Thursday, August 31, 2006
Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290
OA Meets Blunt’s Call to Get Most for Every Tax Dollar
JEFFERSON CITY–The Office of Administration’s (OA) Divisions of Accounting and Facilities Management, Design & Construction (FMDC) continue to adhere to Gov. Matt Blunt’s call for responsible stewardship of tax dollars, saving Missouri taxpayers at least $8,500 per year.
The Accounting Division saved $1,000 annually by eliminating an unnecessary and time consuming report. The “OA Payment Processing Cycle Summary Report” was essentially useless. The reported information was unreliable because different processes in different departments and functions skewed reported turnaround times and impacted the data integrity.
FMDC recognized savings by reducing paperwork. Beginning May 1, the division made arrangements to send only one set of bid documents to organizations, instead of sending documents to several locations for the same organization. Each organization will then be responsible for making their own copies and sending sets to additional locations. The change will save between $7,500 to $10,000 annually.
“I commend the Office of Administration and its divisions for their continued efforts to get the most from every taxpayer dollar,” Blunt said. “I remain committed to improving the efficiency of our state government, and at the same time making practical use of Missourians hard earned money.”
For more information contact Tom Sadowski at Accounting at (573) 751-4013 or David Mosby at FMDC at (573) 751-1034.
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