2011-01-28 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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MS. NICHOLSON: But based on the format that we have now, which is totally different because it’s not department MR. TAKABA: Yeah. I mean we can still do the finding for like say Consolidated Enforcement. We come up with a finding that is inefficient because it cost too much money. You have three different inspectors going out on different days to inspect that same property. That would be your finding. And the recommendation would be to consolidate enforcement activities for these different inspectors. I guess the question would be the, why. Why are we making this recommendation? Why did we come up with that recommendation? MS. GARSON: And I would just recommend that you call it a rationale or explanation rather than a finding. MS. NICHOLSON: Because we’re not going to have findings for all of these, but some of them. It is a further explanation. MR. TAKABA: It could be just a narrative to explain why you’re doing this and what you’re trying to accomplish. It could be just a narrative. It doesn’t have to be a formal, like Kathy was saying, you don’t have to say findings and recommendation. You could just briefly explain the background as to why you’re coming up with this recommendation. MS. WONG: I’d like to suggest for consideration when we come up with the final document that we, as a commission, if I get a document that lists these are the 400things that I’d like you to consider. It would be kind of overwhelming for me to consider all of those. But if the commission can state,these are our priorities, that we would recommend a few. And then add all the ones that we have been voting on to say these are the ones that the commission supports that has been recommended by a body of responses that we have received. So then we have priority and then we also support this. MS. NICHOLSON: So can you give an example of something that would be a priority. MS. WONG: For me the priority would be someone to address on education and health, and grant writing. These are the priorities that we would recommend to the council and to the mayor, and to support the overall function of the economic cost of government. We support these recommendations, work hour benefits pay, travel vehicle use, department specific suggestions and we have reviewed and voted upon to support these recommendations. MS. NICHOLSON: I’m not getting the tie between say that as a priority and then these items under it. MS. WONG: It doesn’t have to be under, it’s an also. And the priorities would be a few things that we really want to address, and we’ll support these other things that other people have recommended. 18