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MIOSHA Faces
Budget Cuts
Michigan is facing a budget
crunch and it's even having an effect on MIOSHA. "The MIOSHA
News" published quarterly by MIOSHA has gone from a 20 page,
2 color publication to a single 8.5X11 sheet in black and white
only! Reproduced below is part of the explanation for the change
as written by Douglas Kalinowski, Director of the MIOSHA Program.
The MIOSHA News Is Changing!
MIOSHA News readers are undoubtedly
aware of the difficulties with the overall state budget in Michigan.
The MIOSHA program is facing a budget shortfall for the current
fiscal year mostly due to stagnant federal funding over the past
seven years. MIOSHA is primarily funded by 50 percent federal
and 50 percent state monies.
During the past few months, we have put together a sound, realistic
spending plan for the 2008 fiscal year (FY) that began October
1st. We are not allowed to operate with a deficit budget; therefore,
a plan was developed to address the shortfall.
Developing the spending plan has been a challenge. However, we
have cut spending during these difficult times without compromising
the mission of the program. The projected FY 2008 budget requires
reductions in many areas, including printing and mailing costs.
This two-page issue is your notice that the MIOSHA News will
have a new format, starting with the Winter 2008 issue. We estimate
that the new format will generate a 65 percent savings, and will
be supported by increased information on our website....
Click here to view the
new stripped down Fall 2007 MIOSHA News (pdf format)
Source: MIOSHA News - Fall 2007
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