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First of all , in relation to commissions as established in the charter. we feel a review and the proba- bility of redistricting of those commission members should be looked at for better help to the people around the island, generally. The second item would be removal, of a section of _ three articles in the charter. I am referring to, primarily, £o Article VII. . . 1 , 2, and 3. Administrative supervision. This would be in relation where commissions are involved with that department. In relation to the Article VIII , special con- sideration should be given to condos, resorts, apartment zoning and other residential and/or quasi residential taxation of those properties around the island. All falling back in under No. 8, the property tax on residential property. The fourth item that we would like to consider at a later time would be the water department and the possi- bility of an appointment by the mayor of the water department head rather than autonomous as it stands right now. Those positions we have not taken totally and we will refer those to the open hearings when they do become available to us. Generally, we found the County Charter, as it exists , very adequate for the needs of the people and the service by the various elected officials and commission people through the past years has been, let ' s say, very good. Because we do live in an area that is a beautiful place to live and the-`_?. sland has run extremely well . We really are pleased with that particular position so the review of the County Charter is a task which you ladies and gentlemen have taken on and it is a demanding task and our congratulations go out to you and we hope it will be a good revision whatever it may come out to be. Thank you4. very much. MR. TRULSON: Mr. Garrison , on those first eight items, I think we heard quite a bit on last week and they seem to coincide with the Kona Women' s-group. I have one question and that is on ,No. 9, the Sunset Law. What w.as the rationale for th ._s ..provisi:On in your presentation? MR. GARRISON : Those bodies that are set up that have a budget that could be ongoing and a drain on oper- ating budgets that could be used elsewhere. If they are con- tinued to be used year and year and serve no purpose, it would be much better if we used that available money for goods and services that people do need. Police protection, fire pro- tection and so on down the line in those areas rather than have a commission that is basically not doing anything and we are expending money that should be going elsewhere. - 14 -