Annual Report 2005 - San Diego Health Reports and Documents

Bureau of InvestigationProviding forWith the retirements andthe hiring, our staffing levelsremained at around 117investigators for the year.We are on track to add anadditional six new investigatorsin 2006, which will bringour staffing level to 123sworn DAIs and 48 PublicAssistance Fraud Investigators.Budget constraints continued to impact our ability to fully staff the Bureau ofInvestigation during 2005.The ranks of investigators were thinned by the retirements of 13 veteran investigators.But by working closely with the District Attorney and our Employee RelationsDepartment, we were successful in softening the loss of these experienced investigatorsby hiring 13 new DAIs. We are fortunate to attract and draw talented, seasoned investigatorsfrom all over the state and the country.With the retirements and the hiring, our staffing levels remained at around 117 investigatorsfor the year. We are on track to add an additional six new investigators in 2006,12