2011-05-27 Cost of Government Commission Agenda

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B.Environmental Management 1) Implement software solutions to coordinate collection of tipping fees at the scale house and insure accounting systems are able to read the data. (November 3, 2010 minutes, page 25; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 34) 2) Regulate septic and grease haulers and collect an annual fee for registration commensurate with fees of other counties in Hawai‘i.(November 3, 2010 minutes, page 25; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 35) 3) Charge an annual renewal fee for solid waste haulers and require all haulers to be current on solid waste bills to reduce delinquencies. (November 3, 2010 minutes, page 27) 4) Separate positionsfor heavy equipment operators in the Solid Waste Division who work only at landfills and don’t need a CDL license from those who drive off-site and do need a CDL license. (January 14, 2011 minutes, page 42 and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 13) 5) Impose a fee to be included in each parcel’s tax bill to help fund recycling and efficient management of e-waste disposal. (May 13, 2011 minutes, page 54) (See also Real Property Tax) C.Finance 1) Establish a one-time auto salvage fee to be assessed when a vehicle is first registered in the county. This fee will be in addition to the disposal fee already in effect. (November 17, 2010 minutes, page 23 and Comm. 2010-105; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 38 and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 7) 2) Establish a salvage fee for commercial buses that would offset the cost of including their disposal through the counties scrap metal recycling program. (November 17, 2010 minutes, page 22 and Comm. 2010-105; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 38 and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 5) D.Fire 1) Investigate the cost effectiveness of implementing a jet ski program with our Ocean Safety Division. (December 10, 2010 minutes, page 29 and Comm. 2010-144 and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 10) E.Mayor’s Office 1) Using the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) as a template to expand opportunities for volunteers to work within the county and in response to county needs. 2) Direct all departments to utilize student interns. (March 23, 2011 minutes, page 16) F.Parks and Recreation 1) Streamline the re-contracting process for continuing, part-time temporary staff including eliminating the yearly requirement for a physical exam. (January 14, 2011 minutes, page 41 and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 10) G.Planning 1) Combine the Steering Committeesand the Action Committeesinto one CDP Support Committee which will follow through on CDP recommendations within the first two years after adoption. (April 27, 2011 minutes, page 34) 11