REP FC 092 04/17/2007 2006-2008 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Comm. 193 Bill No. 60 Page -3- New Projects. The following new projects are also being established to improve operational efficiently and services to the public: • Transfer of Beach Lifeguards. This budget includes funding for the transfer of Beach Lifeguards from the Pazks and Recreation Department to the Fire Department. The work that beach lifeguards perform is similar to the seazch and rescue functions of the Fire Department. When the transfer is made, operations and training should be better coordinated and ultimately, more efficient. • Consolidation of Motor Vehicle Registration, Driver Licensing, and PMVI. Also proposed is the consolidation of the motor vehicle registration section of the Finance Department with the driver licensing, commercial driver licensing (CDL), and periodic motor vehicle inspection (PMVI) sections of the Police Depaztment to the creation of a separate Vehicle Registration and Licensing (VRL) division within the Finance Department. The purposes of this consolidation aze: ¦ To improve services to the public by eventually offering regional one-stop VRL service centers in Hilo, Kona, Waimea, Pahoa, and Kau; ¦ To promote efficiency of operations by cross-training staff to carry out more functions; ¦ To enable the Police Department to focus on its core functions of ftghting and preventing crime; and • To enable the Treasury division to concentrate on investments, banking, and municipal financing. This budget includes funding for expanded services and rent for a new facility in Waimea. If approved, regional VRL service centers will be opened in Hilo, at the former Real Property Tax office on Piilani Street (1/08); in Kona, at the new West Hawaii Civic Center (upon completion); in Pahoa, at the planned new Police station (upon completion); and in Waimea and Kau, at sites to be selected. • Roll-On, Roll-Off Trailers for Solid Waste. The Solid Waste division will purchase two roll-off trucks and six 40-cubic yard roll-off trailers to establish a pilot program to separate, collect, and transport green waste and white goods from a number of transfer stations. When full, the roll-off containers will be taken to the scrap metal yazd, or green waste facility. The containers will also be stationed at the Hilo tip floor to transport sepazated items, including wood, pallets, cazdboazd, green waste, and scrap metal, to the appropriate disposal site. The roll-on bins and trucks provide the flexibility to serve the public and divert more of the waste stream from the landfills. The roll-on trailers and tractor trucks aze an integral pazt of the equipment needed to haul items away from the transfer stations for proper disposal. FC REPORT NO. 92