Department of Administration

Karen J. Aroesty, Acting Director

ADOPTED FY23 BUDGET

$14,682,858

Department Mission

FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS

138.3

The Department of Administration promotes the vision and values of St. Louis County government by facilitating the effective delivery of services and providing leadership and support to county departments while ensuring efficient use of resources for county residents.

Budget Overview

The 2023 adopted budget for the Department of Administration is $14,682,858, a decrease of $885,382 or 5.7 percent from the 2022 adjusted budget of $15,568,240. Personnel costs comprise 75.2 percent of the budget for 140 positions (138.3 full time equivalents). Operating expenses account for 24.7 percent and capital expenses account for 0.1 percent of the budget.

Significant Changes

The 2023 adopted budget moves, as part of an effort to centralize human resource functions in the County, 17 positions from 6 different departments into the Division of Personnel in Administration. Two new positions (2.0 FTEs) have been added to County Automated Processing Services (CAPS) to provide enterprise resource planning (ERP) support, and 1 new position (1.0 FTE) has been added to Procurement to respond to increased purchasing demand from other departments.

Additionally, $240,000 for two new programs, the Center for Mediation and the Institute for Personal & Professional Development, has been included in the budget to expand professional development and provide conflict mediation for all county employees. The request also includes $87,000 to re‐establish the County’s tuition reimbursement program.

The County Council reduced the Department of Administration’s budget by $746,011 (4.8%) compared to the County Executive’s recommendation to remove the value of 75% of vacant positions and 3 new positions.