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safety (41) ; or to establish a 911 system, <br /> etc. <br /> c) Bethea: Opinion is that controlling <br /> the budget works hand-in-hand with setting <br /> policy (38) , except the type of "transfer" <br /> to be permitted should be defined (36) . <br /> d) Yamashiro: Need interpretation of 41. Define <br /> "transfer" and what constitutes an "transfer" and <br /> "appropriation" (24) ; you need to define "appropriation." <br /> what the basic expenditure policy is (23) . <br /> 2. Yamashiro: Council functions and is <br /> available 12 months of the year (34) to speak <br /> with. <br /> 3 . Juvik: Questioned whether Yamashiro would <br /> prefer going to a city manager type of govern- <br /> ment and was assured that changing the form of <br /> government would remove some political <br /> in-fighting (8) . <br /> 4 . Yamashiro: Feels the Charter is working <br /> but there is a problem with interpreting some <br /> areas of the Charter (5) . Suggests making the <br /> Corporation Counsel be able to be fired by <br /> either administration or Council . <br /> 5. Bethea: Mayor runs "line" departments; <br /> asked whether Yamashiro thought Council should <br /> approve mayor ' s choice of those running line <br /> departments (3 : 2:40) ; others had previously <br /> suggested that the mayor be able to appoint 42. Retain <br /> "line" department heads without Council ' s Council confirm- <br /> approval . Yamashiro: Prefers confirming them ing all depart- <br /> (39) . <br /> epart- <br /> (39) . ment heads. <br /> 6 . Yamashiro: Said further division of <br /> single-member districts would be difficult <br /> (3 : 2: 38) . Right now all citizens can vote for <br /> all Council members . <br /> 7. Juvik: Yamashiro has nothing against <br /> non-partisan elections (3 : 2: 37) . <br /> B. Budget <br /> 1 . Yamashiro: If the Charter intends the <br /> 477 <br />