2006-11-20 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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construction work, etc., that would be extremely helpful for motorists. It would also help the various government agencies and utility companies that do construction work in the roads better coordinate how work is scheduled to minimize negative impacts to the public." She said that in thinking about the recent earthquake, it would have been good to have a number to call to find out which roads and highways were closed due to landslides, or when Bayfront Highway is closed due to flooding. The commissioners discussed that if a hotline were to be effective, it would need to be manned 24 hours per day and would require at least two employees to answer it. They also felt it likely that people would still call the Police for the information. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to delete this recommendation from their list. Ms. Stremski seconded the motion, and all commissioners voted aye in favor of deleting this recommendation. o. Police Department: Recommend implementation of the 311 County -wide information telephone number. Motion and Vote: Ms. Stremski moved to adopt this recommendation, Mr. Joseph seconded the motion, and all commissioners voted aye. A Police Department: Recommend consolidating the Police and Fire Departments' Dispatch into one unit. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to include this recommendation, Ms. Stremski seconded the motion, and all commissioners voted aye. q. Police Department: Recommend taking the abandoned/derelict vehicle program out of the Police Department and placing it with the Department of Environmental Management. Motion and Vote: Mr. Joseph moved to adopt this recommendation, Ms. Stremski seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. Police Department: Recommend that entry -level police officers be compensated at a higher level to help the County recruit and retain officers. Motion and Vote: Ms. Stremski moved to adopt this recommendation, saying that the Police are having a hard time getting a new recruit class together. Ms. Nicholson said she is not sure this would solve the problem, but Mr. Joseph said it would help in attracting eligible people to the field. He seconded the motion. All commissioners present voted aye. Police Department: Recommend the Department go ahead with its Mobile Data Terminal program. Motion and Vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to adopt this recommendation. Ms. Provalenko seconded the motion, and all commissioners present voted aye. 22