HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0780.003 2016-2018comments on Bill 113: cornnoanciuH sponsorship
for HmvvoilCounty Council, &AMWednesday, March 28.Kona chambers
from Cory Harden, Hilo 333co[yD-gmail.GOM
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County officials may develop a bias, perhaps unconscious, towards past donors and potential donors to
keep the money corning in. Certainly some people will perceive them as biased.
If we do this, we should avoid advertising plastered all over our buses and parks. Recognition should be
more low-key--|iheaplaque onebench orinabuilding, orapress release.
The criteria for onappropriate proposal should befurther spelled out.
We should keep the stipulation that Council vote on each sponsorship. But we should evaluate whether
dealing with this sponsorship program will take up too much Council time.
There should be a ceiling on amounts per donor, per year, so one person can't "buy" the County.
Sponsorship is a slippery slope, so we should proceed with great caution—perhaps staring with limited
donation amounts, limited recognition, and a sunset date on the sponsorship program.
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