HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-03 Cost of Government Commission Agenda (2)
COST OF GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
c/o Office of the Corporation Counsel, 101 Aupuni Street,
Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
AGENDA
Wednesday, November 3, 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 22, 2010)
4.CORRESPONDENCE
A.Comm 2010-142: Barbara Bell, Puna CDP Action Committee (8/5/10
letter)
5.DISCUSSION, AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH REAL
PROPERTY TAX, TREASURER, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT, CORPORATION COUNSEL, AND FINANCE REGARDING
REVENUE ENHANCEMENT AND COLLECTIONS, AND ANY ISSUES WITH
PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS
6.DISCUSSION OF SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT PRESENTED AT OCTOBER 22
MEETING
A.Operations, Budget, and Consolidation Report
B.Revenue Enhancement and Collections
C.Technology Recommendations and Adoption
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.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
9.DISCUSSION ON SENDING LETTER TO MAYOR BY THE END OF THE
YEAR WITH QUESTIONS FROM ALL OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES
10.DISCUSSION REGARDING FUTURE MEETING DATES
11.ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA
12.ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting of the Cost of Government Commission will be held on
November 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., at the Puna Conference Room, 25 Aupuni
Street, Hilo, HI 96720.
13.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.
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Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for distribution. Testimony
may also be submitted (1) by mail to Sandy Arriola c/o Corporation Counsel, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325,
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Hilo HI 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8622; or (3) by e-mail to sarriola@co.hawaii.hi.us.
submit separate testimony for each item
. Copies will be distributed by the Commission Secretary at the
before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting
meeting only if they are received . 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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