Agency Cuts Summary

The lists below summarize budget cut information gathered from meeting between OCSEA leaders and agency directors that took place on Jan. 31, 2008.

Learn more about the union's opposition to these cuts and how leaders propose OCSEA combats these cuts.

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Also, check out details from the state's formal announcement.

DRC

(Updated: April 2008)

• No Corrections Officers or LPNs abolished
• Consolidate administrative functions (e.g., Dayton Correctional Institution with Montgomery Education Pre-Release Center).
• 301 bargaining unit positions targetted for layoffs.
• Early Retirement Incentive Plan - 1 year buyout
  
  > Agreement signed to save jobs in DR&C
  
  > OCSEA members in DR&C shoulder unfair burden of cuts

(Updated: February 2008)

• Staff reductions expected to be 434-815; hopes to keep it around 450
• No closings
• No layoffs in security, parole or nursing
• Will consolidate management, especially looking at smaller side-by-side facilities (e.g., Dayton)
• Will increase commissary prices 5-7%
• Will make cuts to community corrections
• Will consolidate bulk commissary suppliers
• 66% of cuts to come from exempt staff
• Wants to revisit roll call pay (cost = $14 million) and recouping ½ ($7m) equivalent to 109 jobs
• No legislative action required to make savings
• ERI – maybe 1 year
• ERI eligibility – 1,400? – but weighted to COs

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ODJFS - Next update anticipated by May 2, 2008

• Goal is to save $17.2 million by July1, 2008 and $50.3 million in FY 09
• Believe they will “fall off a cliff” in FY 2010 and 2011 when state revenues begin planned decline
• Staff reductions expected to be 309-574
• Less than 200 current vacancies
• Will delay some health rate billing reimbursements
• ERI – will probably offer one-year buyout if mandated, but will see no benefit to FY2010
• ERI eligibility is estimated to be 800 employees.
• Attrition rate is about 6% annually or 20 per month.
• Regarding programmatic cuts, says ODJFS will “fight mission creep and focus on core mission.”

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ODMH

• Will close Dayton (100 beds/117 staff) and Cambridge (48 beds and 143 staff) facilities
• Staff reductions of 60-80 at two facilities, including 90% of exempts.
• Current exempt/non-exempt ratio is 1:2
• Staff reductions of 20% in Central Office
• Current CO exempt/non-exempt ratio is 2:1
• Cambridge clients/beds will be transferred to Massillon or Athens facilities with addition of 2 units and approximately 50 staff
• Dayton clients/beds will be transferred to Columbus or Summit facilities.
• 24-25 total staff will be added in Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati areas

• As much as possible, agency will give Dayton and Cambridge staff opportunity to move to other facilities.
• Paper layoffs to be held in April
• ERI – will offer 6-month buyouts
• ERI eligibility is 40 in Dayton and 42 in Cambridge

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ODMR

• Staff reductions of 390-540 across agency
• Capacity reductions (total 191) in all institutions:

  Cambridge (-6, ½ building)
  Columbus (-32, whole building)
  Gallipolis (-32, whole building)
  Montgomery (-5, ½ building)
  Mount Vernon (-32, 2 16-bed units)
  Northwest (-18, whole building)
  Southwest (-5, whole building)
  Tiffin (-20, 4 cottages or 2 ten-bed units)
  Warrensville (-32, 2 16-bed units)
  Youngstown (-9, whole building)
  Martin wavers – 167 to be utilized

• Institutional direct care staff reductions approximately 267 (exempt and non-exempt, but majority are in B.U.)
• Ancillary staff reductions approximately 105 (exempt and non-exempt)
• Central Office staff reductions approximately 45 (including 5 OCSEA B.U. members) or approximately 15% of CO staff
• May be opportunity for staff to follow jobs “by being independent contractors and/or working for private providers.”
• Complete changes above by end of FY 09
• ERI – will offer 1-year
• ERI eligibility is 570 across the agency

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ODNR

• Staff reductions of 85-157
• Parks Division to lose approximately 70 positions
• Parks also to cut hours or eliminate positions for approximately 225 seasonal employees (ETIs)
• Parks also to consolidate from 26 to 20 regions.
• Only lifeguards in parks will be at Lake Erie
• Soil & Water to lose 6-7 positions
• Contract out pro shops (updated April 2008)

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Other announced Staff Reductions

   ODADAS 6-12                     Agriculture 17-31
   Development 11-20        
   Health 16-34                      Taxation 28-40

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DYS
In addition, because of a pending lawsuit, DYS is believed to be near to closing Marion and Ohio River Valley facilities, and to be opening 8-9 community-based DYS facilities operated through contractors. More sweeping closures and other changes are possible.

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Updates: Feb. 28, 2008; April 2008

Editor's Note: Check with your local leadership and staff representative for the most current updates regarding your agency or the agencies of your chapter members.