2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

Public AdministratorThomas S. Arras, Public Administratorwww.stlouisco.com/publicadmin(314) 615‐2663OVERVIEWDepartment MissionThe Office of the Public Administrator is establishedby state law which directs the Public Administratorto take into his or her charge and custody theEstates of all deceased persons, the Person andEstates of all minors and the Estates or Person andEstate of all Incapacitated persons in the County, asoutlined in Chapter 473 of the Revised Statutes ofMissouri.Strategic Priorities Provide better and more efficient services tothe Estates under the Public Administrator’scare by improving upon the accounting andcheck‐writing capabilities. Find and provide ways to inform and educatethe public regarding the role of administrators,in general, and in particular, the PublicAdministrator. Remain informed and educated through publicfeedback.Department Products and ServicesThe Office provides Estate administration servicesfor citizens of St. Louis County in those situationswhere there are no other persons who arequalified. It also provides useful information to thepublic through the Internet and personal contact.The Office takes charge and custody of persons andassets in a number of circumstances, including: Where there are Probate assets of adeceased person that are subject to loss ordamage and there is no Will, Heirs, PersonalRepresentative, or relatives of the deceasedperson; Where there are Conservatorship assets ofa Minor who has no family or other personto act as Conservator for the Minor’sConservatorship Estate; andThe Conservatorship assets and/or personof a Disabled and/or Incapacitated Personwho has no family or other person who canact as Guardian for the person orConservator for their Conservatorshipassets.Department Resources Employed2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedApprop2009($ in thousands) ActualStaffing (Positions) 9 9 9Resources Required $748.5 $839.2 $822.6(‐) Program Revenue 135.9 120.0 120.0(‐) Dedicated Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0(=) Net Cost to County $612.6 $719.2 $702.6MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Improved accounting and check‐writingcapabilities for the individual estates that thePublic Administrator’s Office handles.$0.9$0.8$0.8$0.8$0.7$0.7$0.7$0.62007Expend5‐Year Summary of Resources2008Expend2009ExpendFunding ($ in millions)2010 AdjApprop.2011AdoptedApprop.0.5%0.4%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.0%% of Operating Budget- 164 -