Management and Performance Review of County Government ...

Assessment of the Finance and Business Functions
The Budget Officer is currently a contract employee and there are two county
employees working in the Budget Office. The budget for the office is $172,817 for FY
2004-2005. The organizational chart for the office is shown in Exhibit 4-12 below.
The County Commissioners, in reassigning the responsibilities for budget
development to the Auditor, assigned Budget office staff the task of conducting research
into how other counties in Texas prepare their budgets and perform strategic planning
functions.
EXHIBIT 4-12
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
BUDGET OFFICE
Budget
Officer
Clerk
Budget
Analyst
The county’s Purchasing Board, made up of district judges and County
Commissioners, oversees the county’s procurement processes. The Purchasing Board
appointed a Purchasing Agent to manage the daily functions of the department. In
addition to the Purchasing Agent, there are six employees operating the Purchasing
Department with a $459,880 budget for FY 2004-2005. The organization chart for the
Purchasing Department is shown in Exhibit 4-13.
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