Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The chief executive and administrative
officer of the State Department, as prescribed by statute, is the Commissioner
who is appointed by the State Board of Human Resources and serves at its
pleasure and subject to its authority.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner for Programs,
Deputy Commissioner for Field Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal
and Administrative Services and Welfare Programs Compliance Officer report
directly to the Commissioner of Human Resources.
(a) The Deputy Commissioner for Programs,
working under the general direction of the Commissioner, provides general
direction in the planning and management of the state social welfare program
and acts for the Commissioner in his absence. Responsibilities include
providing general direction in developing and implementing policies and
procedures for all functions of the state welfare program; providing day to day
oversight, intra and extra Departmental coordination and management of the
Department; translating general guidelines, policy statements, directions and
instructions from the Commissioner into specific policies, directives, goals
and objectives of the Commissioner and the Department; and performing other
related work as assigned by the Commissioner.
(b) The Deputy Commissioner for Field
Administration, working under the general direction of the Commissioner,
supervises and coordinates the management of the statewide welfare program in
the County Departments of the Department of Human Resources, and acts for the
Commissioner in his absence. Responsibilities include the administration of the
welfare programs in all County Departments, applying program knowledge and
administrative practices within the area of responsibility, providing general
direction to the supervisory and administrative duties of the regional
managers, directing the Volunteer Services and Emergency Welfare Services of
the Department, establishing performance standards for evaluating job
performance of County Department Directors, and performing other related work
as assigned by the Commissioner.
(c) The Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal and
Administrative Services, working under the general direction of the
Commissioner, provides general direction in the planning and management of the
internal functions of the Department and acts for the Commissioner in his
absence. Responsibilities include participating in planning, directing and
coordinating the executive, financial and administrative policies and
procedures of the Department; assigning work to subordinates in the form of
broad objectives or needs; interpreting the welfare program to the general
public through conferences with individuals and groups, and addressing various
organizations; directing investigations from the Commissioner's Office in all
financial and administrative areas of the statewide welfare program; and
performing other related work as assigned by the Commissioner.
(d) The Welfare Programs Compliance Officer,
working under the general direction of the Commissioner, administers a
comprehensive statewide compliance program for the Department. Responsibilities
include planning, organizing, coordinating and directing compliance functions
for Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, Auditing, Fraud and Quality
Control; developing efficiency, effectiveness and financial compliance policies
and procedures for the Department; coordinating, assigning and directing
program, investigative, administrative, fiscal staff and other subordinate
staff in conducting studies or surveys for purposes of improving or creating
compliance methods for activities such as, collections or audits; directing
cost benefit analysis studies of compliance activities and performing other
related work as assigned by the Commissioner.
(3) Legal counsel for the State Department is
appointed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General and
subject to the provisions of the State merit system law. Legal counsel, a
commissioned Assistant Attorney General with powers, authority and duties
herein, devotes full time to the business of the Department.
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