Administrator’s Office
County Administration Building
300 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2206
Phone: (616) 632-7570
Fax: (616) 632-7565
Mission Statement
To manage and support county operations as directed by the Board of Commissioners in order to efficiently deliver services to citizens.
Overview
The County Administrator/Controller is appointed by the Board of Commissioners to implement Board policies, to oversee the daily activities of the County, to serve as the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, and to supervise functions that report to the Board of Commissioners. The 11-member staff of the office provides professional support, project management, and policy recommendations for the Administrator/Controller and the Board. This office includes the County’s Corporate Counsel.
The Administrator’s Office is responsible for assisting the Board in meeting identified goals; developing annual budget recommendations; preparing agenda items for the Board of Commissioners; developing procedures to accompany Board policies; providing legal counsel in all legal County matters; conducting program, departmental, and management analyses; coordinating the pursuit of the Board’s legislative agenda; and providing general administrative support. The Administrator’s Office is also responsible for continuing several ongoing initiatives adopted by previous Boards including the Prevention Initiative and the Justice Task Force.
Goals
- Ensure effective communication between the Board of Commissioners, departments/agencies, the judiciary, and the public
- Maintain the long-term financial health of the County
- Create and foster a culture that promotes visionary, creative and strategic thinking to achieve the Mission of the County
- Encourage the establishment of strategic, public/private, intergovernmental and interdepartmental partnerships
- Improve County operations by reviewing and evaluating existing programs, services, and service needs
2008 Adopted Uses: $1,503,741
2008 Adopted Revenues: $484,503
Selected Performance Measures
Performance Measure |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain a 4.0 or better on the Board of Commissioners survey | NA | NA | 4.66 | 4.00 |
| County bond ratings maintained per S&P/Moody's | AAA/Aaa | AAA/Aaa | AAA/Aaa | AAA/Aaa |
| Percent of postponed Committee or Board action requests
due to insufficient or inaccurate information |
0.08% | 0.07% | 0.04% | <1.00% |
| Dollars saved or dollars leveraged as a result of collaboration with other agencies | NA | NA | $1,552,818 | $500,000 |
| Number of programs or collaborative partnerships developed | NA | NA | 7 | 3 |
Department History of Uses
| Uses |
2005 Actual |
2006 Actual |
2007 Adopted |
2008 Requested |
2008 Adopted |
Adopted % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personnel |
$914,279 |
$1,039,397 |
$1,167,667 |
$1,176,594 |
$1,156,807 |
-0.93% |
Commodities |
21,341 |
11,104 |
15,600 |
15,600 |
15,600 |
0.00% |
Contracted Services |
253,931 |
193,120 |
323,180 |
290,553 |
290,553 |
-10.10% |
Capital Outlay |
226,228 |
481,271 |
8,070 |
40,781 |
40,781 |
405.34% |
Other Charges |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NA |
Total Uses |
1,415,779 |
1,724,892 |
1,514,517 |
1,523,528 |
1,503,741 |
-0.71% |
Personnel FTE |
10.5 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11 |
Significant Budget Issues
A considerable amount of time and activity during the year was devoted to positioning the County to address several issues, including Countywide dispatch, performance management, long-term facility needs and associated acquisition of property, correctional facility capacity and the cost of inmate medical services, and development of a strategy to address corrections and detention needs, particularly in light of the experiation of a dedicated millage in December 2009. Activities also included the successful implementation of the first year of the Sports Commission, updating the Mandated and Discretionary Services Report, adoption of a soil erosion ordinance, community outreach through several “County Primer” meetings, acquisition of 114 acres of land in the center of Millennium Park, and groundbreaking for the new $27 million Human Services Complex. A significant number of complex and high-profile legal issues in several County departments were addressed by the Corporate Counsel staff.
One part-time, vacant Administrative Intern position was eliminated in 2008.
History of Uses (in millions)
