Item and id be happy to answer any questions or dr. Chow our commissioner singer if youve anything to add to that. I think i would add for commissioners to be aware that the committee is rewriting the process for the review of contracts that currently [inaudible] at 500,000 will cover 90 percent of our contacts at cost. It actually would then allow us to really look at a lower number of contracts themselves and can do better. And im courage you all look at what will be the draft proposal that will come to the finance committee and hopefully den we will then at the finance committee at next months meeting bring it to the commission for its approval so that it can be put into place for 2015. We are looking at a half year period of time for assessment to see what other additional parameters might be used to make this a more effective review and a more collaborative review with the department. So the 1 million special that was proposed we are currently speaking about using a 500,000 thresh
Sometime in january or february so everyone can contribute to that discussion before we approve the new policy. Then, other things that we looked at today, its on your consent calendar including the new site approval for house [inaudible] they are going to move from their Current Location that is been [inaudible] for over 20 years for a new location on Howard Street and also on the consent calendar you have order court contracts that need your approval as well as 2014 december contract reports. And then one other thing that i think is worth mentioning is about collective action plans. We have not heard about corrective action plans on many contractors and so this is relatively new to some of us who have been on the commission for less than three years. So, there were two contract contractors that have been put on the corrective action plan and it sounds like they are pretty good outcomes. We also want to be able to really look at this as a more preemptive effort mike rather than reacti
Certainly wont be done by hurting anybody. How does the country ease the tension between race and Law Enforcement. Well ask former new york city mayor Rudy Giuliani. Plus, what role does the media play in the turmoil surrounding ferguson. Most significant challenge encountered has been the 24 hour you cycle and appetite for anything to talk about. All right now. On a special Fox News Sunday. And hello again from fox news in washington. Police offer Darren Wilson announced late saturday he has resigned from the Ferguson Police force. But the decision not to indict him has left ferguson and the nation in turmoil. Today, we want to examine the fallout from several angles. Well discuss with attorneys from both sides. What does the case say about Racial Discrimination in our police forces. Well ask two leaders about the problems and possible reforms. First, the latest from ferguson. Reporter Darren Wilson explained that he wanted to continue with police work, but the department was receivin
The Justice Department issues a scathing report on Philadelphia Police. Plus eyewitness it became a complex humanitarian emergency quite quickly. Reporter capturing the human tragedy of the ebola crisis. We begin tonight in washington where a man who spent decades in the United States teaching anthropology at Johns Hopkins university and later working at the world bank is now leading the lobbying effort for afghanistan. Ashraf ghani is that countrys new president. He has been in office for five months, and he is urging the Obama Administration facetoface to keep american trooping in his country. Mike viqueira has the latest from washington. Mike . Reporter david in addition to all of that ashraf ghani has one big advantage, and that is he is not his predecessor who had a notoriously poor relationship with george bush and then barack obama. But its a new set of leaders visiting washington now, and many are hoping on both sides that it opens a new era. Its designed at a show of unity and
And, indeed, today i hope and believe that we will get this done and then we can turn to that nomination. But there are others on the perhaps too many to name senator warner, senator heitkamp and others on the democratic side, there are those on the republican side, senator collins comes to mind, and others whove worked so hard and so relentlessly and with such determination to get us where we are today. So we need to get this over the finish line so we can move on to other business. Mr. President , i have 11 than consent requests for the committees to meet during todays session of the senate. Theyve been approved, these requests have been approved by the majority and minority leaders. Id ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed and that these requests be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn and id note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call quorum call a senator the senator from indiana.