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Agricultural exemptions <br />B. <br /> <br />1)Contract with an independent agency to aggressively review 5%-10% <br /> <br />of the designated agricultural lands in each district to determine if the <br />lands are being used in a manner that entitles them to the agricultural <br />exemption. Fine and/or revoke exemptions for violators and continue <br />or expand program if abuses seem to be widespread. (January 14, <br />2010 Minutes, page 11) <br />Videotaping of County Council meetings <br />C. <br /> <br />1)Assess the cost of videotaping County Council meetings through <br /> <br />providing this service in-house versus contracting for this service. <br />(January 14, 2010 Minutes, page 11) <br />S <br />D.uggestions from the Operations, Budget, Consolidation Committee <br /> <br />1)Executive Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator <br />a)Volunteer Program <br /> <br />i.Volunteer Benefits Coordinator –(inside) <br />iiVolunteer Coordinator –(outside, financed by corporate <br />sponsors) <br />b)Community Workshop for Volunteer Action Projects <br />2)Executive Assistant/Grant writer.(centralized and cooperative is more <br /> <br />effective ) <br />a)Grant writer for department projects –Mayor’s Executive <br />Assistant. <br />3)Create position in Research and Development to pro-actively address <br /> <br />Healthcare and Education Industries. <br />a)Healthcare has great employment needs; UH has significant <br />potential for economic gain and grants/funding. <br />b)Examples: Beacon grant program = $16MM; MD and RN <br /> <br />shortage in Hawai‘i in excess of 3200; military training and <br />increased activities planned for Pohakuloa; international research, <br />etc. <br />4)Combination/consolidate/modification of Commissioners into less <br /> <br />Boards and/or less meetings. <br />a)Work toward terminating Cost of Government Commission within <br />three years. <br />b)If Commissions and Boards decrease, Corporation Counsel’s time <br />decreases; budget decreases. <br />5)Look into privatizing some Parks and Recreation and Office of Aging <br /> <br />programs (might be financed by cause-marketing corporate sponsors) <br />a)If Parks and Recreation decreases, staff budget decreases. <br />b)Parks and Recreation and Office of Aging seniors can be <br />productive in volunteer programs and Hawai‘i Community College <br />programs. <br />c)County can support volunteer and Hawai‘i Community College <br />programs without managing/owning them. <br />d)Volunteer program can be set to create programs to utilize <br />“meaningful” socialization for seniors, productive community <br />6 <br /> <br />