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-I i1~ gan's apparent lack of interest, Washing- ton doesn't seem to be getting any closer to an effective policy on productivity. IIn contrast, North Carolina has a pro-. ductivity program directed from the top. After isolated efforts in the early 1970s, achieve higher productivity goals can keep one-quarter of the savings. The Rowan County road-maintenance crew became the first to sign up for North Carolina's incentive awards in 1978. Through small changes, such as using a i the state government got pointed in the new leveling procedure that reduces the right direction with the election of Jim base material needed on dirt roads, the Hunt as governor in 1976. Now that he is in his second term, productivi, ty is be- coming more than a policy that can eas- ily be reversed by the next election: it is .amon~; becoming in, stitutionalized. $243.9~ The state s department of administra- seems tion has put together' a productivity staff, 26 mo and each department has installed a senior work t official responsible for productivity. The partme governor has a permanent commission of 14,000 business, state; local, and educational . The t leaders to recommend new policies. About offices t 250 state officials--most of the 'top three improv tiers of g~vernment--have taken courses Orang~ designed for them by the graduate busi- Chapel ness school at the University of North offices' Carolina. The government offers produc- Danci6g 'in' .the-street, .Vivian Smith to ledg elegantly directs Manhattan drivers tivitv-consultina services to its a~zencies _ . . _ · would . ., . -¥ , ,. . o ,' Brownies, as the brown-and-white-clad , . . incentive ..... awards nave vegun to spread: officers are Called save the ci~ry cash: they' vur a 1 individuals can win up to $5,000 for sug- start at $12,000 a year, vs. $16,619 for the recorde gestions while groups that volunteer to regular police they replace on traffic duty. yer's ai unit managed to keep its expenses some 10% b'elow the budgeted $600,000. When their share of the savings was divvied up full-time employees,' each got $243.95. The amount isn't vast, but it · seems enough to interest employees at 26 more units that have signed up to work under the same system. The de- partment has reduced its work force of 14,000 by 1,126, mostly by attrition. The North Carolina county lahd-recorc~s offices have achieved striking productivity improvements. Typically, the records in Orange County, which encompasses Chapel Hill, were spread out among five offices using everything from computers to ledgers and pens. A' sale of property would show up at the registrar of deeds but a transfer by' inheritance would be recorded by the clerk of the kourt. A law- yer's aide would spend a full day search- I I I I I I MONEY MARKET · Scudder Tax Free Money Fund is a money market fund for investors in high tax TAX-FREE* $1,000 mini- mum. Free check writing. FUND Telephone redemption. No interest penalty for withdrawing cash whenever you wish. Free exchanges within the Scudder Family of Funds. Backed by Scudder, Stevens & Clark's 62 years of investment counsel experience. *Some income may ~e subject to state, Focal-or federal taxes. scUDDER TAX FREE MONEY FUND - 175 Federal Street, Boston, MA 021 i0 CALL TOLL FREE or WRITE for a free prospectus, including complete information about management fees and expenses. Read it carefully ' before you invest or send money. .800-453-6600 Name Address City. State Zip TAX-EXEMPT INCOME* FORTUNE At,gust to, }gat 155