HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-12-10 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
Friday, December 10, 2010 – 10:00 a.m.
Liquor Control Conference Room
Hilo Lagoon Centre
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES (November 17, 2010)
4.CORRESPONDENCE
A.Comm. 2010-144: May 12, 2009 Memo from Dominic Yagong, Council
Member, to J Yoshimoto, Chair, and Members of the County Council,
Re: Cost Savings Suggestions from County of Hawai‘i Employees
(Response to Comm. 2010-138 and Comm. 2010-143)
5.DISCUSSION, AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH RON
TAKAHASHI AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
Topics will include, but are not limited to: overview of union contracts and
negotiations, possibilities of changes to hours of work and overtime provisions,
what is involved in consolidation of divisions and movement of personnel
between divisions, etc.
6.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)
7.DISCUSSION REGARDING ITEMS PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED TO BE
PLACED IN DRAFT REPORT
A.Monitor agricultural property tax exemptions, including requiring financial
documentation (November 3, 2010 Minutes, page 25);
B.Implement software solutions to coordinate collection, tipping fees, and
scale house fees with billing system (November 3, 2010 Minutes,
page 25);
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C.Regulating septic and grease haulers (November 3, 2010 Minutes,
page 25);
D.Explore annual renewal fee for solid waste haulers and require all haulers
to be current on solid waste bills to reduce delinquencies (November 3,
2010 Minutes, page 27);
E.Consolidate Enforcement (November 17, 2010 meeting and
Comm. 210-105);
F.Eliminate Homeowner’s Real Property Exemption for Unpermitted
Dwellings (November 17, 2010 meeting and Comm. 2010-105);
G.Mandatory bus trade-in program (November 17, 2010 meeting and
Comm. 2010-105 );
H.Auto salvage fee (November 17, 2010 meeting and Comm. 2010-105);
I.County code review/update schedule (November 17, 2010 meeting and
Comm. 2010-105);
J.Permanent Deputy Director positions (November 17, 2010 meeting and
Comm. 2010-105);
K.Create Type-II housing (November 17, 2010 meeting and
Comm. 2010-105);
L. Beneficial suggestion program (November 17, 2010 meeting and
Comm. 2010-105).
8.DISCUSSION REGARDING ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF
RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PLACED IN DRAFT REPORT
Discussion and recommendations may encompass any item contained or
discussed in any communication (Comm. 2010-001 through Comm. 2010-0144),
or subcommittee report or presentation given at any prior meeting (see previous
Agendas and Minutes), including but not limited to:
A. County implementation of Laserfiche, video conferencing, multimedia
communication in lieu of face-to-face meetings where/when practical
(Operation, Budget and Consolidation subcommittee report on October 8,
2010);
B.Boards and commissions evaluate the scheduling of their meetings
monthly to quarterly or otherwise (Operation, Budget and Consolidation
subcommittee report on October 8, 2010);
C.Create departmental resource pool – two (2) Economic Development
Specialists II to support all program specialists within department;
currently assigned to Resource Center–[possible focus on health and
education industries?] (Operation, Budget and Consolidation
subcommittee report on October 8, 2010; and Comm. 2010-123);
D.Consider grants as revenue enhancement for programs potentially within
R&D, Finance or Mayor’s office (Operation, Budget and Consolidation
subcommittee report on October 8, 2010);
E. Implement a county-wide technology management plan (November 17,
2010 meeting).
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9.DISCUSSION REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
10.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.
11.DISCUSSION REGARDING FUTURE MEETING DATES
12.ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA
13.ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting of the Cost of Government Commission will be held on Friday,
January 14, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., at the Liquor Control Conference Room, Hilo
Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230, Hilo, HI 96720.
14.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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