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• <br /> • • ). 5/23/79 Meeting <br /> ones that does the business of the department just like the board of directors <br /> of any corporation; but they are appointed by the governing body like the • <br /> County Council or the Mayor and approved by, confirmed by, the Council and they <br /> carry on the business with the staff, the professional staff, the manager and <br /> his staff. That's my interpretation because we've been working with that I <br /> guess since 1950, you know, when it started through the creation of the board <br /> of water supply by the legislature, the state legislature. So in other words, <br /> we don't really. . .you know, we're kind of receptive to the public because you <br /> people; the commissioners, are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the <br /> Council ; so you know the administration has and the Council has some kind of <br /> liaison with ,the commission. <br /> TANAKA: Okay. Thank you. Excuse me, Hardy.. <br /> IIDA: In this relationship, the mayor has , he calls a meeting of the department <br /> heads once in a while; I don't know how often, but you're in on those meetings. <br /> MANAGER: Yes, we've been in cabinet meetings or my representative is there in the cabinet <br /> meeting. <br /> TANAKA: Any other questions with regard to Section 8-1? Again, thank you; I wanted <br /> to ask you. a question before we started. <br /> ASSISTANT <br /> CORPORATION Yes, go ahead. <br /> COUNSEL: <br /> TANAKA: I wanted to give you the opportunity to finish yourdiscussion. <br /> ASSISTANT Because I was thinking over, I did read the minutes of your discussion on the <br /> CORPORATION <br /> COUNSEL: capital assessment policy and have some suggestions. . .go ahead •and aske I 'm <br /> • sorry; that's what I was talking to Ed about. <br /> TANAKA: Okay, all right, we're into' Item 8 of the County Charter and we're discussing <br /> recommendations or if any we would be making to the County Charter Commission <br /> and would you again for the record state the statements that you made, to me in <br /> our discussion when I asked you about you know the format for this evening's <br /> Charter you know discussion about how was it as an attorney or corporation <br /> counsel , whatever is given as testimony to the Charter Commission,could you <br /> clarify that? <br /> -2- <br />