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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -4 October 12, 2018 question, is there in addition to the educational requirements that it indicates, are there any legal requirements as a result? Liability that being a PE and a director necessitates, does that come together or is it just simply a signifier of the ability to accomplish the job? MR. SIMEON: I believe having a background with a PE and a background in engineering is important. The administrative requirements, being able to manage the people is important. But yeah, for now. Thank you. CHR. ADAMS: Thank you so much, Director. Appreciate that. This will come as no surprise to the members of the Commission and the staff, but I screwed up, and I skipped our Deputy Director of Planning. And I'm going to do it again. I apologize. I understand that our Mayor would like to make a couple of comments, and if you're okay with that Director Arai, I'm going to allow the Mayor to do that. Mr. Mayor. (Note: At this time, Mayor Harry Kim carne forward to address the members of the Commission.) MAYOR KIM: Thank you for this second opportunity. The reason for that is, sitting back there and listening to some of the comments, prior to speaking to you the first time, I decided not to say certain things, then sitting back there, I thought I should. Because I didn't want to make it like flaunting, or you and me, or those things. First of all on the continent of the Corp. Counsel. That has been a discussion issue for a long time: should the Corporation Counsel be in regards to a separate person hired by the County Council, not a Corporation Counsel, but an attorney to represent the County Council. I can say openly, and this is why I'm saying it here, I've been your Mayor for almost 10 years now. I ask you to find one single attorney that worked with me for 10 years that was ordered to carry a certain position or represent only that position. All attorneys in the Corporation Counsel are advised, "You are here to advise me. You are here to advise the Council. You are not my attorney, you're the people's attorney." Ask any one of them, and I guarantee that's what they were instructed to do. Whether they have a private counsel or not is not totally of that, but don't judge it because of a statement made that they do what the Mayor orders them to do. That has never happened in regards to the past 10 years, my eight years prior and nearly two years now. I don't want to make that sound strong, but I think it is important because our mission here is very important like during lava flow or anything else that the public you represent and I represent trusts us. And if you will see the recommendations we are making, I truly believe it is what we as a body perceive as what is best for this County government that is best for the people. Nothing else is presented to them, and 1 ask to you call any department in private and ask them if that is contrary to the instructions they received. Page 19