THE DA's OFFICE's BUDGET & HOW TO SAVE JOBS

THE DA's OFFICE's BUDGET & HOW TO SAVE JOBS: (1) Disclosure is needed--This is the time for full and complete disclosure of what is being protected. Travel vouchers to Sacramento? Training programs that can be taken virtually or remotely vs traveling to the seminar site? Actual vs virtual participation in parole board hearings? Death penalty case budgeting needs to be reviewed --would justice be done and millions saved by opting for a life-without-the-possibility-of-parole case decision? Use of County vehicles--could it be curbed? (2) Legacy costs need to be reviewed--how the medical retirements, pensions and health care benefits are being administered and costed out needs to be reviewed--can we reduce administrative costs and maintain the benefit levels?? (this will require union support); (3) Is $140,000 of this money money spent for Ramo's personal problem with one former employee included in the budget figures?--Who is going to lose their job because of that expense?--is Ramos being asked to pay that back to the County from his mid six figure campaign account? If not, why not? (4) Can money be saved by better use of existing space--e.g. consolidation? (5) Are there leases that can be terminated for office space being underutilized or about to be due to dropping funding for the special programs? (6) Can conversion to LED lighting save as is projected several million dollars per year in energy costs? (7) Can we use roof top solar and wind units to save more money in power? (8) Would a two degree drop in thermostats throughout the county save the jobs? Job cuts are the way to avoid making the smart decisions.