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1 1 ~+~F~ Hawaii State Association of Counties Counties of Kauai, Maui and Hawaii, City 8.4'~unty of Honolulu . r .~u C~J~.~ : ~ , ~ f ` November 20, 1997 To: James Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the Hawaii County Council From: AI Smith, Secretary-Treasurer Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Subject: HSAC Executive Committee Meeting -November 14,.1997 The following highlights of the HSAC Executive Committee meeting of November 14, 1997 are hereby submitted. The Secretary's Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of September 26, 1997 were approved and placed on file (attached for information). The Treasurer's report for September 1997 was corrected for a typographical error, then approved and placed on file (attached for information). A report of the WIR Fall Board meeting was submitted by AI Smith and placed on file. A copy of this report is also on file with the Hawaii County Clerk. Under Unfinished Business, the Executive Committee reviewed a number of proposals which were submitted by the County of Maui for inclusion in the 1998 HSAC Legislative Package. The proposals are as follows: That funding be provided for the detection and prevention of alien pest species. (Position Statement attached) That the issue of privatization be addressed by the Legislature to clarify the counties ability to contract for certain services. (See also Honolulu City Council Resolution 97- 339 attached) That Chapter 281 HRS be revised to allow revenues from fees and fines to be used for education, prevention and treatment programs. That the laws, guidelines and procedures be revised to allow for the use of drug- forfeiture funds for education, prevention and treatment programs. (Copy of HRS §712A-16) iw.uu~ ~i4 flee. tot ~ 2 4 199~`~'-' .::...f' le®t.