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. I method in our criminal justice system of recovering costs for law enforcement and 2 prosecution through fines is insufficient to meet the costs incurred by local governments. 3 4 Response: The Legislature should review this issue and adopt measures that 5 provide for complete reimbursernent of the costs incurred by local governments in 6 enforcing state and local laws. Solutions that should be considered include the 7 following: 8 9 . Increasing fine amounts; 10 . Removing or modifying county and state surcharges that conflict with cost 11 recovery principles; and 12 . Requiring the defendant to pay the full costs of enforcement and prosecution as 13 part of any sentence. 14 15 SD-8. Access to Information Technology and Services (ah) 16 [referred to Telecommunications Task Force] 17 Issue: Cities recognize the importance of achieving world class standards and 18 universal service in order to provide quality education and opportunities for local 19 businesses and industry to engage successfully in global competition. 20 21 Response: The Legislature should: 22 23 . Encourage expanded use of inter-active teleconferencing and on-line forums, 24 public access programming and channels, and public broadcast capabilities to 25 provide public access to government meetings; 26 . Encourage collaboration among cities, schools, libraries, health care, and 27 nonprofit organizations to make local training and advanced services available 28 to community residents; and 29 . Provide assistance and funding to cities to strategically prepare themselves to 30 connect to high-speed broadband networks. 31 32 SD-9. Design-build (as) 33 [maintain current policy] 34 Issue: The standard bid procedure cities are required to use in selecting contractors 35 for municipal buildings can be quite costly. Private sector development uses a process 36 known as "design-build" in which various firms submit project proposals that include 37 both a design and the construction costs for that design. The selection is then based on 38 the total package. By granting specific statutory authority to use the design-build 39 alternative to the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission and state agencies, including 40 the Department of Revenue, the Legislature has recognized the flllancial savings it can 41 provide. In documented instances, cities have saved taxpayers up to 10 percent of the 42 total project cost by using the design-build alternative. The design-build process also 43 permits improved project management and oversight. However, absent statutory 44 authorization to use this alternative, cities are vulnerable to lawsuits from unsuccessful 45 bidders. In addition, the design-build process for playground equipment can encourage 46 greater creativity while maintaining cost controls. Special legislation was enacted for the e e e 5