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HomeMy WebLinkAbout690341RESOLUTION RE: EFFICIENCY STUDY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WELD COUNTY AND THE CARL S. BECKER. COMPANY. WHEREAS, it is apparent to the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, that there is an urgent need for a comprehensive efficiency study of the Weld County Department of Public Welfare, and WHEREAS, the Carl S. Becker Company, after a thorough investi- gation as to the needs of the Welfare Department, has agreed to provide a detailed efficiency study of said Welfare Department, and WHEREAS, the Carl S. Becker Company has submitted a proposed agreement to make such detailed study of the Welfare Department, and WHEREAS, the Board believes it to be in the best interest of the County to enter into such an agreement on the basis recited therein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, that said agreement with the Carl S. Becker Company providing for a comprehensive efficiency study of the Weld County Welfare Department, copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, be, and it hereby is approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board be, and it hereby is authorized to execute the agreement as submitted and to make the same effective forthwith. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adapted by the following vote on the 5th day of AYES: ATTEST: CLERK OF T ilegAy APPROVED AS TO._FORM: !COUNTY ATTORNEY November , 1969. 690341 • WZKER CO. • THE CARL S. BECKER CO. MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING CONSULTANTS • THE CARL S. BECKER CO. • THE CARL S. I September 2, 1969 Board of County Commissioners Weld County County Courthouse Greeley, Colorado Gentlemen: We are pleased to submit our proposal for a Management Audit of the Weld County Welfare Department. Our study approach is explained herein. We wish to thank you for the opportunity of submitting this proposal and assure you of a workmanlike job. Sincerely yours, ns, Jr. TheS. Becker Company Management and Planning Consultants Attachments 1735 GAYLORD STREET • DENVER, COLORADO 80206 • PHONE 388-1697 Part I Management Audit Our study procedure for the management audit of each department will be as follows: 1. We will determine the mission of each department as prescribed by State, Constitution, and statute law, City Charter and ordinances, and/or applicable resolutions. 2. In the light of this mission, we will examine the program of the department. 3. Our examination will include a discussion with each officer and with a number of employes of each department as to his work, his objectives, the policies which guide that work, the procedures and practices used in completing that work, problems which he faces, and his ideas for changing his work to make it more effective. 4. We will review the assignment of functions and duties to each organizational division within each department and recommend reassignment as appropriate. 5. We will review the present organizational structure of the divisions of the department and recommend changes in that organizational structure as appropriate to carryout the recommended changes in functions and duties. 6. We will review the staffing patterns for each department of the organization and make recommendations as appropriate. 7. We will examine the flow of communications from management to the employes and back to management and recommend changes in techniques as appropriate. 8. We will evaluate work planning and scheduling practices and make recommendations for change as appropriate. 9. We will examine the systems and procedures used by the divisions and make recommendations for change as appropriate. 10. We will examine the present approach to production reporting and will make recommendations as appropriate. 11. We will examine accounting practices and data processing practices and make recommendations as appropriate. The goals of our study are: 1. To make the departmental programs as effective as possible. 2. To eliminate duplication of work within the department. 3. To eliminate unnecessary work and to add work as necessary to accomplish the department's program. 4. To achieve fully effective use of all employes. 5. To develop adequate training programs. 6. To develop organizational planning programs to insure continuity of supervision and administration. Part II RECORDS AND REPORTS The goal of a record and reporting system is to provide only necessary information in as simple a manner as possible. Our approach is as follows: 1. A review of each record presently maintained, the need for this record, and its adequacy will be completed; and deletions, combinations, and changes as appropri- ate will be recommended. 2. A review of each report now prepared and submitted to a supervisor will be completed. The need for the report and its adequacy will be determined; and dele- tions, combinations, and changes as appropriate will be recommended. Our report will provide those records and reports needed, the proper form for each, and simple instructions for use. Part III Space Planning Program The space planning program is actually created to enable local government to plan and guide its growth. The goals of the study are the determination of need, the projection of growth over a period of five, ten and twenty years; the transmission of this projected growth into future actual needs to provide service, equipment, and people, and the facilities which will be necessary to enable government to provide these services. The space plan, which is actually a management survey of need, will include projections into the future, determination of levels of service which must be performed, and projections of square feet of office space which will be necessary as each period arrives. The actual steps in our study will be as follows: 1. We will develop necessary background information and will outline the scope of the work and the method used. 2. We will develop population and economic projections in order to project future overall growth. 3. We will conduct a preliminary review of the present programs, effectiveness and efficiency of each operating and staff department, division, section and unit, and will adapt the findings from this review to the projected activities, service levels, organizations and staffing. 4. We will develop basic assumptions which will be used as a foundation for all service level projections. 5. We will project the activities which must be provided and the levels at which they will be established in the light of the findings as outlined above. 6. We will establish organization and functional grouping for the activities and develop a staffing pattern for each organizational unit. 7. We will establish space standards for personnel and for equipment. 8. We will project actual space needs for the years 1975, 1980 and 1990 based on the findings. Date Today September 2, 1969 Project Title Time Required from Contract Date to Completion Department of Welfare Weld County, Colorado Part I - Management Audit Part II - Records and Reports Part III - Space Planning Program Work to start September 8, 1969 or per instructions of County Commissioners Copies of Report to be 10 copies (more if needed) Provided Fee $6,000.00 plus expenses not to exceed $300.00 c� Carl S. Becker The Carl S. Becker Company Management and Planning Consultants THE CARL S. BECKER CO. MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS 1735 Gaylord Street Denver, Colorado 10206 The Weld County Department of Welfare hereafter called the party of the First Part agrees to employ The Carl S. Becker Co. to perform the following described personal services for the party of the First Part: Part I - Management Audit Part TI - Records and Reports Part III - Space Planning Program For said services the party of the First Part agrees to pay The Carl S. Becker Co. the total sum of Six Thousand ($$, (3(10ra°) (cc. 6-7' plus expenses not to exceed $300.00 Payable in monthly zayments as work progresses D Dollars. In consideration of said payments and compensation, The Carl S. Becker Co. agrees to perform said services and work and carry out the provisions of this contract in a good and work- manlike manner. Dated at this day of Witness 19 Party of the First Part HE CARL S. BECKER CO. Hello