Fund rent increases due to relocations or additions for 10 DFCS buildings. Develop a client transportation computer system to do trip reports, billing, inventory, and financial information. Fund on-going costs of the Office of Fraud and Abuse's income program and case tracking system. ALL Complete the Public Health frame relay connectivity installation project in the remaining 61 counties. Since 1993 the number of contracts have increased fourfold.
Expertise is needed in procurement, negotiation and management of the contracts.
Upgrade environmentalist series positions. Increase two paygrades to align with the DNR environmentalist series to improve recruitment and retention. Statewide expansion of epidemiologists. Fund six additional district epidemiologists to cover the balance of the state's 19 Health Districts and one state level coordinator. The new district epidemiologists will be placed in Lawrenceville, Forest Park, Gainesville, Dublin, Dalton, and Brunswick.