Productivity Committee Minutes 12/15/1999 County Government
Productivity Committee
Meeting Minutes
December 15, 1999, 3:00 P.M.
Members Present:, Commissioner Carter, Bill Neal, Wolfgang Schulz, Karl Otto, Ed Ferguson, Donald
Campbell, Bill Ebben, Charles Getler, Janet Vasey, Beverly Edwards and James Gibson
Members Absent: Judith McCaffrey and Sharon Hanlon
Staff: Gary Vincent, Bob Fernandez
Introduction: Ed Ferguson opened the December 15, 1999 meeting of the County Government
Productivity Committee (PC) at 3:45 P.M. Not all members were present at this point because there
appeared to be some confusion about the start time of the meeting. The normal meeting time is 4:00
P.M., but this meeting was scheduled for 3:00 P.M.
New Business
The committee unanimously passed the minutes of the November 17, 1999 meeting.
The committee had begun to discuss the election of the new Chair and Vice-chair, when Bill Neal and a
few other members entered the meeting; Ed turned the meeting over to Bill. Several members were
nominated to serve as chair, but all declined for various reasons. Bill Ebben suggested that the committee
wait until February when four member appointments will expire and be filled with new applicants.
Although the new members would probably not want to serve as the chair they could at least have input
into the selection of the new chair. Bill Neal stated that anyone interested in serving as the chair should
contact him prior to the next meeting.
Old Business
The committee began to discuss the ten projects that had been suggested during the last regular meeting.
The consensus of the committee was to limit the number of projects to the three that would have the most
fiscal impact. Bill Neal asked Commissioner Carter and the County Administrator to comment on the
projects that had been suggested. They both felt that the committee could select three very worthwhile
projects from the suggested list. Three projects immediately surfaced as having the most fiscal impact:
the Master Space Plan, the Landfill and Roads. Bob Fernandez explained to the PC that the Board had
approved the Master Space Plan but had not approved a funding mechanism to implement the plan as
scheduled. Consequently, pieces of the plan were being funded but not necessarily in the order originally
planned.
Janet Vasey suggested the committee also study the revenue sources in the County. Don Campbell stated
that the revenue sources would be an important part of each of the three projects. Bill Ebben suggested
that the committee receive a presentation on all the revenues that the county receives including any
obligations or restrictions that may be associated with each of the revenues. He suggested that the
committee receive this presentation prior to beginning the three projects so the committee could better
understand what funding was available and would be able to make recommendations for obtaining
additional funding.
The committee decided to work on the following three projects during 2000.
1. Review the unfunded portion of the Master Plan
2. Analyze the landfill issue.
3. Research the roads and transportation program.
Bill Neal stated that he would write a letter to the commissioners informing them of the work plan
adopted by the committee. A copy of the letter is attached.
Comments/Suggestions: The meeting adjourned at 5:00 P.M.
The next meeting will be Wednesday,January 19th, at 2:00 P.M. in the County Administrator's
Conference Room.
cc: Commissioner Barbara Berry Mike McNees, Acting County Administrator
Commissioner Pamela Mac'Kie Mike Smykowski, Budget Director
Commissioner John Norris
Commissioner Timothy Constantine