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Your Opinion - WDFW Budget Cuts
bigtex:
--- Quote from: bearpaw on March 03, 2010, 07:42:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: Axle on March 03, 2010, 07:10:28 PM ---Bearpaw, I say cut the whole damn budjet 100 percent and let HunWa manage the critters.
We will start by getting rid of all the wolves and most of the cougars. Then we will see some serious hunting going on in this state. The kind of hunting that brings other hunters from other states.
I say - Bearpaw for president!!!!! Then we can sit around the campfire eating elk burgers and chant things like - four more beers! - four more beers! - four more beers!
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:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Better go with whacker, his profession may not be as controversial... :chuckle:
On a more serious note, you guys are saying the legislature has little control over designating funds, are you sure about that?
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No, we are saying the legislature has little control in how agencies conduct their budget cuts. The legislature doesn’t control over what positions get eliminated, agencies do that. Like I posted, the legislature could say cut enforcement by X amount of money, they do not say cut X amount of field officers. So WDFW has to determine do they just cut field officers, do they cut field supervisors, or do they cut positions at HQ. The legislature doesn’t care which position is cut, they only care that the funding is cut.
bearpaw:
thanks for the detailed explanation, the clouds are gone now... :chuckle:
Wacenturion:
--- Quote from: roadhuntking on March 03, 2010, 06:28:57 PM ---They're hiring a Deputy Asst. Director.
http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/employment/jobs/1316_WMS_030910.pdf
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Well they could start here. This job basically is a position whose function it is to coordinate headquarters wildlife management business with that of the six regions. In other words someone to act on behalf of the Wildlife Management Assistant Director in communicating department business with regional staff....regional wildlife program managers. Which by the way accounts for six more top paying, don't tell me how to run my region type attitude jobs, that are not needed. See how easy these budget cuts can be......just probably saved 20+ field jobs with those cuts dollar wise.
Getting back to the Deputy Assistant Director job......that's what the damn Assistant Director for Wildlife is paid to do.......are you starting to see the waste at the top? Every high end job in WDFW has assistants who get paid big dollars to do part of their supervisors job. It's true......what ever happen to being accountable and getting paid to produce and make decisions? Under the current setup....way too many chiefs to place blame...it just rolls downhill to field positions.
Sorry to tell you folks but this is what WDFW has become in the past 20 years............. a giant bowel like creature needing a good colonic!
Wacenturion:
--- Quote from: bigtex on March 03, 2010, 07:53:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: bearpaw on March 03, 2010, 07:42:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: Axle on March 03, 2010, 07:10:28 PM ---Bearpaw, I say cut the whole damn budjet 100 percent and let HunWa manage the critters.
We will start by getting rid of all the wolves and most of the cougars. Then we will see some serious hunting going on in this state. The kind of hunting that brings other hunters from other states.
I say - Bearpaw for president!!!!! Then we can sit around the campfire eating elk burgers and chant things like - four more beers! - four more beers! - four more beers!
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:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Better go with whacker, his profession may not be as controversial... :chuckle:
On a more serious note, you guys are saying the legislature has little control over designating funds, are you sure about that?
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No, we are saying the legislature has little control in how agencies conduct their budget cuts. The legislature doesn’t control over what positions get eliminated, agencies do that. Like I posted, the legislature could say cut enforcement by X amount of money, they do not say cut X amount of field officers. So WDFW has to determine do they just cut field officers, do they cut field supervisors, or do they cut positions at HQ. The legislature doesn’t care which position is cut, they only care that the funding is cut.
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That's where the Commission in my opinion is dropping the ball. The Commission is the Director's boss. They can basically tell him what is needed to be cut or not cut........they too just don't have the knowledge or you know what's to do it. If the Director doesn't do it......they can fire him....that simple.
Wacenturion:
Don't forget to add the newly created climate control manager position in WDFW to the above 7 jobs I mentioned above......now we have 8 high paying, doesn't produce anything really viable positions. Before you know it we'll be in the black and cutting license fees...lol. :chuckle:
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