Program Authorization: R.S. 36:477
The mission of the Administration and Executive Support Program is to ensure that sufficient funds are requested to provide the staff with the necessary tools and equipment to carry out their responsibilities, and monitor the expenditures of those funds; improve overall management and administration of the agency's resources through increased access to accurate and meaningful information; provide human resources services to statewide management staff consistent with the Department of Civil Service rules/regulations.
The goal of the Administration and Executive Support Program is to plan, develop and implement an array of administrative and support services that effectively support the staff and services performed within the Office of Community Services.
The Administration and Executive Support Program includes the following activities: Executive Administration and General Support Services (includes Fiscal, Personnel, Data Processing and Budget).
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. In FY 1998-99, the Office of Community Services, through its Administration and Executive Support Program, will process 100% of all requests for reimbursement within 3-5 days from receipt with a 90% accuracy factor.
1 These are new performance indicators. Data will be collected during FY 1998-99 to establish baseline data.
2. In FY 1998-99, the Office of Community Services personnel section will provide human resource services to its management staff statewide, and comply with the Department of Civil Service rules/regulations on correct classification, employee rights and disciplinary information and procedures.
3. In FY 1998-99, the Office of Community Services will ensure that 100% of its employees receive a work performance review with a 90% accuracy factor in accordance with Chapter X of the Civil Service Rules.
1 These are new performance indicators. Data will be collected during FY 1998-99 to establish baseline data.
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
This program is funded with general fund and federal funds. The federal funds are from: (1) Title XX, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), (2) Title IV-B - Part 1, (3) Title IV-B -Part 2 and (4) Title IV-E.
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 96.8% of the existing operating budget. It represents 93.2% of the total request ($8,793,713) for this program. The major changes reflected in the analysis of recommendation include: decreased funding for indirect costs funding to the DSS - Office of the secretary totaling ($63,481); decreased funding for Risk Management adjustment totaling ($33,787); increased funding for all 46 recommended positions totaling $34,688; and decreased funding to reflect an anticipated attrition factor of 2% totaling ($211,429).
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This program does not have funding for Professional Services for Fiscal Year 1998-1999. |
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Division of Administration for printing of forms, manuals, letterhead, etc. |
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ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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This program does not have funding for Acquisitions and Major Repairs for Fiscal Year 1998-1999. |