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I saw a letter to the editor the other day where someone <br /> tells meciI should call them down, but as soon as I stick <br /> my hand into the commission and say, "you shall do this" <br /> I don ' t need that commission, the commission should not ' <br /> exist. In that case, if the commission were removed and <br /> the power given to the Mayor, then if something goes wrong <br /> blame the Mayor. Which I get anyway, but that is beside <br /> the point. So, that thing is really not the right attitude. <br /> If you are going to leave a commission in there you should <br /> really let them do their thing. But if they are going to <br /> pass something, rules and regulations that have the force <br /> and effect of law, I think in those cases the final approval <br /> to say yes or no should come from the elected official .- <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Mayor, the fiscalresponsibility of the <br /> Water Board should be also with the Mayor? <br /> MAYOR MATAYOSHI : I think so. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Mr. Mayor, on the, going back to the Mayor' s <br /> supervision , it is my understanding that under the present <br /> provision as listed is somewhat ambiguous that as written <br /> you may have the authority to get into the internal affairs <br /> of the police although you may feel . . . <br /> MAYOR MATAYOSHI: The language is the same for all four. <br /> it. go along with <br /> think there is a need to clarifyI will <br /> I <br /> you on that. I think so too. I think they all come under <br /> 8.5 Section and I think it goes ,--each one has the last <br /> section -,anyway. In all of them, the last paragraph is off. <br /> And that is ambiguous. I think it probably should be <br /> clarified. But I do think that if we are going to have <br /> this commission form, ( 1) we should clarify the language, <br /> but I think it is still necessarfor the coordination for <br /> the fiscal control and some kind of supervision from the <br /> Mayor' s office must be there. Somebody has to be accountable <br /> for the actions taken by these various divisions. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: What is considered supervision? <br /> MAYOR MATAYOSHI: Well , you know, when you are thinking about, <br /> it you are running a corporation such as the County is, you are <br /> not going to have one of your divisions running off by itself, <br /> there must be some kind of supervision. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I don ' t think there is any quarrel there. <br /> MAYOR MATAYOSHI : You have got to pull it back, right? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: How do we clarify it so that there is no ambiguity? <br /> -15- <br />