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May 22 1979 CHARTER REVIEW PUBLIC HEARING <br /> Statement by Jay Malxner <br /> of Kainaliu Hawaii <br /> • <br /> 1 )The exact number of councilpersons is not so important to <br /> • me as is the method of their election. I support one council- <br /> person per district with none being elected at large. This <br /> will better enable each councilperson to represent the needs <br /> of thier districts. But, rather than to wait for and depend <br /> upon the accuracy of .the 1980 Census to determine the districts <br /> according to population, as others have suggested, I submit <br /> the following proposal. Go to the property tax ledgers and <br /> divide the County up into districts of equal tax contribution. <br /> This method would not only .be accurate but would also allow <br /> the people a say in what is done with their tax money in <br /> direct proportion to their contribution. The tax payers are <br /> supporting the County Agencies and the taxpayers should have <br /> the say as to what services should be provided. <br /> 2) I support restrictive controls on the following; <br /> a)Number of County Employees. In the past ten years the <br /> number of County employees has increased at more than twice <br /> the rate of the civilian population. I say that no one new • <br /> be hired unless someone else is fired or retired. If we find <br /> that we do legitimatly need new people in one area then move_ <br /> them from other less productive, less needed areas. <br /> b)County Budget and County Debt. We are all painfully aware of <br /> what spending more than we take in can do to an ecomomy as so <br /> aptly demonstrated by our printingpress happy inflation causing <br /> Federal Government. So, lets balance the budget and keep it <br /> that way and help to hold inflation of property taxes down. <br /> c).Residential and Agricultural Property taxes. A limit should <br /> be set to prevent taxes from becoming a burden to homeowners, <br /> farmers and ranchers. The growth of assessed value should also <br /> be controlled,not being allowed to exceed 2% per year except <br /> when property is sold. When sold, property assessment should <br /> be allowed to go to market value and be taxed accordingly. <br /> • COMM. NO. C-6 <br />