2011-03-11 Cost of Government Commission Agenda

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Miscellaneous E. 1)Recommend the county establish a schedule for reviewing and updating the County Code.(November 17, 2010 meeting and Comm. 2010-105; December 10, 2010 Minutes, page 39) 2)Boards and commissions evaluate the frequency of their meeting to reduce the number of meetings to the minimum required. (Operation, Budget and Consolidation subcommittee report on October 8, 2010 and February 25 meeting) 3)Implement a county-wide technology management plan. (November 17, 2010 meeting) 4)Continue to update and enforce the county’s internet use policy for all employees. (December 10, 2010 meeting, Comm. 2010-144; page 27) 5)Implement the use ofLaserfiche for all departments when and where practical. (Operation, Budget and Consolidation subcommittee report on October 8, 2010) 6) Solicit employees suggestions and recommendations on a regular basis including cost saving suggestions. (January 14, 2011 meeting) 7)Request the department heads to do three different budget scenarios. One based on continuing with the current budget. Another budget would be reflecting five percent increase. And the other would be a 10% decrease. (January 14, 2011 meeting Hoffman) 8)Do budget reviews either semi-annually or quarterly to make needed adjustments. (January 14, 2011 meeting Hoffman) Department-specific suggestions F. 1)Review the process for qualifying agricultural property tax exemptions and consider including financial documentation to show agricultural activity.Fine and/or revoke exemptions for violators. (RP) (November 3, 2010 Minutes, page 25; December 10, 2010 Minutes, page 34,and February 11, 2011 meeting) 2)Implement software solutions to coordinate collection of tipping fees at the scale house and insure accounting systems are able to read the data.(DEM) (November 3, 2010 Minutes,page25; December 10, 2010 Minutes, page 34) 3)Regulate septic and grease haulers and collect an annual fee for registration commensurate with fees of other counties in Hawai‘i. (DEM) (November 3, 2010 Minutes, page 25; December 10, 2010 Minutes, page 35) 4)Explore annual renewal fee for solid waste haulers and require all haulers to be current on solid waste bills to reduce delinquencies. (DEM) (November 3, 2010 Minutes, page 27) 5)Eliminate Homeowner’s Real Property Exemption for Unpermitted Dwellings.(RP) (November 17, 2010 meeting and Comm. 2010-105) 6)Require that all commercial buses that accommodate 40 passengers or more when registered in the County of Hawai‘i for use are required to demonstrate that they have a disposal plan that meets all government requirements. (DEM) (November 17, 2010 meeting and 4