ITD budget gains JFAC approval with one change
The Joint Appropriations and Finance Committee Monday approved ITD’s $496 million budget for fiscal year 2008 with one notable adjustment. The Legislature’s budget-setting committee reduced ITD’s capital equipment request by $3.5 million. That amount will be added, at the transportation board’s direction, to the Statewide Transportation Investment Program and used on Idaho’s highways.
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JFAC approves '08 bonding authority for GARVEE
The Joint Appropriations and Finance Committee Wednesday authorized ITD and its bonding agent to issue $246 million in GARVEE bonds to fund transportation projects in six corridors during fiscal year 2008.Following nearly an hour of discussion, members settled on the middle of three similar proposals.
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Board to consider several annual program reports
The Idaho Transportation Board will spend much of next Wednesday (March 21) looking back when staff members from three offices present annual reports on their 2006 activities. Conforming to ITD policy, representatives of the Risk Management Office, Internal Review and Human Resource Services will provide reports. The one-day meeting will begin at 8 a.m. in the Headquarters auditorium.
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Idaho among top 10 in nation for highway efficiency
Idaho’s transportation system ranks among the top 10 in the nation for efficient use of resources and the condition of its highways, according to an independent analysis released recently. The report ranks Idaho’s highway system at No. 8, an improvement of three places from the previous year. North Dakota continues to lead the nation, followed by South Carolina, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Georgia and Kentucky.
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Extra care urged in preparing timesheets
Some ITD employees have been shocked to receive their paycheck and discover it is only half the amount they expected. They are equally surprised to learn they have 40 hours or more of unexpected compensatory time. The culprit? Failure to advance to the second week of the two-week time period and enter hours worked under the second week.
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51 employees to receive service awards Wednesday
Although employment longevity typically is measured in years, for many in the transportation department it also is measured in contributions to Idaho travelers and improvements to the system they depend on. More than 50 ITD employees, including a dozen who concluded their service through retirement in the last six months of 2006, will be honored for their contributions Wednesday at a semi-annual service awards ceremony.
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ITD Mailbox
• Motorist provides sweet reward with thank you letter
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Bottom line

• Executive team minutes available for review
• DoRolCo sponsors annual Easter coloring contest
• Presentation planned on pavement video van
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