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further or increase it, whatever side it is. This is where the planning director, himself, Sidney Fuke, with my concurrence obviously, because otherwise it won ' t come out, , have recommended the change in the ordinance that is coming in for the general plan. . .Not taking the history now of the corp counsel making its own ruling of who can change the general plan. I think this is what Richard was addressing himself to in the June 5 meeting. I don ' t think you have to worry about that. That would take care of itself when the ordinance is passed and it goes back to the county council. Then at the review point, the council , the public input, initiation can be had by public and from the county council as well as the administration can be doing this. This is the recommendation we have now suggested. I recognize that the ordinance gives these powers to do this once at the review period. The reason for this is, I think , I 'm not that familiar with the Dolphin case, but I 'm sure the attorneys are. . .where, if we are talking about the integrity of our general plan then it should be made at the various review points and not if you make the plan and it doesn ' t fit, we change it. . and the next day we change it. Then there is no integrity of the general plan. So therefore you are talking about certain significant points and if there should be some amendments. . . . that for which we have no quarrel. I think that should be an ordinance area of handling and not a charter provision. So, the general powers. .I don ' t see any increasing it, and I don ' t see any decreasing of. In other words , I think it should be status quo. MR. TRULSON: Mr. Mayor. I have a question on Section 10-9. Appropriations: Reduction and Transfer. We have had some testimony to clarify the transfer of funds between agencies, we have had testimony to the fact that it should be done by both the mayor and the council. I would like your opinion and your feelings-- on that. MAYOR MATAYOSHI : Are you talking about para- graph two of 10-9? Where it says , the mayor may at any time during the fiscal year transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance. . . ? It is correct. The reason is I can ' t see where we , are asking an administrator. .you know, x number of appropriations for funds. .now, certainly he is accountable whenever the quarterly balance sheet comes out , the monthly balance sheets can come out. These things are reports and are accountable. But when the project is rolling this is where the redtape comes in. If the administrator cannot move his funds into a program that is set up and move it within a department, not external , then you are going to have to stop. You have the bureaucracy, go back , set up the council, council meets every two weeks. If they decide to hang onto it for awhile. . .finance committee, research, public works and back to the finance committee and on it goes and the project dies. A lot of times you are looking at a project and you want to roll , this is where governments" are always accused of being bureaucratic, you know, too much paper work. -13-