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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
REPORT No, 29
Chairman and Members of the
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii
The following are the recommendations of the Committee on Finance which
were considered at its meeting of March 8, 1978:
COMMUNICATIONS
No. 407.4: IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 11 - DISCOVERY HARBOR
From Deputy Corporation Counsel Alan M. Okamoto
dated January 26, 1978, requesting authorization
to retain Robert J. Hill of the firm of Wilson,
Jones , Morton and Lynch, at the rate of $90 per
hour plus reasonable expenses , to handle special
problems that have arisen with respect to I .D. No. 11.
Informs they are unable to give a precise estimate
of the cost of Mr. Hill' s services but would expect
the cost to exceed $5 ,000. If the Council so
wishes , they could retain Mr. Hill with the
understanding that should he exceed a certain
amount in billing, he contact their office before
proceeding further and they, in turn, could apply
to the Council for further authorization.
Approve request to retain
special counsel at a cost
not to exceed $5 ,000.
407.5 : From Deputy Corporation Counsel Alan M. Okamoto
(Res . 224) dated February 7, 1978, transmitting for con-
sideration and adoption, a proposed resolution
authorizing the Director of Finance to create and
administerd.a: procedure to ensure the payment of
principal and interest to bondholders of I .D. No. 11.
Approve and recommend adoption
of Resolution 224.
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No. 693 : SETTLEMENT OF LAWSUITS
From Corporation Counsel Stephen G. Bess dated
February 14, 1978, responding to criticism for
"excessive settlement of lawsuits" and reports on
claims and lawsuits that were settled by their
office out-of-court. Informs as chief legal
advisor to the County, he will continue to recom-
mend that settlement discussions be held in
executive sessions pursuant to State and County
law whenever such sessions will be in the best
interest of the County of Hawaii.
Receive and file.
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No® 703 : 24-HOUR FIRE PROTECTION FOR KA' U (RESOLUTION )
From Mayor Herbert T. Matayoshi dated February 15 ,
1978, informing the Fire Department is presently
working out the specific details with Ka' u Sugar
Company for the use of a three-bedroom cottage
at Pahala for use as a temporary fire station.
Further informs that a 24-hour, two-man around-
thesclock arrangement is not possible at this
time but the department can support a one-man
24-hour service supplemented by the Ka' u volunteer
fire fighters .
Receive and file.
No. 707: REISSUANCE OF WARRANT
From Director of Finance Stanley A. Nakamae
dated February 16, 1978, requesting authorization
to reissue Warrant No. 62 in the sum of $910 .00
dated July 30, 1975 , and payable to the Trustees
of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
Approve request to reissue
Warrant No. 62.
No. 711: AMENDMENT TO SALARY ORDINANCE
(Res . 231) From Director of Personnel Service Edward L. Silva
dated February 21, 1978, submitting a resolution ,
amending Salary Ordinance as a result of initial
allocations of two temporary-as-needed positions
involved in the training of equipment operators .
Adjustments for the positions will be from the
department' s present fiscal year' s appropriation.
Approve and recommend adoption
of Resolution 231.
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No. 712: CLAIM OF CLAIRE ACKERMAN
ACCIDENT OF AUGUST 15 , 1975
From Deputy Corporation Counsel Earl T. Nakasato
dated February 16, 1978 , informing the statute of
limitations has run against the claimant and
recommends denial of the claim.
Accept recommendation of Corporation
Counsel and recommend that the claim.
be Ldenied.
No. 716 : FLEXIBLE HOURS
From Councilwoman Merle K. Lai dated February 28,
1978, submitting for review, responses to her
inquiry of the administration as to the concept
of incorporating flexible work hours for some of
the County' s services to expand the availability
of services to the general public. Because of the
ramifications of the proposal, suggests that a
public hearing be scheduled after the April 1st
Council meeting to give concerned parties the
opportunity to_ present testimonies.
Recommend Finance Committee hold
a public hearing on Wednesday,
April 5 , 1978 at.. 7 p.m. in the
Councilroom. to hear testimony on
the proposal to modify the work
schedule for certain employees to
expand County services .
No. 717: HR RESOLUTION 227 REQUESTING THE GOVERNORS TO RELEASE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO, 'COUNTIES
From. George M. Takane, Clerk, House of Representatives ,
dated February 27, 1978, transmitting copy of House
Resolution No. 227 which was adopted by the House
of Representatives of the Ninth Legislature,
requesting the Governor to release funds appro-
priated to counties .
Receive and file.
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HARVEY S . T Or CHAI RMAN
ME ' E K. LAI V ' HAI RMAN
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TAKASHI DOMINGO , MEM:. '
TOMIO FUJII , MEMBER
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OS R. GARCIA, JRJ, MEMBER