About Effectiveness
January 27, 2010. Did you have a chance to read the front page of the Press-Enterprise this morning? Doom and gloom, pain and agony, layoffs and budget cuts. Is our government being EFFECTIVE? Is there another way to approach government and budgeting? I think there is. I think it will require a more global perspective and I think the Auditor’s office should lead the way. Now I’m not saying that we don’t have a $71million problem that needs attention and I totally agree with Mr. Luna’s assertion that we (Riverside County residents) can’t continue to offset revenue shortfalls out of savings for operational expenses but I do think we can take a look at what government is doing and find the shortfalls and areas where cooperation could bring some big savings. Are there duplicate services or work objectives and goals within the various Public Safety departments? Are there functions within the Health and Welfare services that are duplicated? Are their too many supervisors which then requires more staff to justify the supervisors? What would happen if we could negotiate temporary demotions in lieu of layoffs? What would be the service effect? Finally, are we budgeting the correct mix of services or has Riverside County fallen victim to the account line, incremental budget demon without consideration of how a particular activity enhances the services required by the citizens of Riverside. I would welcome the opportunity to see how the various department budgets enhance the mission statement of the County and support the goals and objectives of the Supervisors who represent your goals and objectives for government service. That’s my thought — Justine Quinones
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