This committee of not being meticulous, this shows how serious we take every cent of this budget and how much we respect the feedback from the budget and legislative analyst. So i just want to use this as an example that this is how granular were going to get about every single budget and legislative analyst recommendation that has not been accepted by the department. For you, this is just an example to other departments when they get ready to defend themselves. I think you did an exceptional job, so thank you, chief. But i just want to remind everyone that every dollar that we spend, even though we have a 12 billion budget, means that were not spending it on something else. And the community and supervisors have come forward with 500 million in requests of life or death asks. So it is the job of this committee to make sure that every were spending is essential and more important than one of those 500 million of essential life saving asks, so i really wanted to use that as a teaching m
Vehicle to get a new vehicle there . Im sorry, supervisor stefani. I didnt hear the entire question. Supervisor stefani i asked if they could retire an old one to purchase a new one. Well, given the under o utilization of their fleet, it seems like that would be a feasible option. Supervisor stefani and what again is your answer to that underutilization not argument, but analysis . So i think were not looking at two different things. Were not looking at not being able to use the cars that we have because the equipment just doesnt fit, and using more staff to transport equipment that could be done by one more in a rightsized vehicle. We rely on the fact that staff follow the policy, but staff grabs the keys and go. Completeri lines complete reliance on the logs isnt indicative of use of our vehicles. Theyre not just used by our officers, theyre used by reentry division, theyre used to transport people to beds in residential treatment, so theres a lot more usage than just the units where
Meticulous, this shows how serious we take every cent of this budget and how much we respect the feedback from the budget and legislative analyst. So i just want to use this as an example that this is how granular were going to get about every single budget and legislative analyst recommendation that has not been accepted by the department. For you, this is just an example to other departments when they get ready to defend themselves. I think you did an exceptional job, so thank you, chief. But i just want to remind everyone that every dollar that we spend, even though we have a 12 billion budget, means that were not spending it on something else. And the community and supervisors have come forward with 500 million in requests of life or death asks. So it is the job of this committee to make sure that every were spending is essential and more important than one of those 500 million of essential life saving asks, so i really wanted to use that as a teaching moment chair fewer thank you.
What she could have potentially contracted in the water if theyre concerned about something with the lake. Reporter her older daughter will stay at overnight camp here next week. She hopes if it is bacteria in the water, its resolved by then. Some of its to be expected, being out at a camp. But im not sure i guess i have to figure out what level of bacteria or whatever they found, if they find anything then i guess ill go from there and be concerned. Reporter a mile or two down from the camp swimming is not offlimits at other cedar lakes in the area. The Burlington County Health Department does anticipate the results from their Water Testing samples to be completed by tonight or friday morning. Im cydney long, nbc 10 news. Right now at 5 00 take a look at this. In the past few hours, a water main break forced the deptford mall to close temporarily in gloucester county. This view comes from sky force 10. We are told a water main under the parking lot there burst, creating this muddy mes