| Findings & Recommendations | Response |
Actions Completed |
Actions Pending |
| Findings and Recommendations 1a - 3a | Adopted the responses of the CA. BOS | ||
| 1a. Policies and procedures for privatization need to be developed and adopted by the BOS. | Agrees; however, there are restrictions in state law and state guidelines. BOS's Strategic Plan, April 1996, addresses development of policies and criteria. CA | ||
| 1b. BOS & CA should organize a County Privatization Task Force that would develop policies for the BOS. | Agrees; however, the Task Force is not considered necessary. The Strategic Plan directs the CA to develop options for policies and criteria for privatization including performance measures by June 1997. CA | ||
| 1c. The County Privatization Task Force should seek advice from community groups, businesses and third party experts. | Agrees that the CA would do well to seek and consider input from knowledgeable parties. CA | ||
| 1d. The Task Force should submit policies and procedures to BOS for approval by March 1997 for adoption in June 1997. | Agrees that Strategic Plan timetable should be met. CA states that report to BOS is due in June 1997, not March 1997. CA | ||
| 2a. BOS should direct the CA to require that each department inventory its work and identify work that must be performed by government and work that can be performed by the private sector. | Disagrees. Too time consuming and value is unclear. A superior approach is to: 1) develop policies and criteria, then, 2) use department heads to focus on opportunities permissible under law that have potential for savings and/or service improvements. CA |
| 3a. BOS should direct the CA to analyze issues involving privatization, determine areas wherein county government could benefit most through privatization and present a priority list to BOS by June 1997. | Agrees, however, emphasizes the importance of department head input as opposed to CA's unilateral decision making. CA | ||
| 3b. The 1996-1997 Grand Jury should monitor the County's progress in privatization, report to the public and make recommendations. | The 1996-97 GJ chose not to pursue. |