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Mr. Matsuda said that after reviewing the letters, a lot of the letters have the <br />same concerns. He asked if the Commission wanted to devise a questionnaire or <br />template that would be applicable to all the departments. Ms. Garson said this could <br />be addressed under agenda item #7. <br />6. DISCUSSION REGARDING "THEMES" FOR REPORT <br />Ms. Maddox stated that at earlier meetings, discussion was held regarding <br />overarching themes that would be appropriate to all departments. Originally, the <br />themes were identified as energy, finance and technology. She asked if there were <br />any additional themes to add. <br />Mr. Mitchell thinks two parts are missing: serving the land and serving the <br />people. He wants people to know they are here to serve the people on both sides <br />of the fence. <br />Mr. Perry stated other frequently mentioned themes are employees and vehicles. <br />Ms. Kelly agreed. <br />Mr. Matsuda noted from the letters that some employees are allowed to take <br />home vehicles because of their position and he's not sure if that is union oriented or not. <br />Ms. Garson replied that when the subcommittees meet with their departments, <br />they can ask the departments if they have a vehicle take home policy, does it need to <br />be changed and how do they handle that. She also noted another concern expressed <br />in the communications regarding vehicles was the lack of vehicles available for use in <br />the pool. It is something to look at and make suggestions if there is a more efficient way <br />the County can handle this. <br />Mr. Matsuda wanted to know who they could ask to find out if there is an excess <br />amount of vehicles, how many are assigned to various departments and how many <br />vehicles are made available in case of emergency. Ms. Garson replied that Public <br />Works would be the primary department. <br />Ms. Maddox stated it would be one of the themes that would go across all <br />departments, the Commission may find some things related to consistency or <br />inconsistency from one department to another. <br />Ms. Maddox stated they've talked about Mr. Mitchell's concern to make sure all <br />departments are there to serve the people whether it's employees or the public and <br />caring for the land; each department may or may not have a direct connection but in <br />general, we're all here to take care of this place. The other notion was of vehicles and <br />the standing three themes: energy, finance and technology. She asked the <br />Commissioners if those were universal themes to be able to have consistent questions <br />and gather information from the departments. <br />Mr. Mitchell stated vehicles could come underneath technology and finance as a <br />secondary item within the large umbrella of technology and finance. Mr. Perry said he <br />E <br />