HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM. 238 Fucik, R - Land Fund
Subject: 2% means 2% , not 1%, not 1/2%
Aloha Hawaii County Managers,
We, the electorate, voted for a 2% land fund. It passed. It is law. You, the county
administration, commission or council do not have the prerogative to ignore our
vote. Your are in contempt of the electorate. You are not above the law, we
citizens elect and pay your salary. If you wish for us to file suit against our
elected officials, we will.
If an ordinance is not enforce full enough for you to obey, then yes, lets also have
a charter amendment. It should be offered at 2%, just like we voted. Meanwhile
the ordinance applies.
Failure to comply is not excusable due to budget shortfall. The administration and
council has known of the budget problems for over a year now and has done little
to reduce county spending. The county still remains overstaffed with no oversight
or accountability for lack of accomplishments. I frequently see county vehicles at
retail outlets. family members included on obviously non-official business. We
pay absorbent prices for purchases. Projects take infinitely long to get completed
(aka after a year, Palani road still has utility poles in the middle of the new
pavement, traffic signals not yet operative). We award contracts to county
employees, family and close friends, no-disclosure needed.
With proactive management it would be easy to reduce county expenditures by
at least 30% or more and achieve improved performance. The 2% for the land
fund would leave plenty of room for a tax reduction for us overburdened voters.
Don't even think about a tax increase, we are not going to pay for your lack of
action. Kudos for those council persons that have recognized and attempted to
initiate spending reform, namely: Yagong, Ford and sometimes Hoffmann.
Richard Fucik
Kalaoa Hawaii