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WATER BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
Department of Water Supply, Operations Center Conference Room
March 22, 2011
PRESENT: Mr. Dwayne Mukai, Chairperson
Mr. Robert Meierdiercks, Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Ken Kaneshiro,Board Member
Mr. Bryan Lindsey, Board Member
Mr. Delan Perry, Board Member
Mr. Art Taniguchi,Board Member
Mr. Milton Pavao,Manager-Chief Engineer
Mr. Quirino Antonio,Deputy
Mr. Richard Sumada,Waterworks Controller
Mr. Daryl Ikeda, Operations Chief
Ms. Kathy Garson, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Ms. Kanani Aton, Public Information and Education Specialist
Ms. Julie Myhre, Energy Management Analyst
CALL TO ORDER—Chairperson Mukai called the Public Hearing to order at 9:45 a.m.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAI: 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 2011-2012 please come to order.
My name is Dwayne Mukai. Aloha. I'm the Chairperson of the Water
Board, and the members of the Board and Staff who are here this morning,
could you all introduce yourselves,moving from left to right?
(Messrs. Delan Perry, Art Taniguchi, Bryan Lindsey, Bob Meierdiercks,
and Ken Kaneshiro introduce themselves.)
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,
2011.
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. (Pause). There being none,I would
like to entertain a motion that this public hearing be closed.
MR. MEIERDIERCKS: So move.
MR. TANIGUCHI: Second.
CHAIRPERSON MUKAI: All those in favor say"aye." Opposed? Motion is carried. Thank you.
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(Public Hearing adjourned at 9:47 a.m.)
Respectfully submitted,
Senior Clerk-Stenographer
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer.
Anyone who requires au auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification ofpolicies nr procedures to participate in this Water
Board Meeting should contact Doreen Shirota,Secretary,at 961-8050 as soon as possihle,but no later thanfive days before the scheduled meeting.
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