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Council Testimony
From: steve sakala <sustainablesakala @gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 10:51 AM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Cc: wht @aloha.net
Subject: Communication 326
Aloha Madam Chair and County Council,
I am writing you in concern about the appointment of Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd as Director of Environmental
Management. This nomination comes in spite of the fact that in 2010 Hawaii County residents voted in favor of a charter
amendment to require that "the director shall have had a minimum of five years of administrative experience in a related
field and an engineering degree or a degree in a related field".
As the council you have the obligation to uphold the will of the voters. We are also in the middle of a waste crisses and
need firm experienced leadership. I have friends that served in the county under this appointee and they were under
sever stress because of the lack of leadership during their time. I have a degree in Natural Resource Planning and
understand the issues are not simple or easy however, to make informed decisions a firm education background about
the issues becomes a very important tool.
Leithead-Todd has an undergraduate in English and there for does not qualify under the passed
Charter Amendment that passed in 2010 requiring a degree in a related field.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Steve Sakala
Registered Voter South Kona
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