2007-01-09 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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The commissioners continued to page 3 of Draft 2. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to clarify the wording for the background/ explanation for Recommendation ID, by adding the word "departmental" to the last sentence so that it read: "However, an independent auditor could provide a more substantive and in -depth review of the County's departmental efficiency." Mr. Joseph seconded the motion, and all commissioners present voted aye. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to accept Recommendations II, III, and IV of Draft 2, with the suggestion as presented for Recommendation IV. Mr. Joseph seconded the motion, and all commissioners present voted aye. The commissioners continued to page 4 of Draft 2. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to accept page 4 as presented. Ms. Provalenko seconded the motion, and all commissioners present voted aye. The commissioners continued to page 5 of Draft 2. Motion: Ms. Nicholson moved to delete the first sentence of the background /explanation for Recommendation VI(F), as it did not seem relevant. Ms. Provalenko seconded the motion. Discussion: Mr. Joseph said that the wording for this was reviewed and passed in Draft 1 and questioned whether they were allowed to revisit things that were already passed. Ms. Nicholson said that was the purpose of having a draft. Mr. Joseph asked whether everything was open for change. The Chair said he believed changes could only be for typos and regarding the new suggested changes. Ms. Nicholson asked if they could change things that were passed before, and Ms. Noda said they could if they moved to reopen it. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to reopen the background /explanation for Recommendation VI(F), to delete the first sentence for not being terribly relevant. Ms. Provalenko seconded the motion. Ms. Nicholson, Ms. Provalenko, Ms. Stremski, and the Chair voted aye. Mr. Joseph abstained. The motion passed. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to adopt the rest of page 5 of Draft 2 as presented, and with the change just passed on Recommendation VI(F). Ms. Provalenko seconded the motion. Ms. Nicholson, Ms. Provalenko, Ms. Stremski, and the Chair voted aye. Mr. Joseph abstained. The motion passed. The commissioners continued to page 6 of Draft 2. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to reopen the background /explanation for Recommendation VII(A)(1), to replace the word "organization" with "entity," since the subject 4 = NOTE: These minutes are unapproved, as no further meetings of this Commis- - sion are scheduled.