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b) Cushnie: Posed the question of how many funds might be unencumbered with potential to be transferred (2: 1:45) . Phillips: Mayor should have right to transfer; but deviations from original budget should be reported. Have more responsible Council in this term. 3 . Copies: Phillips: Budget material should be made available to public at a low cost (2 : 2:42) ; Planning hearings are advertised too late to attend or dates are changed without timely notification; information should be available to the public in written form. D. Municipal Utility District: 1 . Aste: Recommends creation of above 14. Include in (2: 1 :42) . Phillips: Or establishing some Charter that County form of municipal community cooperative to may create public operate an electrical utility; wants it utility. mentioned in the Charter. 2. Yuen: 1988 legislative law passed to give counties authority to own and operate electrical and other utilities; so it is possible in this county, but would require PUC approval. Phillips: PUC deals with statewide policies , not with individual issues . 3 . Jacobs: Puna Council wants a 15. Establish state- statewide energy commission established. wide County- Need County-level control because there is controlled energy no long-range planning. commission. 4 . Phillips: HELCO is not providing adequate services to growing populations and neither provides nor accepts responsi- bility for long-range planning. 5. Jacobs: No one is overseeing transmission lines . PUC concerned only with rates and regulations. Phillips: Will be giving testimony to PUC in near future re rate increases and lack of future planning. HELCO profits go to HEI for acquisitions instead of back into company for improvements . 530