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C.County Level Specific Recommendations to Save Costs and Increase Revenues
<br />1.Employee benefits and compensation
<br />a.Compensation Package/Review of the complete compensation package for employees
<br />1) Allow employees to work 10 hours/4 days per week. Potential savings: lower utility
<br />cost, reduction in overtime costs for staff required to attend evening public
<br />meetings, reduction in travel time/mileage, and increased employee morale.
<br />(January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />2) Institute a performance-based reward program. Rewards might be a bonus, time
<br />rd program. Rewards might be a bonus, time
<br />rd program. Rewards might be a bonus, time
<br />off, increase in compensation, etc. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />off, increase in compensation, etc. (January 14, 2011 meeting) off, increase in compensation, etc. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />3) Set the work week at 40-hours a week rather than eight hours a day, and allow an
<br />hours a week rather than eight hours a day, and allow an hours a week rather than eight hours a day, and allow an
<br />employee to flex their work schedules during the 40-hour work week to reduce
<br />employee to flex their work schedules during the 40employee to flex their work schedules during the 40hour work wehour work we
<br />ek to reduce
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<br />overtime. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />4) Link pay cuts to an economic index that would restore cuts as the economy
<br />Link pay cuts to an economic index that would restore cuts as the economyLink pay cuts to an economic index that would restore cuts as the economy
<br />Improves. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />Improves. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />5) Focus work-hour cuts or shift personnel in departments that have less demand
<br />hour cuts or shift personnel in departments that have less demand hour cuts or shift personnel in departments that have less demand
<br />for their services in a slow economy to department or tasks acquiring additional
<br />for their services in a slow economy to department or tasks acquiring additional for their services in a slow economy to department or tasks acquiring additional
<br />man hours. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />man hours. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />man hours. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />6) Establish a ‘voluntary furlough’ program. Suggested format is:
<br />Establish a ‘voluntary furlough’ program. Suggested format is: Establish a ‘voluntary furlough’ program. Suggested format is:
<br />a)Department head decides which positions or whether any positions can
<br />Department head decides which positions or whether any positions can Department head decides which positions or whether any positions can
<br />accommodate the personnel time reduction on a temporary basis only.
<br />odate the personnel time reduction on a temporary basis only. odate the personnel time reduction on a temporary basis only.
<br />b)Any employee may apply.
<br />Any employee may apply.
<br />c)Each eligible full-time employee may take a maximum of one day per week
<br />Each eligible fulltime employee may take a maximum of one day per week time employee may take a maximum of one day per week
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<br />(two days per pay period) without pay.
<br />o days per pay period) without pay. o days per pay period) without pay.
<br />d) Eligible employees agree to a 90-day commitment to the voluntary furlough
<br />Eligible employees agree to a 90Eligible employees agree to a 90day commitment to the voluntary furlough day commitment to the voluntary furlough
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<br />program, which may be renewed by application at least 20 days prior to
<br />program, which may be renewed by application at least 20 days prior to program, which may be renewed by application at least 20 days prior to
<br />expiration (for accounting management needs). Manager may require
<br />expiration (for accounting management needs). Manager may require expiration (for accounting management needs). Manager may require
<br />reduction to minimum (one day per month) or deny, based on personnel
<br />reduction to minimum (one day per month) or deny, based on personnel reduction to minimum (one day per month) or deny, based on personnel
<br />needs.
<br />needs. needs.
<br />7) Review and reduce number of paid holidays. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />Review and reduce number of paid holidays. (January 14, 2011 Review and reduce number of paid holidays. (January 14, 2011
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<br />8) Reduce monthly accrual of vacation or sick leave from 14 hours per month (4.5
<br />8)Reduce monthly accrual of vacation or sick leave from 14 hours per month (4.5 Reduce monthly accrual of vacation or sick leave from 14 hours per month (4.5
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<br />weeks per year for each) to 10 hours per month (three weeks per year). (January
<br />weeks per year for each) to 10 hours per month (three weeks per year). (January weeks per year for each) to 10 hours per month (three weeks per year). (January
<br />14, 2011 meeting)
<br />14, 2011 meeting) 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />9) Consider consolidating vacation and sick time into personal time off. Potential
<br />Consider consolidating vacation and sick time into personal time off. Potential Consider consolidating vacation and sick time into personal time off. Potential
<br />impacts would allow employees more flexibility to schedule personal time off,
<br />impacts would allow employees more flexibility to schedule personal time off, impacts would allow employees more flexibility to schedule personal time off,
<br />would reduce abuse of sick time. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />would reduce abuse of sick time. (January 14, 2011 meeting) would reduce abuse of sick time. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />10) Establish an early retirement incentive plan. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />Establish an early retirement incentive plan. (January 14, 2011 Establish an early retirement incentive plan. (January 14, 2011
<br />b.Reimbursement for Expenses/Review policies on reimbursements and per diem
<br />sement for Expenses/Review policies on reimbursements and per diem sement for Expenses/Review policies on reimbursements and per diem
<br />payments
<br />1) Eliminate on-island meal reimbursements. (January 14, 2011 meeting)
<br />2) Replace set per diem with actual expenses, capped at per diem amount. (January
<br />14, 2011 meeting)
<br />c.Travel Policy/Examine county policies on travel and vehicle use
<br />1) Limit attendance at off-island conferences and/or hold off-island conferences via
<br />Skype or video conferencing. Hold department and division meetings via video
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