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Murashige, Laura
From: Doctorjohnbhi@aol.com 2009 MR 24 Pal 2 12
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:10 PM
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jyoshimoto@co.hawaii.hi.us; cohmayor@co.hawaii.hi.us; counciltestimony@co.M'~Sj i.us; 11= :"'1NrJl
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Subject: Bill 49
Honorable council members and mayor:
I will not be able to attend the meeting in Hilo on April 7 to testify against
Bill 49. I am opposed to suspending payments to the 2s fund. Please find another
way to balance the budget. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. We
will be watching how you vote.
John Burchard
PO Box 5212
Kailua Kona, HI 96745
"Last Tuesday, March 17th, 32 people showed up to testify against Bill 49 in
Hilo, Waimea and Kona. Bill 49 was introduced by the Department of Finance at the
Mayor's direction to suspend payments to the 2% fund. After 2 hours of
deliberation the council voted to postpone the vote on Bill 49, until April 7th. We
tried to get them to vote down the bill and I thought we had the votes, with Kelly, Emily,
Brenda and Dominic voting NO, but Pete Hoffmann wanted to be able to revisit suspending the
fund if there was no other way to cut the budget. Yoshimoto, Onishi, Enriques and Ikeda
all were solid YES votes to suspend the fund. Last Tuesday, March 17th, 32 people
showed up to testify against Bill 49 in Hilo, Waimea and Kona. Bill 49 was
introduced by the Department of Finance at the Mayor's direction t O suspend
payments to the 2% fund. After 2 hours of deliberation the council voted to
postpone the vote on Bill 49, until April 7th. We tried to get them to vote down the
bill and I thought we had the votes, with Kelly, Emily, Brenda and Dominic voting NO, but
Pete Hoffmann wanted to be able to revisit suspending the fund if there was no other way to
cut the budget. Yoshimoto, Onishi, Enriques and Ikeda all were solid YES votes to suspend
the fund."
Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less.
Comm. No. 03-30
Ref. To: F G
Ref. Date MAR 242003.
3/24/2009