pages: CityCouncil/2008-10-21.pdf, 3
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CityCouncil | 2008-10-21 | 3 | point of service delivery; the City has a structural problem that needs to be fixed; consolidating departments should be reviewed. Councilmember deHaan stated more impacts can be anticipated due to the current financial crisis; concurred with Councilmember Matarrese; stated funding was strong from 1995 to 2000; that he would like to compare current staffing with levels ten years agoi he is appalled that Mastick Senior Center closure is being considered as a potential cut. Councilmember Matarrese stated the City Manager and Department Heads are responsible for determining how to deliver service; that he wants to outline what services need to be protected; public safety staffing needs to be maintained at a level to ensure adequate response time; that he is pleased that the Police Chief is urging Council not to consider a Special Duty Unit reduction which would result in the loss of a parolee, a probationer, sex registrant monitoring, special operations capabilities, and surveillance and investigative functions the City is kept safe because of parolee surveillance, speed limit enforcement, and property crime investigation; the City has three missions 1) keeping the City safe; 2) protecting individual citizens; and 3) protecting infrastructure; the City cannot eliminate sidewalk and tree pruning maintenance. Mayor Johnson stated the Fire and Police Departments Sustainability Reports should have included economic analysis and been a financial planning tool for the next five or ten years; reports should include the retirement medical cost issue. Councilmember Gilmore stated follow up should be given to the possibility of contracting out certain Finance Department functions, such as payroll, parking citations, business licenses, etc., as well as combining Risk Management and Human Resources into one administrative department; consolidating Boards and Commissions should be reviewed because City time is used to staff the Boards and Commissions; contracting out engineering services should be reviewed; that she is not sure about contracting out Fire services to the County; that she does not see how public safety services will not be touched given the fact public safety accounts for 66% of the General Fund. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he would like the City Manager to explore the possibility of contracting in; Alameda Unified School District could contract with the City for field maintenance and payroll services part-time versus full-time employment should be reviewed for professional services. Regular Meeting 3 Alameda City Council October 21, 2008 | CityCouncil/2008-10-21.pdf |