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Charter Commission -1 July 13, 2018
<br />MR. YOSHIM©TO: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the
<br />commission. First of all, I want to thank all of you for volunteering your time on
<br />this very important commission. As you all are well aware, the Charter is very
<br />important to County Government. This process, as I've observed it before, I think
<br />is an excellent process in order to obtain public input, from the departments, from
<br />the people at large, from your colleagues, Council Members, anyone that has any
<br />contact, I think is relevant and important to this process.
<br />I think there will be some difficult tunes, difficult times meaning trying times
<br />because we're dealing with the public. But, I think it's only through that process
<br />that we'll get to the best result. I think when you look at the past history of the
<br />Charter Commission, you'll see that the voters, by and large, overwhelmingly
<br />support the recommendations corning forward from the Charter Commissions in
<br />the past. So, the past has set a pretty high bar and I'm confident that this
<br />commission will be able to meet those expectations.
<br />Really, my role as your legal advisor as the matters that come before the
<br />commission, is to assist. I'm not going to say that I know everything, but will
<br />definitely find out the answers that the commission is seeking, if there's questions
<br />posed before this commission.
<br />I'm happy, I'm always accessible to speak to each and every one of you, so, if
<br />anything comes up, please don't hesitate to contact me, either by telephone,
<br />emails, or even if you just see me walking around. Let's see, what else?
<br />1 think the process itself, it's like a sprint I guess is the best way because in some
<br />context, it seems like we have about a year to go through this process, maybe a
<br />little over a year. But, I also think that because there's so much ground to cover, 1
<br />think it's just a good way to start is to begin to see what the task ahead of us is
<br />and to be able to formulate that plan, and that's part of what we're going to do
<br />today. I just want to give some thoughts on that because I think that we'll be
<br />better prepared moving forward. So, I know that each and every one of you who
<br />has stepped forward have the expertise, the commitment, the willingness to work
<br />together, and the willingness to listen, of course, to the ideas that are out there in
<br />the communities. So again, thank you all for coining forward and please, by all
<br />means, let me know if you have any questions.
<br />CHR. ADAMS: Thank you, Mr. Yoshimoto. Ms. Magnuson, would you like to
<br />say a few things?
<br />MS. MAGNUSON: I'm not quite sure what you guys might want to hear from
<br />me, but I just wanted to let you know that it's been such a pleasure working with
<br />each of you so far. A little bit about my background in case this hasn't come up
<br />in normal conversations that we've had, is I was a paralegal for about 10 years in
<br />varying areas of the law, and for about seven years, I worked in non-profit
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