A couple of small steps
Jun 29th, 2009 by David Anderson
Step one– How many of the savings recommended by State Auditor Tom Wagner are still floating around. Some such as the DSTP reform is outdated. Others are not. Talk about consolidating the school districts is understandably controversial. What really isn’t controversial is consolidating the administration of the vo-tech high schools. That seems like an easy million. Remember this?
What I have to wonder is why don’t we hire a few people to go around the state and collect phone, electric, gas, and other bills around state government then pay them in a consolidated check to each vendor with designated amounts for each account. That would save us many millions at $50 a check. Then we also need to push our vendor to get a fire under themselves to update our software or immediately start taking bids for a new system next year. We are wasting up to 200 million dollars a year just in the way we pay bills. That money is not providing any services or adding value to anyone’s life. Why we can’t get the will to make this a top priority speaks volumes to the lethargy in Legislative Hall.
