2014-11-06 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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requests on their phone? Ms. Maddox replied, no, she thinks it’s saying that people should be able to use their smart phone to submit applications. She said if the Commission does not have sufficient details it should be taken off until they get more clarification. Ms. Kelly thinks the language needs clarification. Ms. Maddox said this came from Warren Lee’s response. (She read the paragraph related to this recommendation from Warren Lee’s letter dated April 21, 2014.) Ms. Kierkiewicz said the way the recommendation is written on the agenda is unclear. Ms. Kelly noted it needs to be clarified. Ms. Kierkiewicz requested to pull this recommendation and re-word it. Ms. Maddox agreed; change the language and clarify. All Commissioners agreed. M. Pursue placing property liens for unpaid water bills in addition to current tools, which would cut down on suits and court time and costs, shorten collection times and afford customers due process through an administrative hearing. Ms. Kierkiewicz said this failed in the last legislative session so the Commission should recommend re-introducing this bill at the state legislature next year. She asked if all of the counties would have to agree to do this together. Ms. Garson replied someone will have to sponsor the bill; that is why the recommendation was changed to “pursue placing” because the original one had a bill number and you don’t want to lock into that specific bill number. Mr. Espejo asked if this recommendation came from a department head. Mr. Kierkiewicz replied it came from Quirino Antonio; it was included in his letter. All Commissioners are in favor of this recommendation. Motion and Vote : Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to include this recommendation into the draft report draft report subject to additional language consideration. The motion was seconded by Mr. Espejo and all commissioners present voted aye. Ms. Kelly leaves at 3:40 p.m. 6. ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA Ms. Maddox stated the standard agenda items will be carried over. The th Department of Environment Management will be present at the December 4 meeting. Mr. Perry will report on the Department of Water Supply. Mr. Mitchell stated the th November 20 meeting will be a tough one for him to attend due to his teaching commitments. Ms. Kierkiewicz noted she needs to schedule a meeting with Housing for their interview. Ms. Maddox informed the Commissioners that if anyone has items for the agenda to contact Ms. Kualii. Ms. Garson asked if there will be any new items to put on the agenda. Ms. Maddox said within the various department head responses, there are some things that were recommended and asked the Commissioners to go back and review those letters to see if there are any appropriate recommendations to place on the agenda for discussion. 17