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<br />COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION <br /> <br />c/o Office of the Corporation Counsel, 101 Aupuni Street, <br />Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br />AGENDA <br />Friday, December 10, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Liquor Control Conference Room <br /> <br />Hilo Lagoon Centre <br /> <br />101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230 <br /> <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />1.CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />2.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC <br /> <br />3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES (November 17, 2010) <br /> <br />4.CORRESPONDENCE <br /> <br />A.Comm. 2010-144: May 12, 2009 Memo from Dominic Yagong, Council <br /> <br />Member, to J Yoshimoto, Chair, and Members of the County Council, <br />Re: Cost Savings Suggestions from County of Hawai‘i Employees <br />(Response to Comm. 2010-138 and Comm. 2010-143) <br />5.DISCUSSION, AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH RON <br /> <br />TAKAHASHI AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEPARTMENT OF <br />HUMAN RESOURCES <br />Topics will include, but are not limited to: overview of union contracts and <br />negotiations, possibilities of changes to hours of work and overtime provisions, <br />what is involved in consolidation of divisions and movement of personnel <br />between divisions, etc. <br />6.REPORTS FROM SUBCOMMITTEES <br /> <br />A.Operations, Budget, and Consolidation (G. Wong, G. Matsuda) <br /> <br />B.Revenue Enhancement and Collections (K. Armour, P. Provalenko) <br /> <br />C.Technology Recommendations and Adoption (E. O’Hara, M. Nicholson) <br /> <br />7.DISCUSSION REGARDING ITEMS PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED TO BE <br /> <br />PLACED IN DRAFT REPORT <br />A.Monitor agricultural property tax exemptions, including requiring financial <br /> <br />documentation (November 3, 2010 Minutes, page 25); <br />B.Implement software solutions to coordinate collection, tipping fees, and <br /> <br />scale house fees with billing system (November 3, 2010 Minutes, <br />page 25); <br />Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />