Ohio gov. freezes agencies' lunch tab

to all employees
brown-bag it,buy your own or starve.

Put up a "out to lunch" sign.Put in a fridge and like SKIPPER says,brown bag it.What about delivery?We had a fridge at work.

$4 million is food related expenses.
'Oly Shiite.

Must have been some mighty big eaters!! Curious to know how many employees worked there??

Here it tis...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Gov. Ted Strickland told all state agencies Tuesday to stop ordering coffee, lunch and other meals while his office reviews nearly $4 million in food-related expenses in the past two years.

His executive order put a freeze on breakfast trays and other food provided at meetings and conferences held for official state business, Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said.

The move was prompted by a Senate finance committee report Monday showing that the Ohio Board of Regents, the agency that oversees higher education policy, had spent $113,000 on catering services and restaurant tabs since 2005, including several charges at high-end restaurants in Columbus, Dailey said.

A message seeking comment from the Board of Regents was not immediately returned.

State agencies hosting meetings and seminars had 5,430 food-related expenses over the past 19 months, totaling $3.9 million, according to data released by Strickland's office.

The Ohio Department of Education topped the list with $358,000 in expenses, followed by the Ohio Department of Health with $357,000 and the Ohio Department of Transportation with $326,000, according to the governor's office.

J.C. Benton, a spokesman with the Education Department, said the agency will comply with Strickland's order. The department hosts hundreds of conferences a year to keep teachers and school district officials up to date, he said.