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SECTION Powers, Duties and Functions of the director 5-3.3 of finance. MRS. KOBAYASHI : Just a point of clarification. The director of finance, according to that Subsection ( 1 ) is the purchasing agent, the treasurer and the auditor; All those positions became him, under his office? It says, "Where not in conflict with this charter, assume and perform all the duties and functions of the purchasing agent, the treasurer and the auditor. . .as provided by law. " I wanted to be sure that there are no longer these other positions. There still are these other positions? • _ CHAIRMAN SAKATA: You mean the purchasing agent, the treasurer ;arid. the auditor? MRS. KOBAYASHI : The way I read it is that the director of finance is all these three positions. Am I reading this right? Or am I wrong? My reading of this chapter says that he took over the responsibilities of these three. . . MR. OMONAKA: Under the old setup, we used to have a purchasing agent. We used to have a treasurer- -. who was elected and an auditor who was elected, also. MRS. KOBAYASHI : These were elected officials? MR. OMONAKA: I think if you will remember, the county treasurer was elected, the auditor was elected and they had a special person al- signed as as a purchasing agent. So, what they are saying then that the functions of these are included in the functions of the finance department. MRS. KOBAYASHI : But they might be in the county still , these positions? MR. OMONAKA: Yes, it was my understanding that they have somebody assigned as the purchasing agent and • . • • MRS. KOBAYASHI : It was not the director of finance' s job to do all of these things. MR. OMONAKA: It ' s the department' s job. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: It is the director of finance' s job to appoint a deputy. . . MRS. KOBAYASHI : Mr. Chairman, I would like to move that we accept Section 5-3.3 as written. MR. CADINHA: I second. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: It has been moved and seconded that we accept Section 5-3. 3 as it is written in the charter. -18-