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Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - Rob Tucker - 04-04-2009
Got any good ideas how to cut the budget?
Please post any creative budget cutting ideas on this topic.
Email your council members.
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RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - macuu222 - 04-05-2009
Charge $2.00 to use the Bus. It won't be popular...but nothing for free lasts very long
Increase the SIN tax.
Increase fee's for tourists like hotel tax, rental car tax, cruise ship port tax...etc...
Reduce salaries
CC:
enaeole@co.hawaii.hi.us
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - Rob Tucker - 04-05-2009
FYI
From: CoH Department of Finance
Limited Scope Performance Audit Report Department of Public Works CIP Contract Change Orders and Supplements for FY 2006-2007
Executive Summary, paragraph 2:
“While contract supplements and change orders are routine components of construction management and cannot be completely avoided, the accepted industry average is between + or - 10% of original contract values. Of the 16 professional services contracts active during the FY 2006-2007 audit period, contract supplements issued to date represent a 90% increase over original contract amounts. Of the 60 construction contracts active during FY 2006-2007 audit period, change orders issued to date range from -6% to +114% of original contract amounts. Of the 14 professional services contacts and 14 construction contracts meeting our audit sample criteria of greater than + or - 10% of original contract values (or outside the accepted industry average), 64% remain open and exceed their original contractual completion dates and 50% remain open and exceed their current contractual completion dates.
(My take: This in-house audit report indicates that from one department millions of dollars have been mismanaged. It would seem appropriate in this economic climate and budget crises for CoH to initiate audits of the other budget heavy departments - Parks & Recreation, Transportation, etc.)
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - Barbara - 04-05-2009
Right on Rob. And while we're looking, the lack of accountability in the DOE is staggering. Whoever is interested, look at how contracts for services/materials/construction etc. are issued/managed, which contractors are awarded the bids, then what is their performance track record? Etc.
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - tada - 04-05-2009
Can always throw the rascals out at the Legislature anyway.
http://www.starbulletin.com/editorials/Legislators_muff_an_easy_play_by_hanging_onto_pay_hikes.html
Other people want to make friends- I just want to make money.
James Cramer
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - tada - 04-05-2009
Darn didn't see Macuu's post!
Other people want to make friends- I just want to make money.
James Cramer
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - Chuysmom - 04-16-2009
Raising the excise tax, taxing online shopping from Hawaii, visitor, alcohol tax,cigarette tax, state lottery, etc. I know there are some unpopular choices here, but they affect the masses less than what Lingle proposes.
People sometimes forget that Teachers (including UHH), fire, police, nurses, foster child programs, and many others including emergency response personnel are ALL state or county, etc. If they don't have the money because it's taken away, then local vendors can't get their money...it's a horrible domino effect.
Carrie Rojo
http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Barack Obama
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - Jon - 04-16-2009
And we wont need all those teaches, fire, police, nurses, foster child programs, etc. if the people are taxed to the point that they have to move away from Hawaii...
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RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - Daniel - 04-16-2009
It would be helpful to know where all the money is going first.
Daniel R Diamond
RE: Got any good ideas how to cut the budget? - David M - 04-16-2009
Perhaps it's time to start with a Zero based budget where nothing gets funded until scrutinized.
David
Ninole Resident