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lieu of face-to-face meetings to reduce on and off-island travel. <br />(January 14, 2011 meeting) <br />2)Restrict the use of county take home vehicles. (January 14, 2011 <br /> <br />meeting) <br />Review current staffing and explore opportunities for staff <br />D. <br />consolidation <br />1)Recommend that the enforcement responsibilities of Planning <br />Department, Building Department, Real Property Tax, Environmental <br />Management and the Department of Health (as contracted effort from <br />the state to the county since this is a state function) be consolidated <br />into an Enforcement Division (November 17, 2010 meeting and <br />Comm. 210-105) <br />2)Recommend creating a position dedicated to focusing on health care <br />and education industries.(Operation, Budget and Consolidation <br />subcommittee report on October 8, 2010; and Comm. 2010-123; <br />December 10, 2010 Minutes, page 43) <br />3)Centralize grant writing efforts by creating a Grant Specialist position to <br />work with all departments in the county to improve the county’s ability <br />to receive funds from various sources.(Operation, Budget and <br />Consolidation subcommittee report on October 8, 2010; December 10, <br />2010 Minutes, page 45) <br />4)Review and streamline the procedures for disciplining and releasing <br />employees. (January 14, 2011 meeting) <br />5)Cross train employees to perform multiple functions.(January 14, 2011 <br />meeting) <br />6)Pool clerical staff where possible. (January 14, 2011 meeting) <br />7)Encourage the recruitment and use of volunteers and volunteer groups <br />at all levels of County operations. (January 14, 2011 meeting) <br />8)Eliminate vacant funded positions.(January 14, 2011 meeting <br />Hoffman) <br />9)Introduce a hiring freeze for six months and then review that hiring <br />freeze to see if it should be lifted. (January 14, 2011 meeting Hoffman) <br />10)Try to identify all those jobs and tasks that are mandated by state and <br />federal governments as well as in the County Charter and consider <br />eliminating positions that don’t fall within those mandates.(January 14, <br />2011 meeting Hoffman) <br />11)The county propose a resolution to the state allowing each county to <br />negotiate collective bargaining contracts on behalf of the county. <br />(January 14, 2011 meeting Hoffman) <br />12)Consolidate similar functions such as project managers, engineers, <br />maintenance personnel from various departments. (January 14, 2011 <br />meeting Hoffman) <br />Miscellaneous <br />E. <br /> <br />1)Recommend the county establish a schedule for reviewing and <br /> <br />updating the County Code.(November 17, 2010 meeting and <br />Comm. 2010-105; December 10, 2010 Minutes, page 39) <br />3 <br /> <br />