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J. W. Smith jsmith1 at ohio.edu
Mon Dec 15 21:02:26 UTC 2008


I wanted all of you to see this and believe me we will and have responded 
to this very serious issue.

We must watch this one very closely indeed.
JW

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>From: "Hanes, Mike - RSC" <Mike.Hanes at RSC.STATE.OH.US>
>To: RSC BSVI Area Managers <RSCBSVIAreaManagers at exchange.state.oh.us>,
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>CC: "Connelly, John" <John.Connelly at RSC.STATE.OH.US>,
>         "Williamson, Erik"
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>         "Pugh, Susan"
>         <Susan.Pugh at RSC.STATE.OH.US>,
>         "Moore-Cooper, Robin"
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>         "Martinez, Cheryl"
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>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:40:37 -0500
>Subject: Information from Commissioner Budget & Audit meeting of December
>  10th
>Thread-Topic: Information from Commissioner Budget & Audit meeting of
>  December 10th
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>Based on a follow up meeting with John Connelly, here is additional 
>information BSVI will use to formulate and present information in the 
>"white paper" in regards to a separate bureau for consumers who are 
>visually impaired/blind.  For those of you who were not in attendance, the 
>Commissioner Budget & Audit Sub-committee held a meeting on December 10th 
>and one of the points in the discussion focussed on whether the bureaus 
>should be merged in any fashion to reduce administrative cost.  Based on 
>that discussion, it has been clarified that I need to present the "white 
>paper" to the Commissioner Budget & Audit Sub-committee on January 
>7th.  I'll need to mail it to them probably by December 29th.
>
>The focus of the BSVI "white paper" will be as follows;
>
>    * State Statute Requirement in Ohio law about the bureau.
>
>    * Information on how BSVI is structured
>
>    * Information on the Northwest model
>
>    * Other information the bureau has implemented to reduce/hold 
> administrative and case services costs.
>
>    * Why it is important to have BSVI dedicated counselors, support 
> staff, supervisors, managers and director office staff
>
>    * Carl Sabo's full disertation and any other national study findings 
> on separate blind agencies.
>    * Other recommendations to reduce administrative cost yet keep direct 
> services.
>
>
>As for the National Federation of the Blind, American Council of the 
>Blind, and any Community Rehabilitation Program partners, John and I 
>thought it would be appropriate if each organization sent materials to the 
>7 Commissioners directly.  Hopefully, by December 29th for the January 7th 
>Commissioner Budget & Audit meeting and subsequent meeting of all 
>Commissioners on January 21st.  Commissioner names, addresses, phone 
>numbers, e-mail addresses are listed below;
>
>
>Thank you for your cooperation and please contact me should you have 
>questions.  Mike Hanes
>
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