Though the budget office believes most facilities are in good shape, it is unable to track expenses for facilities maintenance. B The Voinovich administration took justifiable pride in giving program managers appropriate authority to make timely hiring decisions. A decade ago, it could take three months to fill out applications and take tests for a position. Now, with walk-in testing, applicants can accomplish both on the same day. Forms can even be filled out at home, and the state is developing the capacity to accept them by e-mail.
Training is another reasonably strong point, with individual agencies taking the lead.
One significant weakness is that Ohio's job classification system is complex and difficult to understand, with the rationale for some individual classifications elusive at best. There are about 2,500 classifications in the state. It was such a controversial and unpleasant effort that the Voinovich administration just stayed clear of the whole mess. All of Ohio's agency directors engage in strategic planning, with input from citizens and clients, and submit quarterly reports on the progress they're making in meeting the goals and objectives of their plans. The statewide plan is five years old, however, and hasn't been updated.