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MR. SCHUTTE: That' s what I'm saying. This particular <br /> section that you mentioned only comes into effect when it involves, <br /> in other other words, you only have to have the approval of the <br /> commission and the Mayor or the Council when it involves license <br /> fees or ratesand so forth. This doesn' t pertain to anything else. <br /> MR. HOHU: No, i:t-cpertains to rules and regulations, <br /> too, in the first sentence. The first, provided in this charter, <br /> all rules and regulations having the force and effect of Taw adopted <br /> shall be approved by the Council and the Mayor before going into <br /> effect. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Right down below it says "the provision <br /> of this section shall be applicable service rates, license fees <br /> and other charges" . <br /> MR. HOHU: I see what you mean. But our Corporation <br /> Counsel has directed at one time to do it; at another time, not to <br /> do it. So we' re taking his advice. We didn' t want to violate the <br /> law. So we are operating on his advice. <br /> MR. TRULSON: My understanding is that the water <br /> commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, approved the Council. <br /> Is that correct? <br /> MR. HOHU: Yes. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Even semiautonomous your budget does <br /> not have to be approved by either? The mayor or the council? <br /> MR. FUJIMOTO: That' s the interpretation that we <br /> have from the Corporation Counsel because the powers of the com- <br /> mission, as I have mentioned, water commission now, manage, control <br /> operate waterworks, etc. , adopt the rules and regulations which <br /> shall have the force and effect. So with all these powers the <br /> corporation counsel, at one time, advised us that we don' t have <br /> to have the approval of the Mayor or the Council but it should be <br /> registered with the Council. <br /> MR. TRULSON: ,But you do have to have a public <br /> hearing for your budget? <br /> MR. FUJIMOTO: We do., <br /> MR. TRULSON: I'm trying to, in my mind, figure <br /> out a reason for that. You take in revenue. Would it be that you <br /> don' t want that revenue for whatever reason to go to any part of <br /> the county' s expenditure? It' s only solely for the water department? <br /> MR. FUJIMOTO: Right now, it' s kept by the treasurer <br /> and it' s a separate water fund. <br /> MR. TRULSON: But it stays in the Department of <br /> Water Supply. It does not go to any©other division or commission <br /> of the county. <br /> 32 .- <br />