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MR. SENSANO: Mr. Chairman. This section here <br /> refers to the mayor' s ability to appoint a commission, or <br /> commissions, and unless we are thinking of eliminating <br /> commissions entirely even if there were only one commission <br /> that he appoints, he wouldn ' t have to have this section. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman, I brought up the <br /> fact that there was testimony on it. I am in favor 'of the <br /> present language. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Thank you, Mr. Trulson. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman. Communication #49, <br /> Mr. Frances H. Pell of Pahala commented on appointed commissions. <br /> Page 2, if I may read it for those who don ' t have it. . .County <br /> Commissions. . .he doesn't state whether he means advisory <br /> commissions, boards, or what. He does state, "limit the <br /> number and type of commissions that may be appointed by the <br /> mayor or county council. A commission to study each problem <br /> and recommend a course of action is too frequently used as a <br /> crutch or delaying tactic. A full time county council, the <br /> mayor and department heads must do their 'homework ' in order to <br /> formulate programs and adopt timely courses of action that are <br /> responsive to the needs of the majority. . .Each commission must <br /> be responsible to an elected official or an official body (the <br /> mayor and/or the county council) . Semi-autonomous commissions <br /> would be prohibited. " That is, basically, what Mr. Pell had <br /> to say. <br /> That is the only mention regarding commissions, <br /> I could recall , and that is not clear as to exactly what he <br /> means. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Mr. Pell did not specifically <br /> state what areas he did not want. I think the charter provision <br /> is general enough leaving the kinds of commissions up `to= the <br /> mayor. In fact, if we were to 'limit the types of advisory_ __ <br /> commissions created by the mayor, how would we do it anyway? <br /> Could we do it by subject? Or by number? I think that the <br /> section as it stands leaving the number or the creation of such <br /> a commission up to the mayor, leaves it up to his discretion. <br /> So, it is general enough that it is limiting enough aswell. <br /> It is general and limiting at the same time. As long as the <br /> mayor can interpret it in the right way. The mayor could <br /> interpret it according to Mr. Pell ' s suggestion , by limiting <br /> the number of the advisory commissions. Mr. Oda thinks there <br /> are only two, then as far as this particular section is <br /> concerned, the interpretation has not been extravagant but <br /> has been quite conservative. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Let me just say one thing. If <br /> Mr. Pell ' s testimony is the only one that concerns the <br /> reduction of the advisory commissions, or not, then I don 't <br /> think the rationale that he gives justifies a change. I would <br /> support it remain as is. <br /> -17- <br />