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CHAPTER 2: CHAIRMAN SAKATA: we will go into Chapter 2, Police Department. MR. YANAGA: Mr. Chairman. I would think that we should leave the Police Department as it is. Like the Civil Service Department, except on this 7-2.5 . Under (c) , . .Take charge of and keep the county jail and, all prisoners committed thereto. I think the county jail is under the state. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Then you want to delete that? MR. YANAGA: Yes, I think we talked about it before. I have it in my book to delete that. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: I think the Police Commission did come before us and they wanted that section to be deleted, completely taken out. MR. SCHUTTE: Mr. Chairman. What is the position of counsel relative to that? Should that portion be deleted? CHAIRMAN SAKATA: We' ll ask counsel. MR. ODA: Are you referring to subsection (c) ? MR. YANAGA: Right. MR, ODA: I think Mr. Yanaga is correct on that. The institution is now under the . jurisdiction of the state. It is called the Hawaii Community , Correctional Facility. MR. SCHUTTE: Does Commissioner Yanaga make a motion to that effect? About subsection (c) being deleted? MR. YANAGA: Yes. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Be deleted and the rest of it be retained as such. MRS. IWAMOTO: Mr. Chairman. I believe another change that they wanted to make was the Section 7-2.2, Police Commission. Instead of seven members, they wanted that increased to nine. CHAIRMAN SAKATA: What was the rational behind it. More representation? MRS. IWAMOTO: More public participation and at times there are some of the members who are absent and they were unable to meet . . .- - CHAIRMAN eet . •_ - CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Mr. Yanaga, you were on the police commission. Do you feel at times you -people did not have enough commissioners there to hold a meeting or even have enough to • -12-