Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Thank you for this information!!! andra Conroy Baig Executive Director and Community Leader L'Arche Chicago Office: 2010 W. Carroll Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612                    Office:312-226-1273 Home: 773-287-8249  " The secret to l'Arche is relationship: meeting people...heart to heart " . Vanier Visit us on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1049 S. Austin Blvd., Chicago From: misslaur57 <jeruefamily@...> Subject: BIG Budget News IPADDUnite Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 1:46 PM  From Governor Quinn's office today: News that two SODCs for DD will be closed due to budget cuts, but Governor leaves door open to push for supplemental funding in Veto Session to prevent further 'service disruptions'. The two closures announced today, effective Feb. 2012, are: ville Developmental Center ville, IL Residents: 196 Staff (actual): 420 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $27.9 million Jack Mabley Developmental Center Dixon, Illinois Residents: 91 Staff (actual): 163 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $10.7 million Savings in FY12: $14.6 million To read the entire Factsheet from Governor's Office, keep reading... Office of the Governor (GOV) Fact Sheet – FY12 Budget Management The Fiscal Year 2012 budget does not provide enough money in personnel and state operations to run a number of state agencies for the entire year. The appropriations passed by the General Assembly are inadequate to meet staffing, facility and payroll needs while also maintaining core services. Without the money in the personnel and operation lines you cannot keep the lights on in facilities. You cannot pay people to run them. The total amount of operations and personnel shortfall across all agencies is approximately $313.5 million. The most severe deficiencies are at DHS and DOC. The shortfalls at the agencies affected today are: DHS: $140.8 million (approx.) DOC: $110 million (approx.) DJJ: $9.8 million (approx.) DHR: $2.5 million (approx.) CSC: $51,500 (approx.) ICC: $5 million (approx.) Ag: $1.7 million (approx.) The General Assembly passed a line item budget. This means that they chose how much money is allowed to be spent in particular areas. The Administration cannot move money from other areas of state government to make up the shortfall in operations and personnel. To most effectively manage the budget and operational lines, the Governor's office first sought to prevent automatic pay raises at the affected agencies. In July, we notified the directors at 14 state agencies and the impacted unions that approximately 30,000 employees would not be receiving scheduled pay increases in the new fiscal year. Cancelling the pay raises was only the first step to prevent these agencies from running out of money for payroll and operating facilities (such as, lights, meals, running water), thus disrupting core services for the people of Illinois, including children, the elderly, and those with special needs. However, even the $76 million saved by cancelling the raises does not fill the $313.5 million deficit in appropriations provided by the General Assembly. Put simply, we must also lay off workers and close facilities, in addition to pay freezes, to manage the budget passed in May. In the spring, the Administration made it clear to the General Assembly there would be serious consequences to the budget they passed. Today, the Governor notified the General Assembly that the following seven state facilities would be closed, resulting in 1,938 layoffs of state employees. However, this is not an overnight process; it will take several months to complete the closures and layoffs. DHS - Division of Mental Health Closures: Tinley Park Mental Health Center Tinley Park, IL FY11 budgeted bed capacity: 75 Staff: 195 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $20.1 million Singer Mental Health Center Rockford, IL FY 11 budgeted bed capacity: 76 Staff: 150 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $13.6 million Chester Mental Health Center Chester, IL FY11 budgeted bed capacity: 243 Staff : 464 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $34.7 million Savings in FY12: $18.1 million DHS - Division of Developmental Disabilities Closures: ville Developmental Center ville, IL Residents: 196 Staff (actual): 420 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $27.9 million Jack Mabley Developmental Center Dixon, Illinois Residents: 91 Staff (actual): 163 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $10.7 million Savings in FY12: $14.6 million Note: DHS has identified funds to put toward transitions to community care and to update facilities for transferring populations. Department of Corrections Logan Correctional Center Lincoln, IL Security Level: Medium Population: 1,980 on 8/29/11 Staff: 270 security staff and 87 non-security staff Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $30.5 million Net Savings in FY12: $9.2 million Department of Juvenile Justice IYC sboro sboro, IL Security Level: Medium Population: 59 youth on 8/27/11 Staff: 101 Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $8.6 million Net Savings in FY12: $3.1 million Number of remaining facilities after closures by agency/division DHS/DMH: 6 DHS/DD: 6 DOC: 26 prisons (does not include bootcamps, transition centers) DJJ: 7 Layoffs by Agency DHS: 1,392 (due to facility closures) DOC: 357 (due to facility closures) DJJ: 101 (due to facility closures) DHR: 23 ICC: 41 AG: 23 CSC: 1 Total: 1,938 At some agencies, such as DHS, we are able to move towards long-term goals (such as moving people with developmental disabilities into community-based care), but are forced to do it on an accelerated deadline. While this is the right policy, it is the wrong implementation – putting our clients and our workers at a disadvantage. Implementing the budget is a