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Bureau/Division Director’s Meeting

August 10, 2005

Commissioner’s Conference Room

                                                                        

 

The following are points of interest that were discussed at the Bend the Curve portion of the Bureau/Division Director’s meeting on Wednesday, August 10, 2005:

 

·        Sue Bell distributed a list of positions as of August 8, 2005, which will be considered the baseline.

·        The Commissioner asked for a monthly summary.

o       .The summary will be adjusted for FTEs and part-time positions. 

o       Kim will graph the summary.

·        Arthur Davis is working on CI-P Certifications that are behind schedule.

o       There will be a standard level of training.

o       MEP may have the CI-Ps attend private sector meetings to observe.

o       The number of CI-Ps trained are:

§         DOL – 17

§         DHHS – 11

§         DOT – 2

§         DEP – 1

·        John Rioux and Bill Peabody did a Lean presentation at the NAGLO Conference.

·        The 14 VSM Projects discussed at the July 27 meeting were discussed and reduced to four:

o       Common Intake (Individual, Employer, Registry, CSU Telephone & Labor intakes).  Sponsor Laura Fortman, Manager Steve Campana.

o       Delivery of services to dislocated workers. Sponsor Laura Fortman, Manager Jane Gilbert

o       Program Consolidation – LMIS & BLS.  Sponsor John Dorrer, Manager Dana Evans.

o       Integration on Employer Audits/Visits/Surveys (BUC, LMIS BLS) Sponsor Bill Peabody, Manager Lloyd Black.

·        There is no ending to the BTC Initiative as continuous improvement is part of it.

·        VSM Projects do have an ending.

·        Implementation is slow to occur – we will be refocusing on it..

·        Two CI-Ps will be assigned to each Project as part of the training requires them to practice together.

·        If there is any problem with CI-Ps not agreeing on an issue, Managers are asked to bring the matter to the weekly Project Team meetings.

·        The CI-Ps will meet with the Sponsors and Managers and Charter the Teams

·        Within the next 10 days, the Commissioner will send a letter to all employees requesting volunteers for the Project Teams.

·        The Outreach and Education VSM will be rechartered and reactivated.  Adam is the Sponsor and a Manager will be selected.