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ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS <br /> • <br /> Volunteers <br /> RECOMMENDATION: - <br /> 1. Increase use of volunteers to reduce costs and backlogs <br /> EVALUATION: <br /> The County has several volunteer groups that assist and supplement staff: <br /> The major force is the Fire Department volunteer program,where individuals receive extensive <br /> training in return for their services. <br /> The Retired Senior Volunteer Program(RSVP), run by Parks and Recreation. Volunteers man <br /> reception booths, assist with putting together events, fill in for answering phones and have other <br /> clerical assignments. <br /> Boy Scouts have helped with gym and bus stop graffiti clean-up, sanding,painting, trash <br /> collection and weeding...supplementing County duties. <br /> Although the County Prosecutor is a different leg of government and its chief executive is <br /> elected by the people, the department uses volunteers in the areas of clerical, legal research, <br /> victim assistance, domestic violence and youth-focused initiatives. And there are Community <br /> Service workers who are ordered by a judge to devote time to county efforts. <br /> There are also many summer interns, County Council assistants,AARP volunteers, those who <br /> help during elections and some who do public area cleanup. <br /> This volunteer support saves tax-payer money. There may be other areas where such assistance <br /> can be used while avoiding conflict with union collective bargaining rules regarding County <br /> employees. Examples might be manning information booths, answering phones,helping with <br /> selection of board/commission members, and assisting the people who are queuing in lines at <br /> County facilities. A good start might be assigning an ad hoc group to investigate new <br /> opportunities. <br /> 31 <br /> 2022 Cost of Government Commission—County of Hawai'i -Final Report <br />