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t <br />Staff development will take center stage in 2002. As we have moved forward with the <br />enhancement of the news department in favor of hiring a full time technician, it's <br />important that current employees know as much as possible about video production <br />equipment operation and troubleshooting equipment problems. To this end, educational <br />plans include: <br />d• Continuing Microsoft Engineer certification for Rose <br />❖ Continuing electronics and video system maintenance training for Jim <br />•3 Desktop publishing, graphics software training for Michele <br />❖ New equipment usage and troubleshooting for remaining staff <br />We will continue to utilize the services of freelance technicians for all equipment issues <br />we are unable to solve in- house. <br />This is the third year that a goals report has been a part of the annual budgeting <br />process. In examining previous years goals it is heartening to see that the majority of <br />them have been achieved. There are a couple of exceptions. Circumstances affecting <br />staff availability and higher priorities can interfere with the best laid plans. We want to <br />re- examine these exceptions to determine whether the goal remains important to the <br />organization, and if so, how best to meet it. Examples include: <br />❖ The completion of a full color informational brochure <br />+ A more highly developed internship program with area high schools <br />We are currently at the maximum PEG fee allowed by our Memorandum of <br />Understanding. We are, however, allowed to increase that level annually to cover cost <br />of living increases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average CPI for <br />