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MR. ONO: We already do have that. The special <br /> investigator in the office handles investigations. that normally <br /> would not go through the Police Department which may mean <br /> anything from investigating police officers themselves which is <br /> not too often to a special type of investigation where we have <br /> allegations of say Sunshine Law violations or things of a very, <br /> sensitive nature where we would not want to go through normal <br /> channels , the investigator does this. Our special investigator <br /> also assists us in preparing our cases for court. What they do <br /> is they take what the police gives torus and then sometimes put <br /> a polish on it so that it is ready for court presentation. This <br /> frees the police officers from individual cases having to be <br /> there all the time. Our investigators will , at times , sit with <br /> us throughout the whole trial . The police officers , I think , <br /> are there just to testify to their portion and then go back to <br /> investigating other crimes . Which is not to say that they don ' t, <br /> at times , sit through with us. They do do that but it is not <br /> as often as we do with our investigators. <br /> MR. CADINHA: Do you need any kind of approval <br /> to add to the-staff as it stands now? <br /> MR. ONO: Yes , we have to get through the. . . all <br /> of our requests for additional personnel goes through the Mayor <br /> and the Council . The Mayor4for approval and then the Council <br /> for the budget type of approval. <br /> MR. CADINHA: Whether it be investigator or <br /> legal staff? <br /> MR. ONO: Yes . <br /> MR. CADINHA: Would this change chat? <br /> MR. ONO: No. <br /> Inyour mind do you think that <br /> MR. CADINHA: <br /> the Prosecuting Attorney should be an elected office and remain <br /> as it is or do you think it should be an appointive office? <br /> MR. ONO: I definitely think it should be an <br /> elective office. The autonomy that the office has , I think , <br /> speaks for itself. We don ' t answer to anyone except the people. <br /> I think all the deputies and myself appreciate thata zs'_.in fact, <br /> the whole office really appreciates that. If nothing else, it <br /> takes away any kind of an even implied taint on anything we do. <br /> MR. TRULSON: I don ' t have any further questions <br /> on Section ( a) today, perhaps later on but I think for clari- <br /> fication Section (b) has a typing error, it should be Section <br /> 13-20 (e) News Gatherer' s Sources. <br /> MR. ONO: I 'm sorry, you are correct. It <br /> should be sub-section ( e) , Thank you, Mr. Trulson. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: In your staffing, do you have to <br /> go through the Mayor if you are autonomous? <br /> -20- <br />