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The response in getting power back and information out to thousands of people in Florida’s capitol wasn’t good enough for many, including the Governor. As Matt Galka tells us, a new group has been formed to try and come up with solutions for the next time a storm hits.

31 years passed before another hurricane hit Florida’s Capitol. But following Hurricane Hermine, lobbyist Barney Bishop says there are better ways to handle response and recovery.

“What’s the chain of command supposed to be? What are the communications supposed to look like? What’s the prioritization of services and the best use of public and private facilities?” asked Bishop. He heads the Citizens for Responsible Spending.

Bishop is assembling a task force to iron out some of those ideas. High on the agenda – streamlining cooperation between city owned and investor owned utilities.

“There wasn’t timely information, there wasn’t accurate information, in fact there were elected officials sometimes giving contradictory information. And we had a mayor frankly who shouldn’t have been in the chain of command at all, it wasn’t his responsibility,” he said.

And municipal owned utility backers say they’re open to suggestions.

We reached Barry Moline by phone. He’s the executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association and will work with the task force.

“I think that there’s always room for improvement. Every storm we learn a little bit more about how to restore faster and better and communicate better,” he said.

The group seems to fit in with what Governor Rick Scott is calling for. He was one of the storm response’s top critics.

The task force will also include former Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp, and a former commissioner on the Florida Energy Commission.