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Cost of Government Commission <br />April 26, 2018 meeting minutes <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PREVIOUS COST OF GOVERNMENT <br />COMMISSIONS <br />Roy Takemoto, who was to present this information, needed to excuse himself from the <br />meeting prior to this item. Therefore, the item was postponed. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION ON APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY <br />After reviewing the report, recommendations and department responses from the <br />previous the last Commission, Commissioners concluded their best approach is to focus <br />on items that could actually get implemented and reasonable requests to make a <br />difference. <br />An examples of items they feel would not to be productive to work on were anything <br />with collective bargaining involved. <br />Questions Commissioners could focus on: <br /> What are areas that are not just cost-cutting but “smarter spending”? <br /> Are Departments utilizing technology optimally? <br />What are specific reasons Departments may not be able to take a money-saving <br />recommendation? Are their legal reasons, etc.? <br />Is there a class for the public on building permit process? <br />What criteria will be used to determine cost items we can effect change on? <br />A comment was made to consider the overall population and demographics such as <br />age when proposing technological changes. <br /> <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m. <br />3 <br /> <br />