Comm No 0015.01 - Testimony - Art I - XVI - General Discussion - Proposed Amendments

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3. Amend Chapter 6 "Department of Finance" AND delete Chapter 2 "Cost of Government Commission" as follows: Add "Declaration of Policy" (Section 6.6.2?) It is declared to be the policy of the county to promote economy, efficiency and improved service in the transaction of the public business in the legislative and executive branches of the county. a) The County shall implement this policy by: 1. Limiting expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient performance of essential services, activities, and functions, while balancing that objective against the objective of securing sufficient revenue for programs that are aimed to reduce long-term expenditures. 2. Eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activities, and functions. 3. Consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature. 4. Abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient conduct of government. b) At least every two years, the County shall contract with an entity that is regularly and customarily engaged in advising government entities as to how to best implement its fiscal policies both on a short-term and long-term basis, and which allows the consulting entity to advise the Department, as well as members of the County Council with respect to review of proposed budget policies and programs. AND DELETE CHAPTER 2 "Cost of Government Commission (Modified version of this function moved to Dept of Finance as shown above) COST OF COVERNMENT COMMISSION It is dcclarcd to bc thc policy of thc county to promotc cconomy, cfficicncy and improvcd scrvicc in thc transaction of thc public busincss in thc lcgislativc and cxccutivc branchcs of the county by: (a) Limiting cxpcnditurcs to thc lowest amount consistcnt with thc cfficicnt performancc of csscntial scrviccs, activitics, and functions. (b) Eliminating duplication and ovcrlapping of scrviccs, activitics, and functions. (c) Consolidating scrviccs, activitics, and functions of a similar naturc. (d) Abolishing scrviccs, activitics, and functions not ncccssary to thc cfficicnt conduct of govcrnmcnt. (2000, Prop. 11, sec. 1; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 10 and Prop. 9, sec. 3.) For thc purposc of carrying out thc policy sct forth hcrcin thc mayor with thc approval of thc council shall appoint a cost of govcrnmcnt commission consisting of ninc mcmbcrs. One mcmbcr shall bc a rcsidcnt of cach council district. Thc managing dircctor shall bc an cx officio mcmbcr of thc commission. Thc officc of thc mayor shall providc administrativc and cicrical scrviccs to thc commission. Each commission shall: (a) Prcparc and submit to thc mayor a rcqucst for an appropriation for thc operation of thc commission. (b) Study and invcstigatc thc organizations and mcthods of operations of all dcpartmcnts, commissions, boards, officcs and othcr instrumcntalitics of all 5