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Whitney Hale and Jen Patterson
▪FY 24-25 Proposed Budget Presentation
BUDGET COMMITTEE | MAY 20, 2023
County Administration
•County Administration works
collaboratively within the
organization and the region to
align County work with the
County Commissioners’ goals
and direction, support elected
and appointed officials and
promote an informed public.
•Administration
•BOCC Strategic Initiatives
•Communications
•Committee / Board Support
•Economic Development
•Performance Management
•Legislative Affairs
County Administration
Department Accomplishments
•Supported departments and staff with retention, recruitment, training, and recognition; office and workspace needs; policy analysis and updates; compensation analysis’ succession planning; and major facility projects.
•Supported the Coordinated Houseless Response Office, the newly established Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Committee, the County’s Wolf Depredation Compensation Committee and the Cannabis Advisory Panel.
Department Accomplishments
•Hired new PIO to support media relations and community engagement.
•Supported departments with public information and marketing campaigns including photos, videos, paid advertising, earned media and more
•Partnered with EDCO on one new Economic Development Loan and converted three loans to grants under the EDCO Forgivable Loan Program. This created 27 new jobs across three companies.
•Supported County Legislative Affairs and Performance Management
Department Accomplishments
•Managed a $1 million Oregon Department of Energy grant for Mt. Bachelor.
•Applied for and obtained a $100,000 Oregon Department of Energy grant for a Fair & Expo solar energy project.
•Applied for and obtained a $400,000 Business Oregon grant for NeighborImpact’s housing rehabilitation program.
•Completed a Camping Feasibility Study and pursued next steps for exploration of developing recreational campgrounds on two properties.
Internal Audit Accomplishments
•Onboarding of new County Internal Auditor.
•Recognized by the Association of Local Government Auditors with a Distinguished Knighton award for the 2023 continuity of operations audit report.
•Internal audit report satisfaction at 87%. Internal Audit issued recent performance audits that included recommendations for positive change in: Behavioral Health Practices Improvement, Facilities and Property Cash Handling, Office of the District Attorney Cash Handling, Overtime and Compensatory Time, Fair and Expo Cash Handling, and Wage Equity.
•Internal audit provided follow-up to all unresolved recommendations. Revised follow-up data collection to provide more actionable reporting to Audit Committee members and the County Board of Commissioners.
•Revised procedures for the Whistleblower Hotline program. Continued monitoring of the anonymous hotline.
•Oversaw contract to conduct review of County financial reporting.
FY 24-25 Administrative Budget Details
•Reduction of more than
$226,000 in prior General
Fund support
•Corresponding increase
(31%) in Internal Service
Fund charges
24-25 RESOURCES
FY 24-25 Administrative Budget Details
•New Org for Internal Audit
•Transition of On-Call AV Support from BOCC to Administration
•Increases in Translation / Interpretation
•Corresponding decrease in Public Information
24-25 REQUIREMENTS
FY 24-25 Special Requests
•Installation of permanent
audio-visual system in
DeArmond conference room to
support virtual meetings.
•Estimated project cost:
$30,000.
Conference Room AV Upgrade
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