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other than from this body that the term be changed at all. <br /> So, it is my feeling, as far as this revision is concerned, <br /> unless there has "really been any basis upon which a request <br /> has been made to consider a change, I assume the provision <br /> has worked up to now so it should stand. This is my only <br /> basis of why I feel no change was necessary and I still feel <br /> the same way. <br /> MR. SENSANO: Mr. Chairman. The only thing <br /> I remember about Boards and Commissions is that it was not <br /> the term of office but I think there was some comment on the <br /> fact that there are so many Boards and Commissions. I just <br /> wonder, at this point, how many Boards and Commissions we <br /> have. There are some that are mentioned here, specifically, <br /> in the charter but I am quite sure there are other Commissions <br /> and Boards that we don ' t know about. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Mr. Chairman. I speak in favor <br /> of the motion and I would _like to add a little bit more to <br /> that. I believe this is in relation to what Mr. Sensano is <br /> speaking about. I believe that the Boards and Commissions <br /> are appointed by the mayor through the council to enable the <br /> general public to have more participation in the workings of <br /> government and as we have here the input from the lay person along <br /> with Mr. Yanaga' s consideration of continuity of having the_ <br /> five year period instead of the three year period. I think all <br /> the Boards and Commissions do give the general public a greater <br /> input in government. I think if we were to delete some of <br /> these I think we would dilute the public input to our present <br /> county government. I speak in favor of the motion. <br /> MRS. KOBAYASHI : Mr. Chairman. I would like to <br /> restate some of the reasons I gave last week in favor of the <br /> three year term. I guess I would have to say, Kalani , I think <br /> the people would be given more input because with a three year <br /> term you could get almost twice as many to serve on $dards <br /> and ;Commissions. The other reason, I think, that we gave last week <br /> was that, in theory, the 3 year term which would _al1owthe mayor. to <br /> make the appointments would strengthen the strong mayor concept <br /> which the charter is based upon. You are giving the mayor the <br /> opportunity to appoint commissioners who will set policy. So <br /> however the commission will decide. TOO bad Harlan is not <br /> here because he is the one who made the motion. <br /> MR. TRULSON: Mr. Chairman. Maybe in reply <br /> to Mrs. Kobayashi regarding the mayor being able to appoint <br /> all the commissioners in his term, so far every mayor we have <br /> had has been at least two terms and, now, I can ' t speak for <br /> the future, but if -he went into two terms he would, in effect, <br /> appoint all the commissioners. <br /> MRS. IWAMOTO: Mr. Chairman. I also feel that <br /> we should have this change of terms and I agree with the rest <br /> of the commissioners about the term of the commission members. <br /> One of the things that I felt, after talking to the commissioners <br /> was that it takes time to learn the program of the department and <br /> if a person serves for three years and his term is up, what might <br /> -22® <br />