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Your Opinion - WDFW Budget Cuts
Shootmoore:
--- Quote from: Curly on March 03, 2010, 06:17:10 PM ---I wonder what the wolf budget is? :dunno: They should get rid of anything to do with helping wolves.
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I believe they were "guessing" around 700-900 thousand.
Shootmoore
whacker1:
I have been told that the legislature doesn't have the ability to take on specific management structure within a department. They can set budget and regulation for said department, but not hire and fire. I am told that this is to be management directive from the governor's office, which we know won't happen.
I don't know if this information is accurate or not, but I know that there isn't anyone in these roles in any of state government that is going to make many cuts to upper and middle management in order to retain the quality of service. I am pretty sure tha the governor still has her 30 + aids and hasn't eliminated any of those positions.
roadhuntking:
They're hiring a Deputy Asst. Director.
http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/employment/jobs/1316_WMS_030910.pdf
whacker1:
Probably the best recourse is to ask the question from us to them, person by person, as we have with letters to the legislature. And the question is: How can you justify hiring the following positions: deputy assistant director, climate change mgr, etc. when you know that you are facing budget cuts from the legislature in the next 30 -60 days? Maybe we as the voters need to hold each department at the state level accountable. My bet is that the climate change mgr is a directive that comes directly from gregoire's office.
We could potentially ask these questions of the director and the commission as to why there haven't been any middle management or upper management reductions via the last few budget cuts? I don't know what else to try. the legislature sure as hell isn't going to do it.
bigtex:
--- Quote from: bearpaw on March 03, 2010, 11:39:31 AM ---I agree with both of you, whacker and Kain. I'm afraid it will spell out in the end as a loss to wardens, hatcheries, core services, etc. as you have said.
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Actually as the current budget proposal is written there is no cut to WDFW enforcement.
Here is the current proposed budget in a easier to understand format:
http://fiscal.wa.gov/FRViewer.aspx?Rpt=Operating+Budget+Agency+Detail
Just select "Fish and Wildlife" under the agency area
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