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V . Hawaii County Charter Commission -3- January 16, 1979 continuing problems on jurisdiction. 3. The statute gave the commission authority to set the director's salary up to May 7, 1977. Act 61, SLH 1977 (H. B. No. 1353) removed this authority from the commission andapparentlyleft the matter up to the counties. In order to strengthen the merit system by making it less dependent on political sources, the director's salary should be set by the commission and not by elected officials whom the director will have to deny requests from time to time. Depending on the character of the person, it is possible to control or influence by way of the purse. An axiom in political science is that he who controls the purse strings ultimately controls all else. In order to keep the merit system as free as possible from political influence, the director should be fully controlled by the commission. The commission appoints the director and may at pleasure remove him. It seems only proper that they also control him by setting his rate of pay. No one likes to have more than one boss. 4. Another important recommendation is that each department be made fully responsible for the training of its employees. At present only the police department has such a specific provision. Section 7-2.5(b) reads«"Train, equip, maintain and supervise the force of police officers and employees pursuant to the rules of the police commission." Article IV Executive Branch General Provisions Section 4-5(d) should be amended to read as follows : "Supervise and train all employees in the performance of their duties." Rationale While a supervisor has the responsibility to train, there has been some question as towhere this responsibility belongsand this_ is a good opportunity