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MR. CADINHA: And by removing council approval <br /> you think you would remove that? <br /> MR. FUKE: Quite possibly. I don ' t think that <br /> would be the total solution. I cannot help but somewhat agree, <br /> in reading the papers , with the comments made by Mr. Koehnen <br /> in the sense saying that regardless of the kind of institutional <br /> framework that you have it is the people housing the institution <br /> that is more critical. In a sense, appearing before the Charter <br /> Commission--and I 've read quite a bit of literature dealing with <br /> organizations for planning departments and planning relationship <br /> with the executive and legislative branch and there are several <br /> alternatives in terms of how you handle the planning commission <br /> or planning director. One alternative is, of course, like with <br /> Hawaii County, you have a planning director which is appointed <br /> and confirmed by the council . You have situations like in the <br /> County of Maui and also the City and County of Honolulu where <br /> the planning director is appointed by the mayor, no council con- <br /> firmation. The situation in Kauai , on the other hand , represents <br /> a different form of how you handle the planning situation. They <br /> have an executive commission. The planning commissioners are <br /> appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and the planning <br /> commissioners appoint the planning director. <br /> MR. CADINHA: Which do you favor? <br /> MR. FUKE: At this point in time, I think <br /> that in the interest of overall coordination, I would suggest <br /> the system of mayor appointed planning director. I would like <br /> to suggest however that the commissioners nevertheless not close <br /> their eyes to alternative options. What I have just tossedout <br /> are alternative ways of looking at the planning relationship <br /> not only in terms of the administrative structure but the <br /> planning relationship as it relates to the legislative branch <br /> as well . <br /> The situation like with the State Land Use <br /> Law, for example, you in a sense have the representationof ' <br /> executive commission which is a State Land Use Commission which <br /> is appointed, again, by the governor, confirmed by the State ' <br /> Legislature. The Land Use Commission then appoints their <br /> executive officer who in a sense serves in the same capacity as <br /> the planning director on Kauai . Part of the rationale behind <br /> the State Land Use Commission approach as well as the. Kauai <br /> approach is to further eliminate the appearance of politics <br /> within the planning process. ' <br /> MR. CADINHA: Mr. Fuke, . do you think the <br /> Board of Appeals is necessary at all? - <br /> MR. FUKE: ,My initial ".comment.,' .I guess , to <br /> Mr. Ishida, the last time was that perhaps maybe the Board of <br /> Appeals or some of the functions of the Board of Appeals should <br /> be abandoned. Again , I read literature about planning <br /> organizations and I cannot help but feel that almost all of <br /> the literature leans toward the retention of the Planning <br /> 10 - <br />