year-round process. Today's actions are the second of many steps required to manage the FY12 budget. However, as serious as these actions are, they do not fill the deficit in personnel and state operations in the budget. After today's action, DHS will still have a shortfall of more than $100 million; DOC will have a shortfall of more than $68 million. Many state agencies still have deficits even after the first two phases of this budget implementation. FY12 Budget Management Phase I (cancelling pay raises) $76 million (approx.) Phase II (today's layoffs and closures) $54.8 million (approx.) Remaining Gap (to be addressed in Phase III and beyond) $182.8 million (approx.) Total Operations and Personnel Shortfall $313.5 million (approx.) Without action by the General Assembly, there will be further steps to ensure that core services for the people of Illinois continue to function. The Administration will continue to work with members of the General Assembly during the veto session to explore the shortfalls in the budget. We will continue to implement this incomplete budget in the most responsible manner possible. Timeline Notification to COGFA: 9/8/11 DHR, AG, ICC layoffs: 11/1/11 (approx.) Tinley Park (DHS/DMH) closure: 11/30/11 (approx.) sboro (DJJ) closure: 12/31/11 (approx.) Logan (DOC) closure: 12/31/11(approx.) Singer (DHS/DMH) closure: 12/31/11 (approx.) ville (DHS/DD) closure: 2/29/12 (approx.) Mabley (DHS/DD) closure: 2/29/12 (approx.) Chester (DHS/DMH) closure: 3/31/12 (approx.) Note: Union notification of layoffs precede both employee notification letters and ultimate effective date of the layoff. For DHS, DJJ, and DOC, union notification of layoffs will be delivered after the conclusion of COGFA's review (approximately 50 days after agency submission of recommendation for closure for each facility). DHR, AG and ICC are delivering notices of layoffs on Sept. 9 to unions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 I would really like to hear from others how this affects them. Closing facilities is something that was part of the Blueprint, so is this good news? What about the costs of closing and moving people, are they included? If people want to stay in facilities, is there room in other facilities for them? Is there space in CILA's for them? I would have thought no or it would be used. Is there money for these people if there is room in CILA? If not, then the savings are not real. On my own I don't know how to respond or talk to my legislators on these cuts. Gloria Kern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Didn't Quinn promise the union a raise and he said he wouldn't close any state institutions? Did you notice that the biggest layoffs is in DHS. > > From Governor Quinn's office today: News that two SODCs for DD will be closed due to budget cuts, but Governor leaves door open to push for supplemental funding in Veto Session to prevent further 'service disruptions'. The two closures announced today, effective Feb. 2012, are: > > ville Developmental Center > ville, IL > Residents: 196 > Staff (actual): 420 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $27.9 million > > Jack Mabley Developmental Center > Dixon, Illinois > Residents: 91 > Staff (actual): 163 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $10.7 million > Savings in FY12: $14.6 million > > To read the entire Factsheet from Governor's Office, keep reading... > > Office of the Governor (GOV) > Fact Sheet – FY12 Budget Management > > The Fiscal Year 2012 budget does not provide enough money in personnel and state operations to run a number of state agencies for the entire year. The appropriations passed by the General Assembly are inadequate to meet staffing, facility and payroll needs while also maintaining core services. Without the money in the personnel and operation lines you cannot keep the lights on in facilities. You cannot pay people to run them. > > The total amount of operations and personnel shortfall across all agencies is approximately $313.5 million. The most severe deficiencies are at DHS and DOC. > > The shortfalls at the agencies affected today are: > DHS: $140.8 million (approx.) DOC: $110 million (approx.) DJJ: $9.8 million (approx.) DHR: $2.5 million (approx.) CSC: $51,500 (approx.) ICC: $5 million (approx.) Ag: $1.7 million (approx.) > > The General Assembly passed a line item budget. This means that they chose how much money is allowed to be spent in particular areas. The Administration cannot move money from other areas of state government to make up the shortfall in operations and personnel. > > To most effectively manage the budget and operational lines, the Governor's office first sought to prevent automatic pay raises at the affected agencies. In July, we notified the directors at 14 state agencies and the impacted unions that approximately 30,000 employees would not be receiving scheduled pay increases in the new fiscal year. > Cancelling the pay raises was only the first step to prevent these agencies from running out of money for payroll and operating facilities (such as, lights, meals, running water), thus disrupting core services for the people of Illinois, including children, the elderly, and those with special needs. However, even the $76 million saved by cancelling the raises does not fill the $313.5 million deficit in appropriations provided by the General Assembly. Put simply, we must also lay off workers and close facilities, in addition to pay freezes, to manage the budget passed in May. > > In the spring, the Administration made it clear to the General Assembly there would be serious consequences to the budget they passed. > > Today, the Governor notified the General Assembly that the following seven state facilities would be closed, resulting in 1,938 layoffs of state employees. However, this is not an overnight process; it will take several months to complete the closures and layoffs. > > DHS - Division of