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Examining Constitutional Offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Study Partners. With assistance from: The Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Information Technologies Agency Interested Stakeholders. Reason for New Perspective.
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Examining Constitutional Officesin the Commonwealth of Virginia
Study Partners With assistance from: • The Department of Planning and Budget • Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Interested Stakeholders
Reason for New Perspective • The funding, staffing and duties of Constitutional Officers has been widely studied. • However, the existing body of work pays scant attention to: • Activity audits; • Duplication of services between local offices and local and state functions; • Decision matrix development for ‘outside-the-box’ thinking on reform.
Studies on Constitutional Officers • Funding of Constitutional Officers; House Document 81; 1990 • Statewide Staffing Standards for the Funding of Financial Officers; House Document No. 75; 1990 • Federal Inmate Overhead Recovery Methodology Options; 2005 • Jail Funding in Virginia; 2005 • FY 09 Fines and Fees Report; 2009 • Operational and Capital Funding for District and Circuit Courts; 2009 • Constitutional Officers Budgets and Salaries;2010
Offices Overview • Commissioner of Revenue • Attorney for the Commonwealth • Clerk of Court • Sheriff • Treasurer • § 15.2-1601. Requirements for officers. • The officers required by § 15.2-1600 are subject to the residency, qualification for office, bonding, dual-office-holding requirements and prohibitions provided for in Chapter 15 of this title.
Study Areas • Past Efforts of Reform • JLARC • DPB / Executive Commissions • Define what was missing • Service Delivery • Overlap with local services. • Overlap with State Services.
Study Areas - continued • Historical Funding – Methods and Metrics • Pre-Compensation Board • Compensation Board • Revised Compensation Board • Compensation Board Process • Current System • Historical State Funding Levels • 20 year analysis
Study Areas - continued • Financial • State and local funding. • Competition for service delivery. • Fee for service.
Study Areas - continued • Avenues of Reform • All Offices Reviewed. • Realignment / Combination. • Structural : • Local / State • Mandatory • Optional