DENVER - Gov. Bill Ritter plans to close Colorado Women's Correctional Facility in Canon City and the medical clinic at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, but they're only a small part of several budget cuts designed to reduce a $1 billion short- fall.
Still, officials within the departments of Corrections and Human Services are hoping that doesn't mean anyone will lose their jobs.
Todd Saliman, Gov. Bill Ritter's budget director, outlined $696.2 million in closures and program cuts, and about $127 million in other "reduced obligations."
Along with those two closures, Saliman is proposing: Eliminating for three years the homestead exemption that seniors receive on their property taxes, saving about $292 million over that time.
Keeping vacant or eliminating more than 540 full-time state government position.
Imposing five unpaid furlough days on most state workers, saving about $15 million.
Reduce funding for K-12, primarily in full-day kindergarten programs, saving about $18 million.
Lower higher education funding by $100 million.
Withhold salary increases for 26,000 state workers, saving more than $63 million.
Still, officials within the departments of Corrections and Human Services are hoping that doesn't mean anyone will lose their jobs.
Todd Saliman, Gov. Bill Ritter's budget director, outlined $696.2 million in closures and program cuts, and about $127 million in other "reduced obligations."
Along with those two closures, Saliman is proposing: Eliminating for three years the homestead exemption that seniors receive on their property taxes, saving about $292 million over that time.
Keeping vacant or eliminating more than 540 full-time state government position.
Imposing five unpaid furlough days on most state workers, saving about $15 million.
Reduce funding for K-12, primarily in full-day kindergarten programs, saving about $18 million.
Lower higher education funding by $100 million.
Withhold salary increases for 26,000 state workers, saving more than $63 million.
Notice the whole attitude of state government is that no current employee will lose their jobs, not that programs and services will be cut. The private sector is cutting millions of JOBS. Now is the opportunity to fully change the department of corrections, starting from the director on down. Make the DOC responsible to the state legislature to follow the state laws. Cut mandatory parole laws, especially on victim less, non violent crimes.
ReplyDeleteClose and fire half the state staff of correctional officers and close half the state prisons. Invest immediately in lost private sector expertise, such as church and mental health and drug rehabilitation that is cost effective and has a proven record of rehabilitation, not in state contracts to private vendors who are into it for PROFIT, such as the IRT programs.mpc
Notice the whole attitude of state government is that no current employee will lose their jobs, not that programs and services will be cut. The private sector is cutting millions of JOBS. Now is the opportunity to fully change the department of corrections, starting from the director on down. Make the DOC responsible to the state legislature to follow the state laws. Cut mandatory parole laws, especially on victim less, non violent crimes.
ReplyDeleteClose and fire half the state staff of correctional officers and close half the state prisons. Invest immediately in lost private sector expertise, such as church and mental health and drug rehabilitation that is cost effective and has a proven record of rehabilitation, not in state contracts to private vendors who are into it for PROFIT, such as the IRT programs.mpc
MPC has it right, government has to take job cuts and salary cuts as well. As far as this Saliman fellow, he needs to find another job in the private sector. Cutting the homestead exemption tax to save is preposterous. Your only going to cause a bunch more home foreclosures. All those seniors and veterans affected are all on a fixed income. When will Governor Ritter start listening to the people who elected him. These piecemeal approaches to the budget are intolerable.djw
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