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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Resource Reduction for Datamart
Support Effective April 1, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As the result of budget cuts effective April 1, 2009, the State
Controller’s Division lost .5 FTE assigned to providing technical support
for the Datamart. This budget reduction is ongoing and will not be added back
in the foreseeable future. The Datamart team is now staffed with one full-time Business
Analyst and one half-time Systems Analyst.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>How Does This Affect Datamart
Customers?<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Although the projects may take longer, the Datamart team will continue to
focus its IT resources on the On Demand server migration and upgrading the DB2
Database from version 8.2 to 9.5. The roll-out of agency training on using the
On Demand server will be delayed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Query Tool Replacement Project is moving forward, but delays are
expected in the future, due not only to the reduction in direct IT support, but
also to an overall reduction in IT resources allocated to enterprise projects.
At this point, we do not know what priority ranking will be assigned to this
project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Datamart team will continue to provide agencies with technical assistance;
however, response times may be slower. The Datamart team is also involved in
various “transparency” projects to meet state and federal reporting
requirements that may take precedence over other projects and requests.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>These are stressful times and we understand that other agencies are experiencing
similar reductions in resources. As our customer, we felt it was important to provide
you a status update. Currently, we do not anticipate canceling our major Datamart
projects or services. However, there is no doubt that our forward progress and
ability to respond quickly have been diminished.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=purple face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple;font-weight:bold'>Linda Flicker</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=purple face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple;font-weight:bold'>Sr. Datamart Business
Analyst</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=purple face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple;font-weight:bold'>State Controller's
Division-SARS</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=purple face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple;font-weight:bold'>(503) 373-7277 Ext. 281</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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