Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The
division of administration shall be responsible for all contract coordination
and execution, bidding for all projects, and claims processing for money owed
to and by the department. The division shall also be responsible for the
issuance of all permits, licenses, and registrations, applications for which
are available from specific bureaus, as well as the equal employment program,
processing all department data, and petitions for adjudicatory hearings, and
coordination of administrative rulemaking.
(b) The following bureaus shall be organized
within the division of administration:
(1) The
bureau of administration/contracts shall be responsible for the
prequalification of bidders and the actual bidding process.
(2) The bureau of budget and finance shall be
responsible for all financial accounting for the department, including
collecting monies owed to the department, and for paying out monies owed by the
department. The purchase process, however, shall be initiated by the bureau for
whom the purchase is made, processed through the budget and finance bureau, and
forwarded to the division of plant and property management, department of
administrative services, for the actual purchase.
(3) The bureau of human resources shall be
responsible for all personnel matters, including, but not limited to,
administering the civil rights program to achieve a fully integrated workforce
within the department, and the maintenance of equal employment opportunity
files.
(4) The bureau of data
management shall be responsible for the acquisition of hardware and software
and to recommend, develop and review user/system applications that are
compatible with the department's commitments to existing systems, departmental
policies and long range plans.
(5)
The section of public information shall be the department's official liaison
with the public. It shall prepare all media releases and provide information
about state for tourists and other highway users.
(6) The special projects/legislative tracking
section shall be responsible for all drafting of department initiated
legislation and the monitoring of all transportation related, highway funded or
turnpike funded legislation. The section is also responsible for performing
studies or analysis and serving as a department designee on various legislative
and executive branch created committees or task forces as determined by the
director or commissioner.
(7) The
office of hearings and rules shall be responsible for due process adjudications
and administrative rulemaking in accordance with RSA 541-A.
