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Council wants special-funds power

A ballot question is aimed at directing how revenue is spent

By Rosemarie Bernardo

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 16, 2012

~~<p>The Honolulu City Council wants the authority to create special funds to ensure fees and taxes paid by the public are spent for the proper purposes, such as requiring fuel tax revenue to pay for road improvements.</p>
<p>But the administration says such a City Charter change could lead to a proliferation of special funds and additional costs.</p>
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The Honolulu City Council wants the authority to create special funds to ensure fees and taxes paid by the public are spent for the proper purposes, such as requiring fuel tax revenue to pay for road improvements.

But the administration says such a City Charter change could lead to a proliferation of special funds and additional costs. Login for more...



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