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the facilities about the patients con-
cerned and the findings in question.
transfer rider
The transfer rider requires the
TDMHMR board to "determine
those functions of TRIMS that could
best be performed by other facilities
of the Department, other agencies or
institutions of state government, or
by a community mental health/
mental retardation center. Upon
making such a determination that
these functions could be accom-
plished in a more effective and
efficient manner, the Board is author-
ized to transfer funds from items of
appropriation to TRIMS to other
items of the Department's Central
Office or institutions and may use
these funds to contract with other
agencies or institutions of state
government or with a community
mental health/mental retardation
center for the provision of theseservices."
The stipulation increases our re-
sponsibility to keep board members
and others thoroughly aware of what
we are doing and how our activities
benefit the department. Certainly,
only a foolish person would disagree
with a general policy that state
monies be spent in the most effective
manner to accomplish the desired
ends. The problem lies in commun-
icating information about our activ-
ities and results accurately and
understandably, so that reasonable
men and women can make a sound
judgment. To accomplish this, even
in a measure, requires that we at
TRIMS communicate and educate,
explain and justify, evaluate and
reconsider.
And so, what we will do at TRIMS
in the near future will not be greatly
different from what we've done in the
past. But our activities will be morefocused, and the fact of our doing
them will be more widely known and
recognized.
what will happen?
What, then, are the answers to the
questions circulating about TRIMS?
Will certain of our activities be dis-
continued, eliminated entirely, or
transferred to other agencies? Will
TRIMS be transferred out of the
department?
I do not know the answers to these
questions. But they are not new;
these questions and the rumors they
spawn have been commonplace for
over a decade. I believe that part of
the questioning lies in the fact that
we are a public agency, and it is
simply an inherent factor in serving
the public. If we do our job com-
petently, we will have the best
chance of retaining the highest pos-
sible degree of influence on decisions
concerning the institute.Commissioner resigns
Dr. John J. Kavanagh, commissioner of the Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation since 1978, resigned July 24. His
resignation is effective Oct. 1. "Dr. Kavanagh understood and fully
supported the role of TRIMS in the department, and we will miss his
leadership," Dr. Joseph C. Schoolar said.3
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