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Executive Assistant to the Board of Commissioners

County Administration Building
300 Monroe Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2206
Phone: (616) 632-7580
Fax: (616) 632-7585

Mission Statement

The mission of the Executive Assistant to the Board of Commissioners is to provide professional administrative support to the Board of Commissioners, County Administration, departments and the public of Kent County, so that policy decisions are informed decisions for the departments and citizens of Kent County.

Overview

The Executive Assistant to the Board of Commissioners provides administrative support in a liaison role to and for the Board of Commissioners, the County Administration, and County departments.

The history of uses reported here also includes expenses for the Kent County Board of Commissioners, including Board member compensations, subscriptions, memberships, and certain contracts associated with the legislative and policy operations of the Board. For personnel tracking purposes, the 19 member Board is recorded as 9.5 FTE. The Board is supported by 1 full-time and 2 part-time administrative staff.

Goals

  • To communicate effectively and efficiently
  • To provide accurate and timely agendas and related backup information
  • To provide an efficient, effective, and timely information flow to and from commissioners
  • To provide efficient and up-to-date information access to and from the public
  • To provide timely and accurate board, commission, and committee processes

2008 Adopted Uses: $931,350

Selected Performance Measures

Performance Measure
2005 2006 2007 2008 Goal
Percent of Commissioners requests for information responded to same day
100%
98%
98%
98%
Percent of Standing Committee agendas provided to departments 3 days before meeting
100%
100%
100%
100%
Percent of citizen information requests responded to same day
98%
98%
98%
100%
Percent of Standing Committee minutes distributed to Commissioners within 7 days of committee meeting
100%
100%
100%
100%
Percent effectiveness from annual survey to Commissioners
98%
98%
98%
100%

Department History of Uses

Uses
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Adopted
2008
Requested
2008
Adopted
Adopted
% Change
Personnel
$582,853 $595,605 $637,290 $654,037 $654,037 2.63%
Commodities
8,040
10,973
15,200
15,200
15,200
0.00%
Contractual Services
143,983
299,186
256,802
262,113
262,113
2.07%
Capital Outlay
6,873
1,246
4,980
-
-
-100.00%
Other Charges
-
-
-
-
-
NA
Total Uses
741,749
907,010
914,272
931,350
931,350
1.87%
           
Personnel FTE
11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5  

Significant Budget Issues

There are no significant issues to report.

History of Uses (in millions)