The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report

fiscal year 2009 budget. The office provided support for a
variety of projects and requests to prioritize funding, balancing
the management of necessary operations against the continued
momentum of the Court’s strategic plan. This included working
with other offices to assess optimum staffing levels, improving
process efficiencies and recommending policy revisions to
reduce costs while maintaining sound internal controls.
Responsibilities among the staff were reorganized during
the year, with the elimination of one position. Work continued
with OBM on tasks related to OAKS, cash-flow management
and projections, and implementation of new processes
affecting general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable,
purchasing and financial reporting access and functionality.
The office also certified its annual inventory of assets and
submitted the certification to DAS, increased electronic data
processing of vendor payments and deposits versus paper
warrants, reduced the office’s processing of paper vouchers by
approximately 11 percent from the previous year and worked
on fully documenting desk procedures and core processes for
each position within the office.
The Office of Fiscal & Management Resources submitted
changes in municipal tax law for assigned judges and courts of
appeals judges working in multiple jurisdictions and conducted
training on Ohio municipal taxes. The office also began
planning a basic fraud prevention and detection program, the
development of which will continue throughout 2010, to assist
local courts in deterring fraud while managing court resources.
Office of Human Resources
The Office of Human Resources is responsible for
implementing the employment policies of the Court, which
includes coordinating the employment process, maintaining
position and salary classifications, supervising the performance
evaluation process, providing staff training programs and
assuring the Court’s compliance with federal and state
employment laws. The office provides payroll and benefits
services for Court staff, the staff of state district courts of
appeals and all Ohio judges. The office provides day-to-day
support to Court staff and Ohio judges in all areas of human
resource management.
The Office of Human Resources supported a wide range
of human resource management needs in 2009. While
core activities related to recruitment, employee relations,
training, and compensation and benefits administration
were maintained, the staff also delivered new programs and
additional support. Staffing and responsibility changes within
the department were key to delivering greater service and
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