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3 <br />actually increased despite staff layoffs. OPC is currently negotiating to purchase <br />the Club Nova property. <br />Improved Efficiency <br />i the <br />Despite year in <br />P <br />h faced BUDGET : r ; >; <br />which OPC as YEAS ADMIN.: $ . <br />significant nificant losses <br />in <br />: :1 736> ... 56 go vernment revenues, FYS7 ? 2 <br />. . . .1.5. <br />... <br />16 54 ; ! our client needs have FY8 6 5 314 9 4 9 <br />F> 5. 14f 14increased we ha v e : <br />1 <br />sentia ': 7 2 > :;; > >: 6 > ; : 216> <br />maintained essential $ 0,2� �35�, <br />services and even FY 89 949, 7,$1$,3 <br />1 1 <br />m e service 7 1' :! <!'`' 1Z7`' <br />a d F9 <br />o' 11 :., , ........ <br />improvements des ite : : ''7` I <br />p 2 309 ,.34(, .:. ..... Q,9 <br />.:;FY9,1 1,13 <br />P <br />the cutbacks. OPC <br />.:.:.... . .. . <br />spends less today on <br />administrative overhead than at any time in the recent past (see above schedule). <br />We have made significant cuts in operating expenses, and staff have worked very <br />hard to increase revenues from insurance and fees (see attached schedule). <br />Additionally, staff have worked hard to refocus counseling efforts on short term <br />and group therapy so as to serve more people effectively within a fixed amount <br />of resources. <br />Looking Toward The Future <br />OPC has initiated a new planning process which attempts to integrate the state <br />level mental health plans promulgated by the Mental Health Study Commission <br />with local needs and priorities. OPC conducted open forums throughout the <br />region to receive comments from the public, allied agencies, and consumers of our <br />services concerning our future plans. As OPC's Area Board carries out its <br />statutory mandate to organize services on behalf of local citizens, the Board will <br />need this input as well as improved data in order to make the difficult decisions <br />required of an environment in which needs are high and resources scarce. <br />OPC's staff has responded with remarkable creativity and adaptability during this <br />past difficult year. The OPC Mental Health Center is however a system currently <br />under significant stress. As we move out of the recession, resources will become <br />available to allow us to address the significant unmet needs of our client <br />populations. <br />