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WATER BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2009, TO JUNE 30, 2010.
Waimea Community Center
March 24, 2009
PRESENT: Mr. Riley Smith, Chairperson
Mr. George Harai
Mr. Francis Kuailani
Mr. Robert Meierdiercks
Mr. Art Taniguchi
Mr. Milton Pavao, Manager, Department of Water Supply
(ex- officio member)
Mr. Quirino Antonio, Jr., Deputy Manager
Ms. Kris "Kanani" Aton, Public Information and Education Specialist
Mr. Richard Sumada, Waterworks Controller
Mr. Daryl Ikeda, Chief of Operations
Mr. Clyde Young, Operations Division
Ms. Julie Myhre, Operations Division
Mr. Kurt Inaba, Engineering Division
Mr. Larry Beck, Engineering Division
Ms. Katherine Garson, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Mr. Keith Okamoto, Engineering
Mr. Terrance Nago, Engineering
Mr. Andrew Higa, Water Services Supervisor, South Kohala
CALL TO ORDER: 9:30 a.m.
CHAIRPERSON SMITH: Good morning. Will the public hearing of the Water Board on the
proposed Operating Budget and Capital Improvements Budget for the
Department of Water Supply for the Fiscal Year 2009 -2010 please come
to order.
My name is Riley Smith, Chairman of the Water Board.
The Water Board, under Section 8 -2(c) of the Hawaii County Charter
shall adopt the Operating and Capital Improvements Budget for the
Department of Water Supply; and under the hearing and advertising
provision of Section 10 -4, Hawaii County Charter, did publish public
hearing notices in the Hawaii Tribune - Herald and in the West Hawaii
Today on March 13 and 15, 2009.
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MANAGER PAVAO: Mr. Chairman, I think you may need to introduce the Board members for
the record.
CHAIRPERSON SMITH: Thank you. The members of the Board who are here this morning are:
George Harai, Bob Meierdiercks, Art Taniguchi and Francis Kuailani,
and myself, Riley Smith.
We are here this morning to accept testimony on the budgets. Is there
anyone in the audience who wishes to testify? For the record, please
state your name and organization, if any.
There being none, I would like to entertain a motion that this public
hearing be closed.
MR. MEIERDIERCKS: So move.
MR. KUAILANI: Second.
(Public Hearing adjourned at 9:33 a.m.)
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