2006-12-07 Cost of Government Commission Agenda

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e.Department of Public Works (Highway Maintenance): (1)Recommend pursuing negotiations with the union to go to a 10-hour, 4- day work schedule for employees (11/20/06 minutes, p. 20). (2)Recommend that County and State highways be condensed into one, with the County handling all the maintenance of the State highways (11/20/06 minutes, p. 20-21). (3)(and Planning Department): Recommend exploring consolidating the review of building permits (so two departments are not reviewing the same thing) (11/20/06 minutes, p. 23). f.Police Department: (1)Recommend implementation of the 311 County-wide information telephone number (11/20/06 minutes, p. 22). (2)Recommend consolidating the Police and Fire Departments Dispatch into one unit (11/20/06 minutes, p. 22). (3)Recommend taking the abandoned/derelict vehicle program out of the Police Department and placing it with the Department of Environmental Management (11/20/06 minutes, p. 22). (4)Recommend that entry-level police officers be compensated at a higher level to help the County recruit and retain officers (11/20/06 minutes, p. 22). (5)Recommend the Department go ahead with its Mobile Data Terminal program (11/20/06 minutes, p. 22). g.Planning Department: (1)(and Public Works, Highway Maintenance Division): Recommend exploring consolidating the review of building permits (so two departments are not reviewing the same thing) (11/20/06 minutes, p. 23). (2)(and Department of Public Works, Building Division): Recommend exploring consolidating the review of building permits (so two departments are not reviewing the same thing) (11/20/06 minutes, p. 23). (3)Recommendthatitgivehighprioritytomovingforwardonthe computerization of records and providing on-line services (11/20/06 minutes,p.23). h.PensionBoard:Recommend(orpassontotheMayor)studyingthenumberof people that would be most effective to serve on the Pension Board (11/20/06 minutes,p.23). 5