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•' HERBERT T.MATAYOSHI <br /> • Mayor <br /> t EDWARD K.HARADA <br /> 2 Chief Engineer <br /> y:;: . '` DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AR�HfR(h' <br /> ,lSEMOTO <br /> er <br /> =— _ COUNTY OF HAWAII-25 AUPUNI STREET-HILO,HAWAII 96720-TELEPHONE(808)961-8321 <br /> t <br /> July 23, 1979 <br /> Mr. Kimiaki Sakata, Chairman <br /> Hawaii County Charter Commission <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> SUBJECT: Sewerage System Jurisdiction <br /> The Charter Commission at its July 3, 1979 meeting approved the structure of <br /> the Department of Water Supply which included the assignment of all sanitary <br /> sewerage systems in the County to be under the control of that department. <br /> Presently, such systems fall within the jurisdiction of the Department of <br /> Public Works. <br /> Reading of the minutes indicates that your Commission's action relative to <br /> sewerage system control was based on your understanding that Maui County <br /> provided a similar structure in its Charter. Although such a provision exists <br /> in the Maui Charter, the Maui County Council, by Ordinance No, 860 adopted <br /> on January 21, 1977 reversed that designation and returned the sewer activity <br /> to the Department of Public Works. Authority to restructure departments was <br /> granted to the County Council by Section 6-2 of the Charter. A copy of <br /> Ordinance No. 860 is attached for your information. <br /> I agree with the Maui structure and support the retention of the sewer <br /> operation under the Department of Public Works. Specific sub-division . <br /> categories such as sewers, roads, purchsing, etc, , should be left undesignated <br /> in the Char er to allow for re-structuring by the mayor and County Council as <br /> - -- ° circumsta es dictate. <br /> 1 <br /> L EDWARD e_: 4.0A <br /> Chief Engineer <br /> Attach. <br /> COMM. NO. 13' _�,: , <br />