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can start making small progresses, the community will be happy knowing their tax money is well spent. Nothing. This admin could not pick up from where the previous admin left off Feels like our dept is going backwards Interested in repair and replace projects Creating a master contract and project schedule for DEM. Contract development and project management tends to drag on and lack transparency. The process should be public so we can id bottlenecks,provide support, streamline processes and id resource over allocation that leads to burnout. We are currently working of the Life Cycle Assessment to evaluate some of our recycling programs. The results may or may not be received positively by the public, however we feel it is important that decisions we make are in the best interest of the environment. The project has had several delays due to staff shortages and unfortunate decisions NOT to fill vacant key positions when they were first vacated. Upgrading the Hilo wastewater treatment plant that will cost$170 million. Q4 Anything else you'd like to share? County needs to develop a financial program to fund wastewater program at least for a ten year horizon. SWD is an operation division that was given added functions through the years. SWD's very limited technical staff will need to be augmented in order for SWD to perform the added functions. SWD will need to create career path to change the current set up of just entry level and chiefs'position so that there's a good mix of skill set to keep the division moving forward Projects that do get done seem to be secret. Input from the workers is not gathered, or taken into consideration. The end result has been that what we get isn't really what is needed. The WHSL scale is a prime example of a project badly done. The people who are working should be asked for input, and respected for it. Feedback isn't welcomed or received well by management. Not much respect anywhere Need funding to so can have permanent staff and stop using consultants. Having online payments or automatic payments would greatly reduce the amount of phone calls we receive and the amount of time spent in those calls. To save money,need to do more continuous duties in house instead of hiring consultants. Using too many consultants for duties that are needed to be conducted all the time. Morale in the rank and file needs boosting. It is unnecessary to "give something" to "get something". It is "very necessary" to support supervisors in managing their staff There are 40 to 51 2022 Cost of Government Commission—County of Hawai'i -Final Report