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Right now, you only kind of assume that the <br /> Planning Director has that responsibility and I think it <br /> should be clearly spelled out. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: You talk a lot about <br /> coordination, here, between departments and so on. So, you <br /> feel that-if this: is . one of the provisions that you look for <br /> and you are .seeklggsf,or-if this is put into the charter you <br /> feel that the operation of your department would be much <br /> easier <br /> MR. FUKE: Well I think youjootld have a <br /> legal mandate for coordination, that the Planning Department <br /> would, in a sense, be the primary coordinator. <br /> MRS. IWAMOTO: What is your feeling about <br /> not having the power to vote on the Water Commission? <br /> MR. FUKE: I think that, as I :indicated <br /> the last time, the ultimate solution is to have it housed <br /> under the administration. And I can sympathize with what <br /> Mr. Schutte is saying that there is a certain amount of <br /> balancing that needs to be done to assure that it is not <br /> subjected-you know, there are some amount of checks here <br /> within-even within- also the executive branch And so if <br /> it cannot be totally under the administration, I would <br /> suggest that the next best option would be to confer the <br /> Planning Director and the Chief Engineer, both, with voting <br /> powers within the Water Commission. <br /> MR. TRULSON : Mr. Fuke, one more question. <br /> Underpart g art ( ) where it s exercise all the powers and <br /> P Y <br /> perform all the duties, etc. Right? That exercise all the <br /> powers and perform all the duties ,shall be required as under <br /> the mayor, authorized by law or ordinance. Couldn ' t an <br /> ordinance be passed that would give you the power to enforce <br /> the general plan.? <br /> MR. FUKE: Yes, there could be. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Would that be better, in your <br /> opinion , than a change in zharter? <br /> MR. FUKE : My response to that, Mr. Trulson , <br /> would just be that if it is the charterit is cleaner and <br /> therefore would not be subject to kind of like the changing <br /> whims of whomever wishes to change the law. I think that if <br /> it is important enough, such as like, the general plan where <br /> they did procedures of how. amendments in terms of revisions <br /> are handled, I think that these provisions should be embodied <br /> within the County Charter. To make it necessarily only on <br /> the assumption that it can be delegated and you can handle . <br /> it in the law, it means that if you have the law it can be <br /> easily changed, too. But I think that if it is really critical <br /> it would behoove the people of the County of Hawaii to have <br /> such a provision embodied within the charter so that you really <br /> can ' t change it. <br /> MR. TRULSON: At least for ten years. <br /> - 27 - <br />