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Agency reports staffing stability, budget call-letter dates and a printer replacement to cut maintenance costs
Summary
Chief Administrative Services Officer Bobby Silva told the board there are currently no pending recruitments in field operations and support staff, the agency remains within its $42.8 million personal services budget, budget call letters are due Feb. 26 (field operations) and March 6 (other cost centers), and 11 lower-cost replacement printers are being deployed for testing.
At the Feb. 18 meeting the board heard operational updates on staffing, budgeting and equipment replacement.
Chief Administrative Services Officer Bobby Silva said the agency currently has no pending recruitments in field operations or support staff and is operating within the adopted $42,800,000 personal services budget for the fiscal year. "As of today, for the first time, I think, ever, I'm reporting that we have 0 recruitments pending in field operations and support staff," Silva said. He told the board that field operations budget call letters are due Thursday, Feb. 26, and call letters for the remaining cost centers are due March 6.
Silva also described a printing-equipment change tied to CAMS and paper-handling changes: after comparing models and maintenance options, IT identified a multifunction printer model with lower maintenance costs and greater production capability. Silva said the new units will carry an estimated fixed annual maintenance cost of about $250 per unit, compared with a prior range that varied by age and usage from roughly $500 to $3,000. The agency is ordering 11 replacement units for the current fiscal year to gather feedback before broader procurement.
Board members asked whether the governor’s May revise could affect the board’s allocation; Silva said the January budget left the board’s allocation virtually unchanged and that staff are preparing workload figures for May if a change is pursued. The board counsel reported there were no items for closed session, and Chair Michael Allen adjourned the meeting.
What happens next: Silva will deliver requested headcount figures after the meeting and the agency will test the new printers, report results, and provide budgetary updates as the May revise approaches.