Mental Health > Closures: > Tinley Park Mental Health Center > Tinley Park, IL > FY11 budgeted bed capacity: 75 > Staff: 195 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $20.1 million > > Singer Mental Health Center > Rockford, IL > FY 11 budgeted bed capacity: 76 > Staff: 150 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $13.6 million > > Chester Mental Health Center > Chester, IL > FY11 budgeted bed capacity: 243 > Staff : 464 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $34.7 million > Savings in FY12: $18.1 million > > DHS - Division of Developmental Disabilities > Closures: > ville Developmental Center > ville, IL > Residents: 196 > Staff (actual): 420 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $27.9 million > > Jack Mabley Developmental Center > Dixon, Illinois > Residents: 91 > Staff (actual): 163 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $10.7 million > Savings in FY12: $14.6 million > > Note: DHS has identified funds to put toward transitions to community care and to update facilities for transferring populations. > > Department of Corrections > Logan Correctional Center > Lincoln, IL > Security Level: Medium > Population: 1,980 on 8/29/11 > Staff: 270 security staff and 87 non-security staff > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $30.5 million > Net Savings in FY12: $9.2 million > > Department of Juvenile Justice > IYC sboro > sboro, IL > Security Level: Medium > Population: 59 youth on 8/27/11 > Staff: 101 > Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $8.6 million > Net Savings in FY12: $3.1 million > > Number of remaining facilities after closures by agency/division > DHS/DMH: 6 > DHS/DD: 6 > DOC: 26 prisons (does not include bootcamps, transition centers) > DJJ: 7 > > Layoffs by Agency > DHS: 1,392 (due to facility closures) > DOC: 357 (due to facility closures) > DJJ: 101 (due to facility closures) > DHR: 23 > ICC: 41 > AG: 23 > CSC: 1 > Total: 1,938 > > At some agencies, such as DHS, we are able to move towards long-term goals (such as moving people with developmental disabilities into community-based care), but are forced to do it on an accelerated deadline. While this is the right policy, it is the wrong implementation – putting our clients and our workers at a disadvantage. > > Implementing the budget is a year-round process. Today's actions are the second of many steps required to manage the FY12 budget. > However, as serious as these actions are, they do not fill the deficit in personnel and state operations in the budget. After today's action, DHS will still have a shortfall of more than $100 million; DOC will have a shortfall of more than $68 million. Many state agencies still have deficits even after the first two phases of this budget implementation. > > FY12 Budget Management > Phase I (cancelling pay raises) $76 million (approx.) > Phase II (today's layoffs and closures) $54.8 million (approx.) Remaining Gap (to be addressed in Phase III and beyond) $182.8 million (approx.) > Total Operations and Personnel Shortfall $313.5 million (approx.) > > Without action by the General Assembly, there will be further steps to ensure that core services for the people of Illinois continue to function. > > The Administration will continue to work with members of the General Assembly during the veto session to explore the shortfalls in the budget. We will continue to implement this incomplete budget in the most responsible manner possible. > > Timeline > Notification to COGFA: 9/8/11 DHR, AG, ICC layoffs: 11/1/11 (approx.) Tinley Park (DHS/DMH) closure: 11/30/11 (approx.) sboro (DJJ) closure: 12/31/11 (approx.) Logan (DOC) closure: 12/31/11(approx.) Singer (DHS/DMH) closure: 12/31/11 (approx.) ville (DHS/DD) closure: 2/29/12 (approx.) Mabley (DHS/DD) closure: 2/29/12 (approx.) Chester (DHS/DMH) closure: 3/31/12 (approx.) > Note: Union notification of layoffs precede both employee notification letters and ultimate effective date of the layoff. For DHS, DJJ, and DOC, union notification of layoffs will be delivered after the conclusion of COGFA's review (approximately 50 days after agency submission of recommendation for closure for each facility). DHR, AG and ICC are delivering notices of layoffs on Sept. 9 to unions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 I think it will depend on how this is implemented. PARC the agency in Peoria which operates the CILA my son is in recently had to close two homes because the state funding was insufficient to cover the cost of staff to adequately support the residents. They doubled up other CILAs to accommodate the residents of the closed CILAs. When one of the residents in his home died, it took months before the state approved someone to replace him. We all know their is a long waiting list of people eager for the opportunity. So why did it take months?? When my son went to the CILA last year (June 2010) we asked if we bought a house would they put in another resident(s) and operate it. They said no because the state would not fund it or the residents. So if they are going to implement Blueprint this could be good, but it could also just be more of the same from the state. Fran > > I would really like to hear from others how this affects them. Closing > facilities is something that was part of the Blueprint, so is this good > news? What about the costs of closing and moving people, are they > included? If people want to stay in facilities, is there room in other > facilities for them? Is there space in CILA's for them? I would have > thought no or it would be used. Is there money for these people if > there is room in CILA? If not, then the savings are not real. On my > own I don't know how to respond or talk to my legislators on these > cuts. Gloria Kern > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 It'd be great if Fran's paragraph #2 ( & for that matter, #3) was communicated to other folks, such as her legislators & local media. No one can argue with your own personal story. If you have one, tell it! I know someone in Arizona who created the option in paragraph 3 for a sibling, including hiring staff. No hassles from AZ that I remember hearing about. -Gail ________________________________ From: marynord2001 <marynord@...