2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

County CouncilGenevieve M. Frank, Administrative Directorwww.stlouisco.com/council(314) 615‐5440OVERVIEWThe St. Louis County Council is the electedlegislative body of the County and exercises allpowers as set forth in Article II of the St. LouisCounty Charter, as well as all other powers set outin laws related to County Commissions notsuperseded by the Charter. The Council consists ofseven Council Members representing sevengeographic Council Districts. The Department ofthe County Council includes the offices of CountyCouncil Administration, County Clerk, and CountyAuditor.Strategic Priorities Provide excellent customer service to the publicregarding requests for information, notarypublic renewals, board and commissionappointments, and all contacts with thedepartment. Provide high quality administrative support tothe members of the St. Louis County Council. Increase the use of technology to provide thepublic with timely, accurate, and completeinformation regarding the activities of theCounty Council and all records for which thedepartment has the responsibility to maintain. Professional and timely assistance to otherdepartments within St. Louis CountyGovernment. Timely and full compliance with the MissouriSunshine Law and all other applicable statutesand ordinances.Department Products and ServicesThe department provides administrative services tothe Council; maintains various permanent recordsof the County and provides requested publicinformation and documents to other St. LouisCounty departments and the public; receives andtakes appropriate action on various petitions asprescribed by law; produces a videotape of eachCouncil meeting for replay on public access cabletelevision; produces and posts notice of all Councilmeetings and hearings as prescribed by law;maintains a web site with information regardingeach Council District and Member; administers theoath of office for new or renewal notary publiccommissions and to various board and commissionappointees as prescribed by law; provides anindependent internal audit function of Countyoperations; and provides a telephone hotline andinternet feedback page for citizens to reportconcerns of improper and/or illegal behavior.St. Louis County CouncilDepartment Resources Employed($ in thousands) 2009Actual2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedAppropStaffing (Positions) 26 26 25Resources Required $1,625.5 $1,816.5 $1,816.0(‐) Program Revenue 12.4 15.0 15.0(‐) Dedicated Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0(=) Net Cost to County $1,613.1 $1,801.5 $1,801.0MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Expanded use of available technology to storedocuments, as well as to deliver documents toCounty Departments and the Public in a moreefficient and cost effective manner.- 222 -