Continuing to create the modules. Theres also other areas in terms of payments where we have manual reconciliation in part due to the conversion issues and were reviewing the entries and making sure theyre all appropriate. And want to make sure we have all the staff for a yearend close which happens in august, september and october of 2018. The budget proposes to create a pool of staffing and allows us to give support for our operations and also proposes for consulting for us as well as a work order through the Controllers Office who can help implement better interfaces and modules for the financial system. Then the last emerging need is related to the transfer Emergency Services for our department. As you know, weve been planning the transition for years and it became effective july 1. Prior to the transition we did a study on the staffing and program and there were significant issues and there was an additional need for increased analysis and metrics, policies and procedures and prop
Is finding better results by focussing on those kinds of issues including working in the community and managing individual stress from the African American community. I do want to make sure we recommend the staff today. Director, i had one question off the present i guess the continuing resolution it then would not have the let it of another shutdown im trying so information how that works. I and tis we could have another shut down but this allows us to go forward with the initiatives. And on the report our congratulations for all those who have been recognized at the event. Thank you for the report and the next item. Public comment and ive not received any requests. Could i ask karen to come up to acknowledge her . Surely, please. I know you have experience now and if you can give the commissioners a little bit about your background and the work youve been doing for us. I did hiv prevention back in 1999 and have been working there since 2017 and looking for the transgender community.
The nasdaq down by 273. The s p lost 113. Abc News Reporter Elizabeth Hur is in new york with more. Reporter a nerveracking day for trade others wall street with the dow taking a nose dive, falling more than 1,500 points at one point before ending the day down 1175 points. Thats the biggest point drop ever. The market meltdown happening at the same time President Trump was celebrating the American Economy and jobs in ohio. Weve already created nearly 2. 6 million jobs since the election, including more than 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing. Reporter but at this outing, no mention of the stock market from the president , who has repeatedly taken credit for the markets gains on its good days. The stock market is hitting one alltime record after another. The stock market is shattering one record after another. Reporter the dow is still up 21 compared to a year ago. So the white house is downplaying the huge declines and analysts say theyre also not worried. This is just a case where the
Opened fire on students and teachers killing 17 and wounding 15 others. We learn more about the victims and the alleged gunman as investigators look into his troubled life. Abc News Reporter. Maggie ruhle has more. A day after one of the worst mass shooings in modern u. S. History. The people in parkland left leaning on each other for support. Were family here in parkland. A community in mourning. 17 lives lost. Many of theme teenage students. I cant imagine like going to biology class and not seeing her there next to me its crazy. One in the schools marching band, another on his way to college on a swim scholarship. Some just in their first year of high school. Other victims, teachers and staff. Junior electricsy survived the attack. Im honestly in shock still. Im im emotional wreck. I just dont know how to take this. And im just im thankful to be here. But at the same time im so hurt to know that a lot of people i know are gone. The alleged gunman now in custody, charged with 17 coun
Warning system. Reporter this is what it looked like just after 5 00 p. M. Tuesday as thick black smoke sailed to the sky over sims metal management. Some nearby residents say they did not receive any official notification. At least not right away. People did not know what was going on. When you see a big black cloud like that its quite a fantastic thing to see. This whole Warning System ning is an absolute total joke. Its been its been around now for about 25 years. Its never worked. Reporter a sims spokesperson told us they called 911 within minutes of the fire starting in the debris pile behind me. Here is what it looks like from drone view 7. But mayor tom butt told us he did not get official word and alert from the county for nearly an hour after black smoke was billows in the skies above. Rich mooned fire captain rico says its his responsibility to notify Contra Costa County when its time to activate the Emergency Alert system. The way the community Warning System is designed is