2006-11-20 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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Mr. Yugawa's recommendation under No. 3 was: - Eliminate unnecessary access to the Internet. Discussion: Mr. Sakaguchi questioned whether access to e -mail was included in the motion, and Ms. Nicholson said employees would still have e -mail. Mr. Sakaguchi said that e- mail should be permitted but not access to non - essential, commercial websites. Vote: All commissioners voted aye on the motion. Ms. Nicholson noted that Mr. Yugawa's recommendation under No. 5 in his response was more informational. After no further recommendations based on Mr. Yugawa's presentation, the Chair directed the meeting to Ms. Crawford's presentation. Motion: Mr. Joseph moved to recommend the five -day payroll lag. Ms. Stremski seconded the motion. Discussion: The Chair pointed out that the State has been successful with its pay lag, and Ms. Provalenko said that Ms. Crawford had said they could not incorporate the changes into that first paycheck. The Chair said he did not understand why they did not input the hours daily. Ms. Stremski said she could not believe there are not a lot of over - payments. Mr. Sakaguchi questioned whether the lag would be for the purpose of cutting back on adjustments or to avoid overpaying, and the Chair said it would be for overall efficiency. Mr. Sakaguchi asked whether they should push the recommendation to include the overtime pay, and Mr. Joseph said he would leave it up to Finance. The Chair said that Finance gave the departments options on how to do the hours rather than setting a policy on the matter. Vote: All commissioners voted aye on the motion. There being no other recommendations on the Finance Department, the Chair moved the agenda to item 8. 8. DISCUSSION /ACTION ON LETTER FROM MIKE BEN, CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, REGARDING SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY (Communication No. 2006 -82) Motion and Vote: Mr. Joseph moved to file the letter, Ms. Stremski seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. 17