WHEREAS, An award of $51,665 has already been made to Fred R. Raleigh, State Department of Mental Health, for a proposal resulting in actual statewide savings of $1,091,470 for recommending that the procurement process for pharmaceutical products be reorganized under a primary vendor that would provide the majority of the state’s institutional needs for generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals; and

WHEREAS, An award of $5,000 has already been made to Jerome A. Ackerman, Department of Justice, for a proposal resulting in annual savings of $78,429 for recommending that the Command Center be computerized. This Command Center is an information center for law enforcement and criminal justice agencies throughout California and the United States; and

WHEREAS, An award of $5,000 has already been made to Tony M. Mar, State Board of Equalization, for a proposal resulting in increased revenue of $483,805 for recommending that full-time tax representatives staff the collection operation to assess and collect use taxes on purchases entering California from international airports and borders; and

WHEREAS, An award of $5,000 has already been made to Ross Turner, Employment Development Department, for a proposal resulting in net savings of $50,197 for recommending that the cash validation process of the Overpayment Adjustment and Reconciliation Group use the Statistical Analysis Stem software and discontinue the manual completion of a cash validation spreadsheet. The software would perform the entire analysis; and

WHEREAS, An award of $5,000 has already been made to Merle C. Greenman, Department of Motor Vehicles, for a proposal resulting in a net revenue gain of $1,477,717 for recommending the revision of Department of Motor Vehicle Form Reg. 138, Notice of Release of Liability, to include a space for the seller of a vehicle to report the selling price and provide an accurate amount for computation of the use tax due from the purchaser of the vehicle; and

WHEREAS, An award of $5,000 has already been made to Mary Ann Morgan, State Board of Equalization, for a proposal resulting in a net revenue gain of $613,693 for recommending that a computer-generated program be used to identify private railroad cars not assessed properly for the annual Private Railroad Car Assessment Roll. The computerized procedure would generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional tax revenue; and

WHEREAS, These employees’ proposals have resulted in actual savings to the state of $3,795,311; and

WHEREAS, As a result of these savings and increased revenue, it is unnecessary to appropriate additional funds for payment of awards to these employees; now, therefore, be it