>"My apologies, Admiral.  I must have misunderstood the situation relating
>to the Safety Officers.  What percentage increase in FTE's (OOC: full time
>equivalents) would your request involve?"

>"If I am allowed to combine multiple facilities as I have laid out for
>you-I would say 8 new Safety officers. This is a 8% increase. That way I
>can shift some of the burned-out current ones into other positions and
>refresh our system."

>"Eight percent sounds like a small amount.  Is it possible that the changes
>you are proposing would >bring about enough savings to pay for the new
>Safety Officer positions?"

>Lorin was hedgy, "I suppose it's possible but I would be very concerned
>about being caught short-handed. Would you accept a 5% increase instead for
>now with the hopes that the savings will balance. We could add some clause
>to allow me to add the 3% at a later time if needed?"

>Ambassador T'Sar jumped in.  "I would think that by merging projects
>together, you would be able to eliminate some other jobs.  The funds for
>those positions could be used to fund an increase in the Safety Officer
>numbers."

>"Administrative positions can be cut by 2%. I will not cut Research
>positions because they will be vital to the increased production in the
>merged projects."
 
>Sharez agreed.  "Eliminating research positions would defeat the whole purpose.  If you add these >administrative cuts to the budget would that even out the balance?  If not, what percentage of an increase >would you still need?"
 
Lorin thought to himself-I just stated that...."I could settle for a 2% increase for Safety positions alone at this time with some forward approval of more if more projects come in and a new facility opened."
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