Reminder to send me your suggestions TODAY.

Hope your holidays were safe and full of family and friends,
Christine Matacic
(513) 779-2659
(513) 652-2659 - cell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Matacic" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Butler County Township Association" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:50 PM
Subject: Fw: Looking for Feedback from Township Officials]


> All,
>
> See below e-mail and put your thinking caps on and forward any suggestions
> to me ASAP (buy
> no later than January 3). I will organize all of them to be submitted as 
> one
> batch from the Butler County Township Association. If you have any
> questions, please let me know.
>
> Happy New Year!
> Christine Matacic
> (513) 779-2659
> (513) 652-2659 - cell
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christine Matacic" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:11 AM
> Subject: [Fwd: Looking for Feedback from Township Officials]
>
>
>> ---------------------------- Original 
>> Message ----------------------------
>> Subject: Looking for Feedback from Township Officials
>> From:    "Heidi Fought" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date:    Mon, December 27, 2010 10:21 am
>> To:
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> IDEAS TO SAVE TOWNSHIPS MONEY
>> As you may have read in your local papers or heard on your news casts, 
>> the
>> State of Ohio is facing an $8 billion shortfall and will be looking at
>> cutting expenses in every area possible to balance the budget.
>> Governor-elect Kasich and members of the incoming 129th General Assembly
>> have stated repeatedly that "raising taxes is not an option" and
>> "everything will be considered for reduction and elimination."
>>
>> That being said, Governor-elect Kasich has requested that associations 
>> and
>> individuals submit cost-saving ideas to his administration that would 
>> help
>> state and local governments manage more efficiently and effectively.  The
>> OTA submitted a variety of ideas from our 129th Legislative Priorities,
>> including increasing competitive bidding, prevailing wage and force
>> account limits, eliminating multiple advertising in newspapers if 
>> township
>> has a website, reducing the employer share of pension contributions,
>> altering pay requirements for township trustees and fiscal officers, and
>> studying the possibility of granting local governments access to the
>> health insurance pool and rates of state employees.
>>
>> NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
>> Are there state laws in place that actually make the cost of doing
>> business more expensive?
>> Are there any state mandates that, if eliminated or reduced, would save
>> the township money?
>> Do you have any recommendations for state law or amendments to current
>> state law that would assist your township in saving money, yet still 
>> allow
>> you to provide quality services to your residents?
>>
>> We will compile the list of recommendations that we receive and share 
>> them
>> with Governor-elect Kasich's staff and members of the general assembly.
>>
>> Thank you for taking a moment to respond to this survey.  Happy New Year!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Heidi M. Fought
>> Director of Governmental Affairs
>> Ohio Township Association
>> 6500 Taylor Road, Suite A
>> Blacklick, OH 43004
>> (614) 863-0045
>> (614) 863-9751 Fax
>>
>>
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>>
>