> IPADDUnite Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 7:00 AM Subject: Re: BIG Budget News  I think it will depend on how this is implemented. PARC the agency in Peoria which operates the CILA my son is in recently had to close two homes because the state funding was insufficient to cover the cost of staff to adequately support the residents. They doubled up other CILAs to accommodate the residents of the closed CILAs. When one of the residents in his home died, it took months before the state approved someone to replace him. We all know their is a long waiting list of people eager for the opportunity. So why did it take months?? When my son went to the CILA last year (June 2010) we asked if we bought a house would they put in another resident(s) and operate it. They said no because the state would not fund it or the residents. So if they are going to implement Blueprint this could be good, but it could also just be more of the same from the state. Fran > > I would really like to hear from others how this affects them. Closing > facilities is something that was part of the Blueprint, so is this good > news? What about the costs of closing and moving people, are they > included? If people want to stay in facilities, is there room in other > facilities for them? Is there space in CILA's for them? I would have > thought no or it would be used. Is there money for these people if > there is room in CILA? If not, then the savings are not real. On my > own I don't know how to respond or talk to my legislators on these > cuts. Gloria Kern > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hi Fran and IPADDU members: Every time I hear about doubling up houses and cramming eight people together I could scream...and then cry. This is so not ok... And, yes, you are correct, Gail...Arizona's waiver states no more than THREE individuals per group home. At least that was the case when I looked at group homes in Az. about two years ago. Can you all hear me letting out a great big sad sigh? Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 That was YOU???? I was wondering what that noise was. Seriously though, I feel the same way. Then when you double the 8, it gets even more scary. Though a girl I used to take care of, lives in a 16 bed facility which is part of a 300 bed facility & she likes it. She's very social. Liz > > Hi Fran and IPADDU members: > Every time I hear about doubling up houses and cramming eight people together I could scream...and then cry. > This is so not ok... > And, yes, you are correct, Gail...Arizona's waiver states no more than THREE individuals per group home. At least that was the case when I looked at group homes in Az. about two years ago. > Can you all hear me letting out a great big sad sigh? > Ellen > Ellen Garber Bronfeld > egskb@... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I cringe at the thought of a 16 bed facility, even in cases where those individuals are satisfied with where they are living, because I feel that those folks most likely haven't had the opportunity to live in smaller settings where their daily life decisions and choices are more likely to be honored and met. I can't help but believe that they would be happier in the long run, in a smaller setting. Just my opinion, of course. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Dear Gloria, Your questions deserve answers, and I will try, though others may have different opinions. Yes, closing facilities is part of the Blueprint. Illinois is VERY FAR behind the rest of the country in recognizing that people with disabilities do not belong in institutions. Some states have closed ALL of them. There used to be a slogan in the 60s—“War is not healthy for children and other living things.†The same could be said for institutions. Many of us have hoped we could convince a series of governors and legislators to close them because it is the right thing to do. But closing them for money reasons is at least closing them. What we have asked is that they close them and then pump the extra money into the community system (meaning group homes), which obviously is not going to happen with this plan. Institutions cost MUCH more money per person to operate than group homes. If these closures are similar to the last one, Howe Developmental Center, many residents will be offered an opportunity to move to CILAs, assuming that providers can be identified. But many of their parents are comfortable with them staying in an institution and will opt for simply moving them to another institution. Yes, the savings will be substantial. In my opinion it was good that the legislature did not appropriate enough money, which has now led to these planned closures. The above only scratches the surface in discussing this issue. A big part I didn’t get into is the inadequacy of the community system. Ed McManus From: G Kern Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 2:57 PM IPADDUnite Subject: Re: BIG Budget News I would really like to hear from others how this affects them. Closing facilities is something that was part of the Blueprint, so is this good news? What about the costs of closing and moving people, are they included? If people want to stay in facilities, is there room in other facilities for them? Is there space in CILA's for them? I would have thought no or it would be used. Is there money for these people if there is room in CILA? If not, then the savings are not real. On my own I don't know how to respond or talk to my legislators on these cuts. Gloria Kern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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