Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-1-2-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-1-2-.03 - Organization Of The State Department

(1) The chief executive and administrative officer of the State Department, as prescribed by statute, is the Commissioner who is appointed by the State Board of Human Resources and serves at its pleasure and subject to its authority.

(2) The Deputy Commissioner for Programs, Deputy Commissioner for Field Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal and Administrative Services and Welfare Programs Compliance Officer report directly to the Commissioner of Human Resources.

(a) The Deputy Commissioner for Programs, working under the general direction of the Commissioner, provides general direction in the planning and management of the state social welfare program and acts for the Commissioner in his absence. Responsibilities include providing general direction in developing and implementing policies and procedures for all functions of the state welfare program; providing day to day oversight, intra and extra Departmental coordination and management of the Department; translating general guidelines, policy statements, directions and instructions from the Commissioner into specific policies, directives, goals and objectives of the Commissioner and the Department; and performing other related work as assigned by the Commissioner.

(b) The Deputy Commissioner for Field Administration, working under the general direction of the Commissioner, supervises and coordinates the management of the statewide welfare program in the County Departments of the Department of Human Resources, and acts for the Commissioner in his absence. Responsibilities include the administration of the welfare programs in all County Departments, applying program knowledge and administrative practices within the area of responsibility, providing general direction to the supervisory and administrative duties of the regional managers, directing the Volunteer Services and Emergency Welfare Services of the Department, establishing performance standards for evaluating job performance of County Department Directors, and performing other related work as assigned by the Commissioner.

(c) The Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal and Administrative Services, working under the general direction of the Commissioner, provides general direction in the planning and management of the internal functions of the Department and acts for the Commissioner in his absence. Responsibilities include participating in planning, directing and coordinating the executive, financial and administrative policies and procedures of the Department; assigning work to subordinates in the form of broad objectives or needs; interpreting the welfare program to the general public through conferences with individuals and groups, and addressing various organizations; directing investigations from the Commissioner's Office in all financial and administrative areas of the statewide welfare program; and performing other related work as assigned by the Commissioner.

(d) The Welfare Programs Compliance Officer, working under the general direction of the Commissioner, administers a comprehensive statewide compliance program for the Department. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, coordinating and directing compliance functions for Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, Auditing, Fraud and Quality Control; developing efficiency, effectiveness and financial compliance policies and procedures for the Department; coordinating, assigning and directing program, investigative, administrative, fiscal staff and other subordinate staff in conducting studies or surveys for purposes of improving or creating compliance methods for activities such as, collections or audits; directing cost benefit analysis studies of compliance activities and performing other related work as assigned by the Commissioner.

(3) Legal counsel for the State Department is appointed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General and subject to the provisions of the State merit system law. Legal counsel, a commissioned Assistant Attorney General with powers, authority and duties herein, devotes full time to the business of the Department.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-1-2-.03

Effective June 28, 1983. Amendment effective December 9, 1983. Succedent amendment effective March 12, 1984. Succedent amendment effective September 7, 1984. Succedent amendment effective March 12, 1985. Emergency succedent amendment effective at the Close of Business on December 6, 1985. Succedent permanent amendment effective February 7, 1986. Succedent permanent amendment effective December 15, 1988.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 38-2-3(d), 38-2-4.