Productivity Committee Minutes 03/25/1991 MINUTES
COUNTY GOVERNMENT PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE
DATE: March 25 , 1991
TIME: 8 : 30 A.M.
PLACE: Third Floor Boardroom, Building "F" , Collier County
Courthouse Complex, Naples, Florida
CGPC MEMBERS STAFF
John Remington ABS Mike McNees X
Richard Laymon X Jay Reardon X
Patrick Neale X
Brad Estes X
Timothy Constantine EXC
Pamela Cox X
Donald York X
Jan Kantor X
Jamie Gutierrez EXC
Zac Lucio ABS
Franklin Baker ABS
Alternates
Ronald Labbe ABS
Arthur Largent X
OTHERS PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER AT: 8 :00 A.M. ADJOURNED: 9 : 30 A.M.
PRESIDING: Jan Kantor
MINUTES BY: Ellie Hoffman, Deputy Clerk
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ITEM: Resignation - John Remington
Mr. Kantor advised that John Remington has
resigned from the committee due to other time
commitments .
Mr. McNees revealed that the Board of County
Commissioners is aware of Mr. Remington' s
resignation and this vacancy will be adver-
tised.
ITEM: Letter from Clerk Jim Giles re Dick Laymon
Mr. Laymon stated that as he began the pro-
cess of putting together a game plan to con-
duct the interview with Data Processing, he
ran into a road block. He advised that
several years ago a dispute erupted between
himself and various folks at the County,
noting that he testified to the Board of
County Commissioners regarding the huge and
sudden increase in Data Processing expen-
ditures and pointed out to them a number of
areas where the cost effectiveness of that
department could be improved by several
hundred thousand dollars. He related that Mr.
Giles prefers that he not be involved with
reviewing the expenditures for Data Processing
since this is a situation where his creditabi-
lity as a member of this committee is being
questioned. He requested direction from the
committee in this regard.
It was the consensus that Mr . Kantor respond
to Clerk Giles ' letter and communicate that
it is the desire of the committee for Mr.
Laymon to pursue the review of Data Processing
with the assistance of alternate member; Ron
Labbe.
ITEM: Meeting Minutes
Mr. Laymon declared that there has been a
strong emphasis placed on minutes from the
meetings, and noted -that to date, none have
been received.
Mr . McNees explained that the Ordinance states
that the Clerk' s Office will provide minutes
for this committee. He revealed that he has
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been informed through discussions with Clerk
Giles, that the Board Minutes and Records
Department is snowed under due to the volume
and length of the numerous other meetings that
are held each month. He reported that Mr.
Giles will seek direction from the Commission
as to whether official minutes are required or
if a middle ground, i .e . steno taking notes
would suffice.
ITEM: Emergency Medical Services Update
Emergency Services Administrator Reardon
announced that his Division is responsible for
the administration of overseeing Ochopee Fire,
Isles of Capri Fire, District 1 Fire,
Department of Forestry Fire Service Contract,
Emergency Medical Services Department,
Emergency Management Department, Helicopter
and Air Support Department , Medical Examiner ' s
Office, Immokalee Health Care Walk-In Clinic,
a host of capital projects, and the Fire
Consolidation Study which is currently in pro-
cess.
Mr. Reardon explained that the Emergency
Medical Services Ordinance which allows the
ability to bill , should be adopted by the
Board of County Commissioners within the next
3 to 4 weeks . He indicated that last year,
there was a recommendation to retain an
additional office staff person in the billing
office, based on the premise that $50,000
would be recovered in lieu of turning those
accounts over to a collection service. He
noted that the position was filled and to
date, $41 ,000 has been collected in-house.
Mr. Reardon divulged that there is $3 . 5
million in bad debt to date for the past 10
years. He noted that the Emergency Services
Advisory Council has been reviewing issues of
expenses and revenues since those services
that are provided to out of County residences
are receiving half of their bill free, since
these services are paid from ad valorem taxes .
He indicated that the Council is exploring the
possibility of a staggered fee schedule for
County residents and out of County residents
so that they would be paying their fair share ,
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and Collier County taxpayers would not have to
subsidize the service that these people
receive.
Mr. Reardon revealed that last year , $27 , 300
was budgeted for special events, and this
year ' s budget reduced same to $6, 800. He
reported that many of these events that used
to be "free" , but if an organization is making
money, they will now be charged for the ser-
vice. He disclosed that the high schools have
been put on notice that they will have to
start paying for the services that are ren-
dered during their football games.
With respect to helicopters being used for
medical services transport , Mr. Reardon
disclosed that there is a $220 surcharge for
every airlift and the same mileage rate is
paid as that of an ambulance.
Mr. Laymon asked if there would be any advan-
tage to having the home base for the helicop-
ters at SR-84 and SR-29 as opposed to the
Naples Airport . Mr. Reardon replied that it
is feasible for the helicopter to be based at
the airport since there are two pilots and
they both live within six minutes of the air-
port. He explained that if the helicopter is
relocated to Alligator Alley, full time staff
would need to reside in that area. He
revealed that there is presently a lot of
activity in town.
A discussion took place regarding the Mobile
Command Post . Mr . Reardon declared that the
Commission has been presented with eight pro-
' posals regarding this vehicle. He noted that
many options have been explored and he will
present four options to the Board tomorrow.
He explained that a 1969 Crown Coach has been
offered to the County but it will cost in
excess of $50 , 000 to get that vehicle into
operation. He indicated that one vehicle that
is being considered is similar to that as
recommended by staff , and the cost is $35 , 000-
$40 ,000 . He reported that this would result
in a cost savings of approximately $100,000 .
ITEM: New Business
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Adjournment
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