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Patricia Poppe. All were in favor. Motion <br /> carried. <br /> IV. FINANCIAL REPORT <br /> A. Akira Omonaka submitted the figures expended <br /> by the commission through 6/30/89; it showed <br /> $14 , 706. 28 expenditures and encumbrances. The <br /> expenditures submitted by the Charter secretary <br /> showed a figure $5 , 000+ less , which will be <br /> justified at the next meeting. <br /> B. Approximately $8 , 000 of budgeted funds were <br /> not used and will , therefore, lapse. <br /> V. COUNCIL PRESENTATION <br /> By Helene Hale, Russell Kokubun and Merle Lai <br /> A. Welcome. Bethea: acknowledged receipt of <br /> Chairman Kokubun' s letter of 7/20/89 (Exhibit A <br /> hereto) . <br /> B. General . Kokubun: stated that the Charter we <br /> now use which became effective on January 2 , 1969 <br /> lays the basic framework of County operations. <br /> The first Charter review took place in 1979. <br /> 1 He proposes revisions and changes to strengthen <br /> the Charter ' s weaknesses. <br /> 1. Kokubun: from 1969 to 1989 , annual <br /> expenditures have increased from $13 . 5 million <br /> to $39 . 2 million dollars in 1979 and increased <br /> again in 1989 to $94 million dollars. <br /> C. Suggested Changes: <br /> 1 . Budget <br /> a) Kokubun: Section 10-2: Council , 1. Change deadline <br /> receives the budgets by May 1st of each for submitting <br /> year. The Council recommends changing the budget to Council <br /> deadline to March 1st to allow Council to March 1st <br /> more review time and time to present the <br /> budget to the public for feedback. <br /> b) Greenwell: the present budget review <br /> date doesn' t give Council time to review, <br /> have public hearing or veto. <br /> 453 <br />