HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-10-22 Cost of Government Commission Agenda
COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
c/o Office of the Corporation Counsel, 101 Aupuni Street,
Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
AGENDA
Friday, October 22, 2010 – 10:00 a.m.
Liquor Conference Room
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES (October 8, 2010)
4.CORRESPONDENCE
A.Comm 2010-130: Response from Nancy Crawford, Finance (9/14/10
Letter)
B.Comm 2010-131: Response from Warren Lee, Public Works (9/14/10
Letter)
C.Comm 2010-132: Response from Chief Harry Kubojiri, Police (9/14/10
Letter)
D.Comm 2010-133: Letter from Eric Tanouye, Agriculture Advisory
Commission
E.Comm 2010-134: Response from Burt Tsuchiya, Data Systems (9/14/10
Letter)
F.Comm 2010-135: Response from Daryn Arai, Windward & Leeward
Planning Commission (8/5/10 Letter)
G.Comm 2010-136: Suggestion from Lela Yamashiro
H.Comm 2010-137: Letter to Eric Tanouye, Agriculture Advisory
Commission
I.Comm 2010-138: Letter to Dominic Yagong, Council
J.Comm 2010-139: Response from Chief Darryl Oliveira, Fire (8/5/10
Letter)
K.Comm 2010-140: Response from B.J. Leithead Todd, Planning (8/5/10
Letter)
L.Comm 2010-141: Response from B.J. Leithead Todd, Planning (9/14/10
Letter)
5.DISCUSSION, AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH FINANCE,
PURCHASING DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS AND CORPORATION COUNSEL
REGARDING CURRENT PROCESSING OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION
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Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
6.DISCUSSION OF SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT PRESENTED AT OCTOBER 8
MEETING
A.Operations, Budget, and Consolidation Report
7.REPORTS FROM SUBCOMMITTEES
A.Operations, Budget, and Consolidation (G. Wong, G. Matsuda)
B.Revenue Enhancement and Collections (K. Armour, P. Provalenko)
C.Technology Recommendations and Adoption (E. O’Hara, M. Nicholson)
8.DISCUSSION REGARDING APPROACH TO TAKE TO TIMELY ACCOMPLISH
MANDATE OF THE COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
A.Subcommittee progress, problems, further definition of subcommittee
needed, further information needed, etc.
9.DISCUSSION REGARDING FUTURE MEETING DATES
10.ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA
11.ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting of the Cost of Government Commission will be held on
November 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., at the Liquor Conference Room, 101 Aupuni
Street, Suite 230, Hilo, HI 96720.
12.ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services to
participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter, large print, etc.)
please call 961-8251.
SUBMITTING TESTIMONY
Those wishing to testify in person must register with the Commission Secretary at the meeting. Those submitting written
testimony at the meeting should bring ten (10) copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to Sandy Arriola
c/o Corporation Counsel, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo HI 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8622; or (3) by e-mail to
sarriola@co.hawaii.hi.us.Please submit separate testimony for each item. Copies will be distributed by the Commission
Secretary at the meeting only if they are received before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. All oral and written
testimony will be public record.
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist (Article 15, Section 2-
91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code).
A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in
any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others
to communicate with public officials.” (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code.)
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,
Hawai‘i 96720.
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