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I believe he was making reference to the <br /> administrative supervision portion in all of this regarding <br /> that portion that does not give him that authority or that <br /> his authority would be questionable. <br /> I think the question that I am trying to <br /> arrive at.' is whether this particular section. . . .on adminis- <br /> trative supervision. . . .according- to the mayor, at this time, <br /> he does not feel it is absolutely necessary because it is a <br /> very vague section. if you will turn to page 24 of the <br /> minutes of June 19, and also page 35 , you may read about the <br /> particular comments he made relative to that particular <br /> portion. . . .I would like to get some input from the other <br /> commissioners here. . . - - <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: Do you feel we should delete <br /> this section or do you think we should still retain it as <br /> such? <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman. I have read past <br /> minutes and past answers from almost everybody we have asked <br /> on this question, and even the. . .members of this commission, <br /> and to my- knowledge, nobody knows what it means. I think it <br /> is open to-a wide interpretation. I don ' t see what it would <br /> hurt to leave it as it is. It doesn ' t seemed to have caused <br /> any great problem, to date. .`Everybody seems to have an idea, <br /> but they don' t really have a clear idea because they don ' t <br /> know what it means. <br /> I believe Chief Paul had a definition given <br /> to him by the former Charter Commissioners. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: If you will recall , the <br /> Police Commission wanted to get it out of the way. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Yes, they did. Mr. Paul stated <br /> . . .one minute. . . <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Mr. Chairman. I think what we <br /> are looking at here are the comments made; by the mayor, he <br /> said, if you are going to change that because it is a very <br /> vague section. . .if you are going to interpret his language of <br /> knocking it off as meaning that those particular sections <br /> wherever it is mentioned. . .I think that in the past testimony <br /> that we have had from departments. . . . <br /> MR. TRULSON: Chief Paul said that his only <br /> interpretation says to him was a catchall to cover anything <br /> thatmight have been missed. I think that as far as <br /> administrative supervision, general supervision and control , <br /> the Mayor should have some control to exercise over the police <br /> department, the fire, 'department. . .he has no control whatsoever. <br /> Theoretically, he could call an emergency and could have no <br /> response. He should have some type of control on all <br /> departments, in my opinion. I feel that Section 7-1.6 should <br /> be retained. <br /> -6- <br />