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Hawaii County Council August 2 , 1989 MRS. HALE : Not necessarily obviously it ' s functioning, we don' t know how well it ' s functioning. We only know what their wording says, we don' t know how well it ' s functioning . Nobody has done a study of whether it ' s functioning. CHR. KOKUBUN: Well, I think there is, yeah, I don' t know whether there needs to be a study but in my conversations with Councilmembers on Maui , there is a very good working relationship with the Mayor and this presents no problem to the relation between the Mayor and the legislative body. MRS . HALE : Well, they've had the same Mayor for a long time and they' ve been able to work out a relationship. We 've had a change in Mayors and different philosophies and, maybe, we have to anticipate that kind of change. CHR. KOKUBUN: Mrs. Inouye. MRS. INOUYE: Thank you, Mr . Chairman. I , too, want to say thanks to the LA' s Office, you know, for their in-depth report . I can understand and I support most in part of Mr . Yamashiro ' s concerns and comments but whether we ' re limiting the Administration or the Mayor ' s hand or what the future will be for that position, whether it be a Managing Director, I don ' t think that matters. Because I think what ' s good that is given to the Mayor, I think should also apply to the Managing Director because I think it will be worse if in the later ' s position because I think the Managing Director or his responsibilities, I think, would be carefully looked at, more scrutinizing would have to be done by the Council . But there needs to be clarification and I ' ll support the change, whether it be by policy or a Charter amendment, to recognize, you know, our dilemma or our problem. You know, I support wholeheartedly Steve' s concerns, you know about an interpretation. Thank you. One thing, Mr . Chairman, I think I do support and I believe I support that City and County' s ordinances, where it says the Mayor can make any transfers within 465 . 11 6