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CHAIRMAN - SAKATA: It has been moved and seconded <br /> that we adopt Section 4-4 without any revision. <br /> (A roll call was taken and the motion was <br /> carried unanimously. ) <br /> SECTION 4-5 : MR. YANAGA: Mr. Chairman , what is the procedure <br /> on this? Are we going to approve the whole <br /> section? Or paragraph by paragraph? <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: We will look at the whole <br /> package here on Section 4-5 and can discuss it. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman , I would like to <br /> propose one change. . .paragraph (d) . The present language is <br /> "Supervise the performance of duties by all employees. " We <br /> have had some department heads who have asked for a language <br /> change to supervise and train all employees. <br /> MR. YANAGA: Mr. Chairman, I would like to get <br /> more clarification on that supervise and train. What do you <br /> mean by train? The work? <br /> MRS. IWAMOTO: According to what was brought up <br /> at the time that they wanted this change it was. . .supervise <br /> "and ,train all employees in the performance of their duties. <br /> MR. TRULSON: I think the intent of what they <br /> had mentioned is that many times you get employees in a certain <br /> department who don ' t know what to do and nobody trains them. <br /> What they are trying to get at is that it shall be the duty of <br /> that department head to train them, as well as supervise them. <br /> MR. SENSANO: Mr. Chairman. Then wouldn 't it be <br /> more logical to say "train and supervise"? Is it possible now <br /> that some department heads are not training their employees? <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Can I ask counsel a question? <br /> If we adopt this particular one sentence change, does this mean <br /> that this will be one item on the ballot? <br /> MR. ODA:: ..Definitely. Even if you added a comma <br /> or a period, it would have to be by an amendment. <br /> MR. TRULSON: I don ' t think at this time that <br /> what is going to be on the ballot we should be considering. <br /> We should be considering the changes and then go to the ballot. <br /> MR. OMONAKAMr. Chairman. If you use the word <br /> supervise in this context, I think it should imply that this <br /> department head should be training his employees too. <br /> MR. TRULSON: I think they did mention that . <br /> Supervising does mean training but, evidently, it is not their <br /> interpretation. <br /> -18- <br />