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4d <br />Three: <br />LTse technology whenever possible. There are several areas <br />where technology at some cost will be offset in potential savings in <br />staff time. These examples exist throughout the County. <br />Automated inspection tablets -efforts in Building Inspections could <br />be extended to well/septic inspections. <br />GIS solutions for EMS -equip ambulances with GIS tracking units so <br />that 911 dispatch can send the available units closest to a need <br />rather that dispatched from a fixed location. This approach could be <br />applied to the county operated van system to aid in route control. <br />Automated Agenda Meeting Packages - if the BOCC concurs, staff <br />can begin a process of providing all meeting information in <br />electronic format. I would suggest the BOCC be provided laptops <br />with the appropriate software configurations to allow the process to <br />work. (We would probably save a tree a month.) <br />Other Examples exist - <br />Four: <br />Centralized records storage. Discussed elsewhere in this <br />document. <br />Five: <br />Self funded health insurance. Discussed elsewhere. <br />Six: <br />Consider contracting some vehicle maintenance functions. We <br />currently stock tires and other parts for most county vehicles and <br />handle all replacements internally. Besides the inventory cost of <br />holding items, staffing is allocated to this effort. Several other <br />internal vehicle maintenance considerations are worthy of study. <br />3 <br />