COMMERCE CABINET
Lucinda Sutton
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Sutton suggested the Artisan Center market to businesses and corporations by offering discounts on purchases, design special wrapping and promote the Artisan Center as a meeting place and seminar site.
Robert Triplett II
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Triplett suggested numbered trail markings at the state parks for safety precautions.
EDUCATION CABINET
Ronald Critchfield
Award: $100
Savings: $500
Mr. Critchfield suggested a redesign of the Professional Librarian Certificate. This change allowed the department to print the certificates in-house.
Jonathan Carlisle
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Carlisle suggested the KY Department of Libraries and Archives allow requests for records by state agencies, FBI, AOC, and county clerks through a form on the website and by email.
Cynthia Snapp
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Snapp suggested that the street address be added to the signage of the KY Department of Libraries and Archives building and the lighting improved. These minor changes provide better access to the building in case of an emergency and make it easier for the public to locate the KY Department of Libraries and Archives.
ENVIRONMENTAL & PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET
Robin Bingham
Award: $350
Savings: $3,500
Mr. Bingham suggested that the Division of Healthcare Facilities & Services start charging a $35 service fee on returned checks.
Veronica Brown and Vicki Prather
Award: $1,200 ($600 each)
Savings: $12,000
Ms. Brown and Ms. Prather suggested the Division of Water use a monitoring report form provided by federal government which is free of charge.
Tammy Downey
Award: $2,500
Savings: $58,998
Ms. Downey suggested the Office of Charitable Gaming charge applicants for the required background checks on CEO’s, CFO’s and chairpersons listed on gaming applications.
Jerry Kilby
Award: $2,500
Savings: $46,445
Mr. Kilby suggested the KY Office for Occupational Safety and Health provide job-related safety and health standards information to companies operating in Kentucky on CD, saving printing and postage costs.
Stephanie Marshall
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Marshall suggested inspections and daily logs be shared with other workers electronically.
Brian Raley and Teresa Sanders
Award: $2,500 ($1,250 each)
Savings: $80,000
Mr. Raley and Ms. Sanders suggested T-1 lines, located at race tracks throughout the state, be turned off when licensing offices are closed. Plus, turn off a line at the Ellis Park Race Track and install a satellite dish.
Sandra Partin
Award: $628
Savings $6,278
Ms. Partin suggested the cabinet submit a billing change to COT at the time an employee’s ID is changed or deleted in various systems instead of waiting for the billing cycle to complete.
John Sammons
Award: $915
Savings: $9,152
Mr. Sammons suggested eliminating the computer file backups on Saturdays and Sundays.
Julie Smoak
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Smoak’s suggestion was to stop giving vaccinations not recommended by the Center for Disease Control or the State Chief of Communicable Disease to Department of Environmental Protection employees.
Margaret Wright
Award: $2,500
Savings: $36,095
Ms. Wright suggested health and safety brochures be made available through the Department of Labor’s website.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET
Patricia Barlow and James Bradley
Award: $2,500 ($1,250 each)
Savings: $8,000,000
Mr. Bradley and Ms. Barlow suggested the collection of Apportioned Vehicle Property Tax be moved to the Division of Motor Carriers and collected nationwide and across Canada at the time of IRP registration. This ensures 100% compliance and streamlines the tax processes for the motor carrier industry.
KY BOARD OF NURSING
Dana Scruse
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Scruse suggested the KY Board of Nursing alter the design of the Agreed Order with Nurses form to deter nurses from altering the document prior to submission.
KY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Aneeka Ferrell
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Ferrell suggested an update to the KY Commission on Human Rights web page to provide the general public with a clear, concise view of the history, purpose and function of the agency.
CABINET FOR HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES
Mary Akers
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Akers suggested a redesign of a form, giving staff the ability to print.
Brian Combs
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Combs suggested adding "exchange only" and "photo id required" on the PA 32 form to prevent fraud.
Brian Combs
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Comb suggested a computer program to alert staff of safety concerns within the building. The program serves as a "panic button" for the staff.
Joyce DeAeth
Award: $742
Savings: $7,147
Ms. DeAeth suggested the monthly Food Stamp Quality Control Universe Listing be stored on CD.
LaShana Harris
Award: $2,500
Savings: $421,000
Ms. Harris suggested charging a fee for child abuse and neglect background checks.
David Knapp
Award: $2,500
Savings: $60,000
Mr. Knapp suggested classroom-based training be transferred to an online format, thus eliminating travel costs.
Janice Lunsford
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Lunsford suggested an electronic process for submitting negotiations of MHMR contracts.
Kalan Slattery
Award: $2,500
Savings: $34,500
Ms. Slattery suggested charging a fee to collect and distribute data to consultants and hospitals regarding Disproportionate Share Hospital Eligibility Files.
Stephanie Whitaker
Award: $200
Savings: $2,000
Ms. Whitaker recommended reporting for investigations of welfare fraud cases be moved to an electronic system.
JUSTICE CABINET
Nancy Doom, Tera Vincent, and Teresa Peters
Award: $2,500 ($833.33 each)
Savings: $212,583
These three employees submitted a joint suggestion to initiate videoconferencing between the courts and correctional facilities to reduce transportation of inmates for court appearances.
Michael Fint
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Fint suggested letterhead be provided to the KY State Police offices located on Louisville Road with the appropriate address to eliminate the confusion created by using letterhead with the KSP headquarter address.
Amy Ganschaw
Award: $2,500
Savings: $138,500
Ms. Ganschaw suggested the Department of Correction provide meals for students attending the basic academy using one of the local correctional institutions eliminating a contract with a local cafe.
Corbet Gibbs
Award: $100
Savings: $490
Mr. Gibbs suggested scanning certain forms into an electronic file system for use by staff and the Parole Board.
PERSONNEL CABINET
Jeff Hockensmith
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Hockensmith suggested the Division of Workers Compensation add information to the third party data base for the Division of Forestry in order to track their employees separately, such as seasonal firefighters. Mr. Hockensmith also suggested each correctional facility be entered separately to track the individual institutions.
Tina Goodmann
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Goodmann suggested the Personnel Cabinet issue service certificates based on an employee’s sick leave months which is a more accurate reflection of an employee's work history.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET
Gina Bartley
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Bartley suggested adding reflective tape to snowplow blades making the blade parameters more visible to oncoming traffic.
Maurice Clayton
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Mr. Clayton suggested installing a door at the maintenance facility to keep heating and air conditioning from escaping into the open garage area.
Stella Dean
Award: $100
Savings: $100
Ms. Dean suggested adding the Division of Motor Carrier's web address to issued Temporary Fuel and Non-Reciprocal Permits.
Stella Dean
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Dean suggested the printing of the year on the Solid Waste Renewal Form be eliminated. This would streamline the process, save time, material and the revision of the form each year.
Loretta Fowler
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Fowler suggested using postcards instead of letters informing customers to pick up their special license plates.
Willie Payton
Award: $2,500
Savings: $141,931
Mr. Payton suggested all commercial truck licenses be annually renewed with a registration decal instead of a new plate.
Tonya Terrell
Award: $100
Savings: Intangible
Ms. Terrell suggested the creation and implementation of an Affidavit of Mileage Correction form. This form ensures that uniform and correct information is submitted.
John Tomlinson
Award: $100
Savings: $100
Mr. Tomlinson suggested that the Division of Materials Sampling and Testing Manual stop requiring samples of wire, cable and conduit for inspection. These items are already inspected by the resident engineer for conformity to plans and specifications.