2006-08-17 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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the vehicles into two to three classes. Then when the County puts out bid specifications for a fleet of one type, whoever comes up with the best fleet price gets the bid. Ms. Garson said the way it works is the departments need to put in their request and requirements. It goes out in one bid from the Purchasing Division. The only exception would be the Water Supply Department, because it is semi - autonomous. Whoever gives the cheapest price for a vehicle or vehicles which meet the specifications gets the bid. The County cannot request a certain make of vehicle; it can only specify, for example, how many cylinders the vehicle needs, etc. Motion Withdrawn: Mr. Sakaguchi withdrew his motion, as it would complicate things, and Mr. Joseph withdrew his second. Motion: Mr. Sakaguchi moved for the COGC to recommend that the County explore more extensive use of taxis to get from one point to another. There was no second to the motion. Mr. Sakaguchi said some municipalities use a taxi voucher system to promote accountability and hinder employees from using County cars on personal business. Doing so would also generate more business for the taxi companies, which suffer when tourism is slow. Mr. Joseph said he would rather pay mileage. Motion and Vote: Mr. Joseph moved to accept and file the list of County -owned vehicles, Ms. Stremski seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. Mr. Sakaguchi left the meeting at 12:15 p.m. 9. DISCUSSION /ACTION REGARDING PRIORITIZING DEPARTMENTS/ BOARDS /COMMISSIONS OR ISSUES TO ACCOMPLISH THE MANDATE OF THE COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION The commissioners decided to include the Department of Parks and Recreation on their list of priorities, and Ms. Garson noted that Research and Development is scheduled to speak to them on October 19, 2006. The Chair said he will not be able to attend that meeting, and Mr. Joseph agreed to sit as chair then if there is a quorum. 10. DISCUSSION ON FINAL DRAFT OF REPORT The commissioners discussed whether they wanted to start the final draft at this meeting or wait until the September 7, 2006, meeting. Ms. Garson informed them that she had started to prepare a format for the report, in the hope it would make it easier for them. There is a lot of information that has been gathered from the departments and boards, so they need to think about the structure of their report. 12