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Part 2 –Department Specific Recommendations to Save Costs and Increase Revenues <br />A.County Clerk <br />1) Use a hiring agency to staff temporary election clerk positions. (Clerk) (January <br />14, 2011 minutes, page 44) <br />B.Environmental Management <br />1)Implement software solutions to coordinate collection of tipping fees at the scale <br />house and insure accounting systems are able to read the data. (DEM) (November <br />3, 2010 minutes, page 25; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 34) <br />2)Regulate septic and grease haulers and collect an annual fee for registration <br />commensurate with fees of other counties in Hawai‘i. (DEM) (November 3, 2010 <br />minutes, page 25; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 35) <br />3)Explore annual renewal fee for solid waste haulers and require all haulers to be <br />current on solid waste bills to reduce delinquencies. (DEM) (November 3, 2010 <br />minutes, page 27) <br />4)Require all commercial buses that accommodate 40 passengers or more when <br />registered in the County of Hawai‘i for use are required to demonstrate that they <br />have a disposal plan that meets all government requirements. (DEM) (November <br />17, 2010 minutes, page 22 and Comm.2010-105; December 10, 2010 minutes, <br />page 38 and February 25, 2011,page 5) <br />5)In the Solid Waste Division, create a separate position for heavy equipment <br />operators who work only at landfills and don’t need a CDL license from those who <br />drive off-site and do need a CDL license. (this recommendation carried forward from <br />prior COG report). (DEM) (January 14, 2011 minutes, page 42 and February 25, <br />2011 minutes, page 13) <br />C.Finance <br />1)Recommend that a one-time auto salvage fee be assessed when a vehicle is first <br />registered in the county. (Finance) (November 17, 2010 minutes, page 23 and <br />Comm. 2010-105; December 10, 2010 minutes, page 38, and February 25, 2011 <br />minutes, page 7) <br />D.Fire <br />1)Investigate the cost effectiveness of implementing a jet ski program with our Ocean <br />Safety Division. (Fire) (December 10, 2010 minutes, page 29 and Comm. 2010-144 <br />and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 10) <br />2) Examine overtime policies within the Fire Department to determine if the policies <br />are fair, unambiguous, and effective in reducing overtime. Direct the Human <br />Resources to examine overtime policies. (Fire) (January 14, 2011 minutes, page45 <br />and February 25, 2011 minutes, page 17) <br />10 <br /> <br />