RESULTS-BASED GOVERNMENT: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Government Reform

  • Consider new structural options for workers' compensation
  • Hire professional insurance administrator for workers' compensation
  • Maintain adequate rates by statute

    Infrastructure Development

  • Issue $100 million of bonds for infrastructure development
    		• Healthy Citizens

  • Stabilize Public Employee Insurance Agency
  • Insure maximum utilization of the Children's Health Insurance Program
    • BUILDING BRIDGES AND EMPOWERING CITIZENS
    Regional Cooperation

  • Sharing of tax revenue for multi-county projects
  • Give priority to funding multi-county business/industrial parks
  • Multi-county development authorities will be eligible for more grant monies
  • Assign WVDO staff to assist regional partnerships
    		• Image Improvement

  • Create enhanced marketing program with unified image for tourism and economic development
  • Launch a national public relations campaign
  • Create internal positive image campaign
  • Create a "Home Town" program for smaller communities
    • FURTHER STUDY AND ANALYSIS
    Restructure Incentives

  • Refocus incentives on quality job growth and the new economy, submit recommendations to the Legislature

    New Tax Structure

  • Complete work on Fair Taxation Study, evaluate findings and have Governor and Legislature determine needed changes
    		• Prevailing Wages

  • Study current method of computing prevailing wage, review other states' methods, have Legislature consider the issue.
    • PERFORMANCE MEASURES

    Intellectual Infrastructure

  • High school graduation rate
  • SAT test scores
  • College completion rate
  • Attendance at two-year colleges
  • Drop-out rate
  • GED attainment rate
  • Improvement in primary and secondary education test scores

    New Economy

  • Per capita income increases
  • Exports by state-based firms
  • Small business creation rate
  • Existing business investments
  • Tourism visitation and expenditures
  • Retail sales tax revenues
  • Reduction in poverty rate

    Results-based Government

  • Business tax reform
  • Changes in Workers' Compensation ratings
  • Reduction in medical costs
  • Reduction in teen pregnancy
  • Investment in local/regional infrastructure development
  • Reduction in infant mortality rate
  • Per capita tax burden

    Building Bridges

  • Increase in non-profits statewide
  • Creation of regional economic development groups
  • Number of Home Town communities
  • Consolidation of area governments/services/school districts
  • Increase in number of public/private collaborations statewide
  • Changes in national livability ratings
  • Improved external image of the state

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