2006-12-07 Cost of Government Commission Agenda

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(3)Recommend that contract terms be lengthened to multi-year terms (11/20/06 minutes, p. 3). (4)Recommend additional trainers for transfer station attendants to become equipment operators, which would increase their ability to multi-function (11/20/06 minutes, p. 4). (5)Recommend that employees be subject to random drug testing, which is to include current employees and not just new hires (11/20/06 minutes, p. 4) c.Data Systems Department: (1)Allow Data Systems to become the central point for all PC/Peripherals/ Software purchases for the entire County of Hawaii (11/20/06 minutes, p. 16). (2)Utilize the Police Microwave system to replace the monthly recurring costs of Frame Relay/DSLcircuits (11/20/06 minutes, p. 16). (3)Create a wireless network forthe major urban areas of Hawaii island, i.e., Kona, South Kohala, Waimea, Hilo, and Puna, to be used by the Public Safety sector (11/20/06 minutes, p. 16). (4)Consolidate all analyst activities from other departments to come under Data Systems (including analysts from the Police Department, Prosecutors Office, Parks and Recreation, and the Office of Aging) (11/20/06 minutes, p. 16). (5)Standardize the PC, LAN/WAN security and internet policies across the entire County of Hawaii network (11/20/06 minutes, p. 16). (6)Consolidate and standardize GIS applications (ESRI versus Intergraph) (11/20/06minutes,p.16). (7)GiveDataSystemstheauthoritytodevelopaninternetpolicyonwhoisto have access, and who is not to have access, to internet web sites, and work withalldepartmentsonformulatingthatpolicy (11/20/06minutes,p.16- 17). d.Finance Department: (1)Suggest that all departments revisit their telecommunication costs and verifythenumberoflineswithintheirdepartment (11/20/06minutes,p. 16). (2)Implement a five-day payroll lag (11/20/06 minutes, p. 17). (3)(Or appropriate department): Recommend that the County explore the possibilityofleasingCountyvehicles (11/20/06minutes,p.23). 4