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Health and Welfare director outlines reorganization, aligns budget to new structure; committee probes fleet, MMIS and ombudsman
Summary
Alex Williamson and Director Alex Adams presented the Department of Health and Welfare—s proposed reorganization and budget alignment, including moves of several programs into Medicaid, a new CFO position, and asset-replacement requests for vehicles and IT systems.
Alex Williamson of the Legislative Services Office and Alex Adams, director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, briefed the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on the department's proposed internal reorganization and the budget implications.
"The Department of Health and Welfare can be found beginning on page 2-4 in your budget book," Alex Williamson said as she opened an agency overview that described the department's responsibilities and staffing. Williamson said the department is authorized 3,015.94 full-time positions (FTP) and reported 315.57 vacancies as of the end of August; she cautioned that the vacancy figure is likely out of date because of ongoing turnover.
Director Alex Adams said the reorganization is intended to improve lines of accountability and operational results. "Budgets are laws, not suggestions," Adams told the committee, saying he created a new chief financial officer role reporting directly to…
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