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taking a look at the possibility of which positions actually would be housed in this new <br />division. Should something like this go through, that, of course, would also require us <br />go and consult with the Unions to make sure that that's okay with them too. <br />RAY: If you have any questions as we go through these proposals, it <br />might be easier to keep track of them if we go ahead, so Mr. Balog, you had a <br />question? <br />BALOG: Just one question. If you're consolidating Permitting with what <br />the Planning Department does with Public Works, as far as I've heard, a lot of people <br />complain that Public Works is too big already to handle what they do now, and there's <br />been some people who said that maybe you should take out sewage and landfill and <br />wastewater, or whatever, land filling and wastewater. So Public Works is saying that <br />they'll take on more work under one department. It would be better to do that than to <br />have another, I hate to say department, entity just take care of permitting? It's better <br />for them to do it? <br />GOLDSTEIN: We never discussed the issue of their being too big, quite frankly. <br />And in that sense, if they wanted to split off, for example, some of the other portions of <br />their responsibilities, like all of the County government projects, and also, say, sewers <br />and things like that, 1 think that's something that they should address. <br />BALOG: Well, you're proposing to give them work. <br />GOLDSTEIN: That's right. <br />BALOG: And I've heard people say that they have too much work so 1 just <br />was wondering if that ever came up. <br />GOLDSTEIN: Not in our discussions. <br />BALOG: Because Jiro came here early on in the beginning and we talked <br />about, what was it? <br />RAY: <br />Supply. <br />BALOG: Sewage going to Department of Water and he said, well, that's <br />someone else's opinion and he wasn't real clear, so I'm just kind of asking what the <br />Chairman asked, if they said yes, we'll take it on or if they feel comfortable. <br />The Wastewater Division moving to the Department of Water <br />GOLDSTEIN: They feel comfortable. At least that's our assessment. <br />11 <br />