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If you shackle them again, they can ' t move, and the new group comes in and their method of operation is different than that of the previous one, they have to fit into the mold and they find themselves frustrated by not being able to operate within. So they themselves should be given the prerogative to change. As I take the position as in the case of the Mayor's office, too, when he walks into a situation, he should be in a position to change what he wants to change. Right now, you cannot change. You must live within the structure as it is set up for you and you must operate within these structures , you see, add it is very difficult. MR. ISHIDA: In your recommendations for a corporate structure kind of situation, how would you handle the Corporation ' s Counsel ' s office, the Department of Finance and Planning Depart- ment whereby the directors are subject to the council ' s confirmation. Would you take that out and just put him directly under the Mayor? , MAYOR MATAYOSHI : You are talking about two areas. One is the planning director and the other the corporate counsel . Those are the two, not the finance. Okay? Just the corporate counsel and the planning director. I should know that very well with all the problems that I 've got. I think that both of the positions , as I say, if you take the position of the council being given the opportunity to hire their own staff then those others should be left to the Mayor. It follows in a point, you know, Richard, you have got to start out with the premise that if you are saying the council will have its own staff then it follows going the other way. If you take the position "no, it won ' t" then there has got to be confirmation, obviously. There has got to be confirmation , otherwise where is the council sitting? It ' s a basic point. Any other areas somebody would want to cover? MR. ISHIDA: As it is right now, assuming that the charter is not amended to the corporate structure. I think that the term of office as far as the corporation counsel . Do you have any views on this. MAYOR MATAYOSHI: They probably should be as full term as for the Mayor. MR. CADINHA: Mr. Mayor, I 'm trying to comprehend what in your years of experience is netted down here on the bottom line. I''m getting back to your form that you are suggesting of abolishing the departments. Now, the revenue producing depart- ments, i.e. Water Board, are you proposing then that, financially how would you separate it or would you separate this. Would it be run out of the general operating budget? -19-