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Agenda Item -Special Presentations <br />Distributions - FY02/03 - FY06/07 - (Attachment "E" -Graph). <br />Although, distributions to the General Fund have remained constant <br />for several years, payments to other County-related beneficiaries have <br />increased substantially. <br />Distributions Plus Retiree Health Insurance Expenses - FY02/03 - <br />FY06/07 (Attachment "F" -Graph). In earlier years, the BOCC and <br />the ABC Board resolved to reduce the County's Distribution by <br />Retiree Health Insurance Expenses; however, this is not depicted as <br />such on the fmancial statements, because it is a non-cash transaction. <br />This graph includes Distributions Plus Retiree Health Insurance <br />Expenses. <br />Using computer technology to capture customers' zip code information. <br />o Currently, no customer information is collected. However, according to our <br />point-of--sale software supplier; this technology can be made available if <br />needed. However, according to the software supplier, there has been no <br />demand from other ABC Boards for this option. <br />o In the retail industry, customer's demographic information is captured to: <br />^ Target advertising information (such as mailers, radio ads, etc). <br />® Target geographical areas for future locations. <br />o Questions regarding obtaining customer information: <br />® Will customers be willing to provide information without being <br />irritated? Several ABC store managers that I discussed this with stated <br />that their customers are unwilling to provide personal information of <br />any type. Therefore, asking for a zip code may irritate some customers <br />to the point they will customers to shop in another county. <br />^ Will collection by zip codes yield useful information since there are so <br />few zip codes in the geographic area? <br />® Are there other methods already in-place to obtain reliable information <br />on retail purchases? <br />® Who will interpret the information and how will the data be used? <br />® Is the information needed on a continuous basis or can random <br />sampling be used on a periodic basis to produce similar inferences? <br />o Answers to these questions, will enable the ABC Board to determine the <br />importance of capturing the information; and if so, the answers will also assist <br />the Board in prioritizing the implementation. <br />BOCC Meeting 10/1'7/2006 Page 7 of 7 pages <br />