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[richard payne]

Is there some thibng that you are asking the membership to do here? Richard
 Payne president Miami Valley chapter nfb
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From: "J. W. Smith" <jsmith1 at ohio.edu>
To: <Dr. John W Smith :>
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Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 4:02 PM
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>
> 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>,
>>         "mary.hiland at sbcglobal.net" <mary.hiland at sbcglobal.net>,
>>         "J. W. Smith"
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>>         "Dawn Christianson
>>  (dchristensen at sightcentertoledo.org)" 
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>>         Ginny Backscheider <Ginny.Backscheider at cincyblind.org>,
>>         "Martin K. Gaudiose
>>  (mgaudiose at visioncenter.org)" <mgaudiose at visioncenter.org>,
>>         "Mike Walsh
>>  (mwalsh at clovernook.org)" <mwalsh at clovernook.org>,
>>         "Patricia Buckhold
>>  (pbuckhold at clevelandsightcenter.org)" 
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>>CC: "Connelly, John" <John.Connelly at RSC.STATE.OH.US>,
>>         "Williamson, Erik"
>>         <Erik.Williamson at rsc.state.oh.us>,
>>         "Pugh, Susan"
>>         <Susan.Pugh at RSC.STATE.OH.US>,
>>         "Moore-Cooper, Robin"
>>         <Robin.Moore-Cooper at rsc.state.oh.us>,
>>         "Martinez, Cheryl"
>>         <Cheryl.Martinez at rsc.state.oh.us>,
>>         "Moore, Stephen"
>>         <Stephen.Moore at RSC.STATE.OH.US>
>>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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