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member districts vs. at-large. <br /> Matayoshi : Prefers all at-large: doesn' t <br /> feel the population has increased enough <br /> to create an 11-member Council . <br /> F. City Manager: <br /> 1. Matayoshi : Opposes a city manager; 6. Retain mayor- <br /> he would not be answerable to the people, Council system. <br /> but to a Council. The island is still <br /> small enough for a mayor-Council to run <br /> it. <br /> 2 . L'Orange: Questioned whether a 7. Retain 4-year <br /> 2-year or 4-year term is more responsible terms. <br /> for a mayor and/or Council; Matayoshi: <br /> Should retain 4-year terms . <br /> G. Financial Procedures: <br /> 1 . Article 10-9 , paragraph 2. Bethea: <br /> "The mayor may at any time during the <br /> fiscal year transfer part or all of any <br /> unemcumbered appropriation balance between <br /> classifications of expenditures or pro- <br /> grams within an agency or executive <br /> agency" (1 : 2:42) ; transfers between <br /> departmentsmust be approved by Council <br /> resolution. Also, that these transfers 8. Retain present <br /> defeat the Council ' s purpose of means of fund <br /> formulating policy. Matayoshi: Prefers transfers. <br /> the Charter as it now functions with <br /> strong mayor and strong Council; it is <br /> cumbersome and time-consuming to return to <br /> Council for approval of every $100 needed <br /> above the original appropriation. Council <br /> has the option at budget hearings to <br /> counteract. Council receives a monthly <br /> statement from Finance Department to check <br /> on expenses . <br /> Bethea: Council would have no authority, <br /> even by ordinance, to contradict mayor ' s <br /> decision to transfer funds . Matayoshi: <br /> Feels mayor should voluntarily report to <br /> Council re budget info, but this should <br /> not be included in the Charter. <br /> 527 <br />