /> I would like to challenge you to do a thorough job of examining our <br /> system of government and not to be afraid to make fundamental changes . <br /> • <br /> if , <br /> Helene H . Hale <br /> Councilwoman <br /> 465 <br /> 411 <br />