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• <br /> CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION - MAY 1., 1979 <br /> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE .CHARTER COMMISSION .' I 'AM HARVEY ' <br /> TAJIRI , SPEAKING TO YOU As AN ' INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN . I WANT TO THANK <br /> YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT _SOME OF.MY CONCERNS RELATING <br /> TO THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER . • . <br /> ARTICLE VIII , DEPARTMENT OF WATER' SUPPLY • <br /> ARTICLE VIII SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATES THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER <br /> ' SUPPLY AS 'A 'SEMI'-AUTONOMOUS AGENCY . I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND <br /> THAT THE CHARTER COMMISSION GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHTS TO THIS STATUS , <br /> THE LEVEL OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF HAWAII SHOULD BE <br /> BASED UPON ALL THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION <br /> OF THE COUNTY, THUS THERE SHOULD BE ONE COUNTY OPERATING PROGRAM. <br /> ALL DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SHOULD <br /> BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE COUNTY OF <br /> HAWAII . <br /> OUR ANNUAL EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY CRITICIZED <br /> THE COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING <br /> SYSTEM, THEY HAVE ALSO CRITICIZED THE SEWER 'S BILLING PRACTICES <br /> AND BOTH OF THESE CRITICISMS HAVE HAD SOME ASSOCIATION TO -THE- <br /> SEMI-AUTONOMOUS POSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY. ONE ' <br /> CENTRAL EDP DEPARTMENT FOR THE COUNTY WOULD ELIMINATE DUPLICATIONS <br /> AND PROMOTE. EFFICIENCY IN OPERATIONS . <br />