Administration
Administrative Service Centers
Administrative Service Centers were established in June,
1999, to consolidate all administrative support functions
for institutional and community corrections field operations.
The seven Service Centers provide further extension and local
delivery of administrative services that are coordinated by
individual Central Office Bureaus. The Service Centers will
replace the business and personnel functions at the former
five regional offices and 60 major institutions. This approach
enables standardization for the department's business and
personnel functions within the prison system and community
corrections. This new system of delivering support services
will enable the agency to meet its mission with fewer resources
and result in cost savings to the Florida taxpayer.
All administrative support functions for institutional and
probation and parole operations, including accounting, purchasing,
personnel, maintenance, technology services, staff development,
food services, and warehousing are reassigned to the seven
geographically dispersed Service Centers. Benefits of this
new alignment include the following:
- Consolidation of workload will increase cost efficiency
by reducing overall administrative staff by approximately
280, Full Time Employees (FTE), an annual savings of $10
million.
- Centralization of administrative authority will promote
greater consistency, standardization, and accountability;
resulting in more cost-effective operations.
- Line staff are relieved of burdensome administrative workload
and authorizations, allowing them to concentrate on their
mission-critical responsibilities.
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