More Great Questions of 2 CM's

Hi, further questions:

You said they would be hired by Corp. Council. Do you mean Corporation Counsel, the attorney (ie Lincoln Ashida) or would County Council hire? And thanks, in a previous email I thought you'd said the County Managers would be elected, and that did not seem to be the best approach. So to whom would they report?
I would hope they would report to the corp. Council in their districts. We need the best and the brightest with the MOST experience.

Who is the "we" who's doing the financial breakdown and review of this?
I am a financial Organizer since 1979. I am trying to get a breakdown from the finance dept. I have reorganized First Credit Bank after FDIC took it in bankruptcy. I put together financials for many clients I also do General Ledgers, proposals, etc... Money is what I do.

Wow, you said each district would have their own fire and police...
One the mainland each City and each county has their own. Just as Honolulu has fire and police, but the County of Oahu has fire and police for the rest of the island. There are no repeats and they assist others as the situation needs. There is also a former City Manager in Waikoloa that wants to break off and Incorporate. But without a Con Con to change the rules it is not possible. Waikoloa is the most ready compared to the rest of the island. I can see now the kind of duplicate expense as for dup. services we have that now. We are paying top dollar to a Hilo gentleman to haul all of the Abandoned cars on the big island for a cool $2,061,984.00, no questions asked, no bids, to opportunity for anyone to do that job cheaper. Staffing would be reviewed closer and we can get rid of the dead weight that is costing the tax payers. that would likely be involved in double staffing of this kind of arrangement.
Thanks for helping me understand that. Interesting conundrums would result: a bulk of the police hired live in Hilo, We already know what happened with the hiring practices of the Hawaii police department. This would give them better control of their own areas. I don’t see doubling. Take a look at how the rest of America does it, state by state is different. Some have townships, some have counties, some have cities in the counties. The questions you raise are great. We need to look at how others have done it affordably and follow suit. which is why the county has a police barracks in South Kona so police can live there if their primary residence is too far away. I can see there would have to be serious procedures in place without an islandwide police force or fire department. Most states Do not have a state wide police department. Just as Hawaii does not have a state wide police department. Each island as each district will have its own needs, fire, rescue and police. Just as the fire station at Keahole Airport is for the State and not the County. They can NOT leave the airport unless it is to fire/rescues an aircraft situation. There is no doubling of services. North Kona just doesn’t have any fire department. The only station for North Kona is at Queen K and Palani.
We have been in need of a fire station for years.
And I also see, the revenue then would flow to the district...so South Kohala would get a bulk of the TAT,
You know who gets the TAT (Transit accommodations tax) the STATE, and not the County, someone has to pay for the rail on Oahu. For example., as they have the bulk of the hotel rooms.