Meetings & Topics

#1: July 26, 2013
  • Review of Charge and Potential Topics/Issues
  • Prioritization of Topics/Issues – Tier I and Tier II
  • Criteria & Process for Accepting Input to Task Force
  • Discussion of Proposed Timeline
#2: Aug. 7, 2013
  • Suggestions for Criteria by which to Evaluate Issues/Topics
  • County’s Fiscal Crisis
  • Criminal Justice System Challenges
#3: Aug. 21, 2013
  • LEST I – County & City
  • Greene County’s LEST II
  • Greene County’s Plans for November Election
  • Proposal to Develop Public Safety “Solution Scenarios”
#4: Sept. 10, 2013
  • Review of Additional Topics added to List:
    • Topics Suggested by Citizens
    • Sponsored Topics added to Task Force’s Charge:
      • County Animal Control – Sponsor: Commissioner Bengsch
      • Further City-County Consolidation – Sponsor: Mayor Stephens
  • Jointly Funded City-County Functions
    • Emergency Communications (911)
    • Emergency Management
    • Parks
    • Health Department
    • Criminal Justice Capital Needs
    • County Sheriff’s Office
    • Springfield Police Department
    • County Courts
    • Juvenile Facility Expansion
    • Municipal Court
    • Lifecycle Capital Replacement Costs
#5: Sept. 25, 2013
  • Criminal Justice Capital Needs (continued)
    • City
    • County
  • Unfunded Environmental Mandates
#6: Oct. 10, 2013
  • Health Department Budget Subsidy Amount
  • Status Update: Springfield-Greene County Safety & Justice Roundtable
    • Recommendations
#7: Nov. 13, 2013
  • Request for Deadline Extension
  • Use Tax Election Results
  • Status Update: Springfield-Greene County Safety & Justice Roundtable
    • Recommendations
#8: Dec. 4, 2013
  • Status Update: Springfield-Greene County Safety & Justice Roundtable
    • Recommendations
  • Public Safety Scenarios – Information Needed
#9: Dec. 18, 2013
  • Safety & Justice Roundtable Report Review & Wrap Up
  • Public Safety Scenarios Reminder
  • High-Level Overview of Upcoming Environmental Issues
#10: Jan. 8, 2014
  • Springfield-Greene County Safety & Justice Roundtable Report/Approval
  • Environmental Mandates
    • Citizens’ Wastewater Task Force
    • Citizens’ Stormwater Task Force
    • Citizens’ Affordability Task Force
#11: Jan. 27, 2014
  • Public Safety Scenarios
    • County
    • City
#12: Feb. 20, 2014
  • Environmental Mandates and Integrated Planning
#13: March 12, 2014
  • Public Health Funding
  • Animal Control
#14: March 26, 2014
  • Public Health
  • Animal Control (moved to a later meeting)
#15: April 9, 2014
  • Operational Issues: & Unfunded Capital Needs, Lifecycle Capital Replacement
#16: April 30, 2014
  • Growth Planning
  • Employee Wellness
#17: May 14, 2014
  • Employee Recruitment/Retention/Compensation
  • Capital Transportation Costs
  • City
#18: May 28, 2014
  • Animal Control
  • Economic Development
    • City
    • County
#19: June 11, 2014
  • Sales Tax Fluctuations/Budget Preparations
  • Fiscal Impact Analysis of Recently Passed Tax Exemptions
#20: June 25, 2014
  • Criminal Justice Scenarios
#21: July 9, 2014
  • Functional Consolidation Opportunities
#22: Aug. 6, 2014
  • Civic Engagement
    • City
    • County
#23: Sept. 10, 2014
  • Review Draft Report
  • Outline Options
  • Performance Matrix
#24: Oct. 8, 2014
  • Reports from Work Groups on Options to Address Fiscal and Service Delivery
  • Challenges and “Dashboard” Performance Metrics
#25: Oct. 29, 2014
  • Dashboard Indicators
  • Report Updates – Information on Options
#26: Nov. 19, 2014
  • Final Report Status Review
  • Performance Measures
#27: Dec. 4, 2014
  • Final Review Prior to Presentation to City Council and County Commissioners