Elected Officials

Departments

Central Services

County Administration Building
300 Monroe Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 632-7700
Fax: (616) 632-7704

Mission Statement

To support County departments in providing services to County citizens in the areas of mail, messenger, microfilm, printing and record storage services in a cost-effective manner.

Overview

The Central Services department provides the following services to County departments: printing, microfilming, messenger, mail processing, and a secure records storage space.

The printing services offered include: graphic design, digital printing/copying, color copying, collating, binding, cutting, laminating, and folding. Printed items such as forms, letterheads, business cards, brochures, newsletters, directories, and reports are produced in this area of the department.

The microfilming service produces 16mm and 35mm microfilm rolls from paper originals of tax rolls, marriage, birth and death certificates, and Probate and Circuit Court records. Archival digital media film is also created for the Register of Deeds office from their scanned deed and mortgage images.

Messenger delivery service provides daily delivery and exchange of inter-office envelopes, U.S. Mail, and other packages between County departments. The mail area is responsible for the pick-up and delivery of inter-office mail and U.S. Mail for the County Administration Building. Postage is also applied to out-going U.S. Mail using a mail processing machine. The record storage facility, located at 415 Franklin Street, SE, provides State-mandated, secure off-site document storage for County departments.

Selected Performance Measures

Performance Measure
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Expected
Percent of print jobs completed by requested due date
99.85%
99.90%
99.89%
99.90%
Amount saved via presorting mail
$12,724
$10,174
$8,360
$10,000
Average customer satisfaction rating of messenger service
4.90
4.80
4.85
4.90
Average customer satisfaction rating on Administrative Survey
0.85
0.86
0.92
0.88
Microfilm frames processed per hour
343.0
354.0
367.0
350.0
Total print jobs per employee (3 FTE)
953.0
912.0
912.0
900.0

Department History of Uses

Uses
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Adopted
2009
Adopted
Personnel
$434,836
$470,129
$481,210
$486,412
Commodities
123,205
118,021
115,220
115,510
Contractual Services
180,854
208,767
217,834
228,758
Capital Outlay
10,438
3,429
28,000
6,000
Total
$749,333
$800,346
$842,264
$836,680
 
Personnel FTE
9
8
8
8

Significant Budget Issues

There are no significant issues to report.