Elected Officials

Departments

Facilities Management

County Administration Building
300 Monroe Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2206
Phone: (616) 632-7670
Fax: (616) 632-7715

Mission Statement

To manage County facilities and projects striving for customer satisfaction by recognizing and meeting the needs of departments, providing a safe environment for employees and visitors, while maintaining fiscal responsibility, in accordance with the policies and procedures of Kent County.

Publications:

Fuller Campus Master Plan (PDF)

Overview

The Facilities Management Department provides technical and managerial support of County buildings and properties. The department renovates, repairs, maintains, constructs, and operates County properties; manages major capital improvement projects; and monitors and tracks leases between other departments and private businesses and other governmental units. The department is also involved in the sale and purchase of County facilities and real estate.

The department has budgetary control of the operation and maintenance of multiple County properties, including the County Administration Building, Kent County Courthouse, 82 Ionia, Juvenile Detention Center, Health Department facilities (including clinics and Animal Shelter), and numerous other County facilities and properties. Approximately 1.3 million square feet of County facilities are included in the responsibilities of the department. Expenses incurred for the operation and maintenance of these properties, as well as Facilities Management Administration, are included in the department history of uses.

Already under construction, the new Human Services Complex will open in June 2009 and the new 63rd District Court facility will open in November 2009. Other projects that will move from the design stage to construction include a new Fleet Services facility, Parks Administration building, Juvenile Detention Center Support Services addition, and the Correctional Facility renovation.

Strategic Goals

  • Develop a sustainability mentality to enhance environmental preservation within county facilities.

Operational Goals

  • Provide safe, quality, value-based Facilities Management services to Kent County
  • To plan, organize and administer County building project development; facility renovation and construction projects and administer the County Lease program, for the best Value- maximizing quality and minimizing cost, for long term asset preservation

2009 Adopted Uses: $14,881,641

2009 Adopted Revenues: $6,596,722

Selected Performance Measures

Performance Measure
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Expected
Natural gas savings through the utilities program
$118,000
$109,000
$79,500
$100,000
Percent of projects completed on or under budget
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Number of lost time safety incidents
NA
NA
0
0
Average cost/square foot
11.62
11.61
11.66
11.86

Department History of Uses

Uses
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Adopted
2009
Adopted
Personnel $2,817,615 $3,033,361 $2,937,586 $3,264,557
Commodities 82,927 76,106 104,170 $138,000
Contractual 9,481,128 9,121,458 9,775,631 10,435,822
Operating Capital - 18,965 21,000 1,000
Other Expense 297,506 218,096 71,419 51,712
Transfer to Cap 962,112 961,776 963,288 960,550
Special Projects - - 16,374 30,000
Total Uses $13,641,288 $13,429,762 $13,889,468 $14,881,641
 
Personnel FTE
46.5
45
44
47.5

Significant Budget Issues

The 2009 budget reflects an increase of approximately $1 million, primarily due to the additional maintenance and operation costs (and debt service) associated with the Human Services Complex. This increase is almost all offset by revenues from the Michigan Department of Human Services, and a smaller portion paid by the City of Grand Rapids as its share of the Area Community Services Employment Training (ACSET) charges.

Staffing figures have also been adjusted to reflect the addition and reallocation of staff to support the new facility; as well as a realignment of court security, which is charged to this budget as an operational expense of the Courthouse which is paid for, in-part, by the City of Grand Rapids on behalf of the 61st District Court.

History of Uses (in millions)