Changes in county welfare do not include job cuts
Source: By Rebecca L. Sandlin, Noblesville Daily Times (IN), 03/09/06 - 02:06:49 pm EST
Indiana is making changes at welfare offices, including the Hamilton County Office of Family and Children, but those changes do not include job cuts, according to the state welfare agency. Hamilton County Director Karen Beaumont said the system is going through a “modernization” project but is really a “privatization” project that has some of the staff upset with the changes taking place. ...... Rosebrough insisted that current public assistance workers' jobs will remain intact. But the details on how that will be accomplished are what have upset some welfare workers. ..... “Some of our employees may, in fact — and we're sure they will — be hired by the private contractor. ..... He said two firms, Accenture and IBM, are currently the lead firms in the running. Rosebrough expects the decision on a selection will be made sometime in mid-April and the anticipated start date is July 1.