TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Williams and Supervisor Gjerde
MEETING DATE: November 5, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Williams
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Gjerde
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Direction to Staff to Establish Data Reporting and Charting Website
(Sponsor: IT Ad Hoc Committee: Supervisors Williams and Gjerde)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Direct staff to continue collaboration with IT Ad Hoc Committee to establish a data reporting and charting website with automated publication of key data, taking requests from department heads, Supervisors and the Executive Office.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Good data results in better decision making, but only when the data is accurate, timely and properly presented. The IT Ad Hoc envisions web accessible charts of key indicators, with recommendations sourced from Department Heads, Supervisors and the Executive Office, prioritized by least cost to implement, avoiding chart formulas subject to criteria bias. Initial charts in various time periods should include spending year to date (YTD), business licenses issued, cannabis tax revenue, cannabis permits issued, cannabis permits blocked waiting for state approval, employee count by department, unfilled Heath Human Services Agency position count, building permit count, kilowatt hours of electricity by facility, natural gas / propane by facility, fleet diesel / gasoline gallonage by department, transient occupancy tax collected by district, vacation rental count, vacation rental Transit Occupancy Tax, ambulances in service, homeless housed in shelters, mental health patients transported out of county, children housed in juvenile hall and patients treated by our Behavior and Mental Health partners
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
No Acti...
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