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e —2— THE PLANNED FUTURE FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII MUST BE IMPLEMENTED IN TOTAL BY. ALL AGENCIES . IT SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A SEMI-AUTONOMOUS BODY , THE REVENUES OF THE WATER RESOURCES SHOULD BE RETAINED AS A SEPARATE FUND, LIKE THE HIGHWAY FUND . THIS WILL INSURE THAT REVENUES GENERATED BY OUR WATER RATES ARE RETAINED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM GEARED TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES . ARTICLE X, SECTION 10-9 APPROPRIATIONS , REDUCTION AND TRANSFER THE ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL HAVE BEEN EMBROILED IN A BIT- OF CONFLICT AS TO WHO MAY INITIATE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN AGENCIES . THE PRELIMINARY OPINION BY THE CORPORATION COUNSEL IS THAT ONLY THE MAYOR MAY INITIATE REQUESTS TO TRANSFER FUNDS . HOPEFULLY, YOUR COMMISSION WILL BE ABLE TO CLARIFY THIS CONFLICT, THE SECTION SEEMS TO ENDORSE THE SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES . WHEN THE MAYOR REQUESTS IN WRITING THAT TRANSFERS BETWEEN BRANCHES OF GOVERN- MENT BE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION ; THE COUNCIL CHECKS THE PROPRIETY OF THE MAYOR'S REQUESTS , HOWEVER, THE CHARTER IS SILENT AS TO THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN AGENCIES , ESPECIALLY AS THEY APPROPRIATE UNENCUMBERED BALANCES IN THEIR PROGRAM TO OTHER AGENCIES . I FEEL THAT THE CHARTER IS SILENT HERE BECAUSE THE MAYOR HAS THE FINAL CHECK ON THE COUNCILS APPROPRIATIONS BY DETERMINING WHICH APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE FUNDED . THUS , I FEEL