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tool for the community as well as the department so meeting less frequently <br />would be sacrificing orreducing the effectiveness of the commission. <br />Chair Bowles noted that would definitely be the case, particularly with respect to <br />Chief Oliveira but also with the volunteer departments. This is their forum and <br />opportunity to communicate. Chair Bowles viewed this recommendation as a <br />very negative position to change the frequency andfrom the very beginning he <br />indicated the frequency seemed appropriate for the need. <br />Chief Oliveira stated that it could be a comment that this commission meets once <br />a month in the frequency and the effectiveness is very appropriate for what it <br />needs to do. <br />Commissioner Henkel asked if utilizing videoconferencing technology can be a <br />way of streamlining the meeting. <br />Chair Bowles stated that the problem arose in having a public meeting location, <br />every videoconference point had to be accessible to the general public and it had <br />to be announced that way. <br />Chair Bowles asked if Corporation Counsel could draft a letter. <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel Noda stated that she would be able to draft a letter <br />for the commission’s review. <br />Commission Taniguchi movedto ask Corporation Counsel to draft a response to <br />th <br />the Cost of Government Commission’s request letter of August 5, taking into <br />account the discussion that was had. Chair Bowles seconded the motion and the <br />motion was carried unanimously by voice vote. <br />Chair Bowles stated that as mentioned on the agenda regarding the report of the <br />AdHoc Committee,without a statement of what the committee was, he recalls <br />that this was a group to discuss the future evaluation of the Chief.Two things <br />that were to be done were an assignment was to proceed with the evaluation of <br />the Chief and the second step to prepare or discuss the appropriate methods of <br />evaluating the Chief. Chair Bowles indicated that the committee solicited from <br />each of the individuals using the previous method of evaluating the chief. He <br />received comments from Commissioners Rosehill, Stabo, Robinson as well as <br />his own. <br />Chair Bowles stated that he is unclear as to where the group goes from this <br />point. <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel Noda recommended that the item be placed on next <br />month’s agenda for discussion and asked Chair Bowles if the information would <br />be compiled or put into a report. <br />11 <br /> <br />