sub committee stuff (Kelsey Farnham)  2.6.13 Higher Education
Committee CFO of USC, Ed Walton ​Main Discussion: When looking
at future projects at the university, two main costs are
​calculated. ​​Renewal Costs (which include Deferred
Maintenance) and Improvement Costs. When an ​​old building is
gutted, and renovated, it depletes the deferred maintenance
costs and ​​​enables use for the next 40 years or lifetime of
that building. ​Minor topic- considering charging for more
parking on campus as a new source of income. Cutting spending?
Colleges are always broke and always building. 2.6.13 LCI Sub
Committee Erica Von Nesson ​Removing staff people from DEW
offices statewide based on a lower workload in some areas.
​Unemployment rate is down, and less staff is needed. Estimated
2 million dollars will be saved. ​90% of claims made online,
therefore not as many staff needed in offices. ​follow ups on
claimants are being done, but they are in the process of working
on a more ​consistent way to ensure claimants are j