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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Commissioners fill central purchasing job
HAMILTON — Beginning Monday, the Butler County Commission will have a central purchasing manager.
Randall “Randy” Quisenberry will switch departments, leaving his job as a contract manager with Job and Family Services and Children Services in the county. The county commissioners approved the job transfer at their Thursday meeting, and Quisenberry’s salary was set at $68,500 annually.
The commissioners had spent about a year looking for a central purchasing manager, said Office of Management and Budget Director Pete Landrum. He said Quisenberry assisted when the position was a special project.
“And since then we didn’t have to look too far for this position, with someone who met the qualifications and could hit the ground running,” Landrum said to the commissioners.
Quisenberry said with the dollars spent, he will “make sure we get the best programs, we get the best products at the best price.”
“We’re going to put a lot of energy and effort into doing some analytics of some past purchases, making sure some of the things we’ve purchased in the past we got the best price on,” Quisenberry said. “And we’ll negotiate and bid out every contract that we can.”
Butler County Commissioner Cindy Carpenter encouraged Quisenberry to wrap up any current work necessary “and not leave those projects unfinished, handed off to someone who may not have an understanding of where you are in the process.”
Quisenberry appreciated the sentiment and expressed confidence in his current staff.
“I’m committed to helping them in any way I can,” he said.
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TweetPerformance audit bill passes Ohio House, moves to Senate
A mandatory performance audit bill has moved passed one chamber of the Ohio legislative branch and now moves on to the next. Here is a press release from State Rep. Courtney Combs’ office about House Bill 2, which as stated in the release “will reduce wasteful spending and help to save tax dollars … ” Tell me what you think:
COLUMBUS — State Representative Courtney Combs, R-Hamilton, has announced that House Bill 2, which will reduce wasteful spending and help to save tax dollars, passed from the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously by a vote of 97-0. This legislation will require the Ohio Auditor of State to conduct performance audits of at least four state agencies each biennium, beginning with the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
As Vice Chair of the House State Government & Elections Committee, Rep. Combs was hands on with House Bill 2 and introduced an amendment, which passed unanimously through committee, to include ODOT as one of the initial agencies to be examined by way of a performance audit.
“The financial reality we face demands a constantly improving, more efficient state government,” said Combs. “By identifying and eliminating inefficiencies within state agencies like ODOT, we will be saving taxpayers money and providing better results.”
Performance audits provide a comprehensive report on the efficiency and effectiveness of a government agency or operation, offering recommendations for improvement and potential cost savings. This is achieved by comparing an agency’s performance to benchmarks set by similar operations and peer-group standards. Results of a performance audit can be used to improve the effectiveness of operations, save taxpayer dollars and make better use of existing resources.
The legislation, which was originally introduced in March 2009 of the 128th General Assembly, was crafted in concert with former Auditor Mary Taylor and current Auditor Dave Yost. Since the beginning of 2007, the Auditor of State’s office has conducted more than 100 audits on local governments, recommending nearly $169 million in annual cost savings and translating to a potential return on investment of $24 for every dollar spent to conduct an audit.
House Bill 2 will now move to the Senate for further debate and deliberation.
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