§766. Deputy state treasurer for management and finance; functions; office of management and finance

A. There shall be a deputy state treasurer for management and finance of the Department of the Treasury who shall be appointed by the state treasurer with the consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the state treasurer at a salary fixed by the state treasurer, which salary shall not exceed the amount approved for such position by the legislature while in session. The deputy state treasurer for management and finance shall be directly responsible to and shall perform his functions under the supervision and control of the state treasurer.

B. The deputy state treasurer for management and finance shall direct and be responsible for the functions of the office of management and finance within the Department of the Treasury. In such capacity he shall be responsible for accounting and budget control, procurement and contract management, management and program analysis, data processing, personnel management, and grants management for the department and all of its offices, including all agencies transferred to the Department of the Treasury, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Title. He shall employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the office of management and finance and the performance of its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, in accordance with applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, and with policies and rules of the department, all subject to budgetary control and applicable laws. The deputy state treasurer for management and finance shall exercise all powers and authority granted to him in this Title subject to the overall direction and control of the state treasurer.

C. The duties and functions of the office of management and finance and of the deputy state treasurer for the office of management and finance shall be as provided in this Section, and these duties and functions shall not be subject to change by the state treasurer except that the deputy state treasurer for the office of management and finance shall perform such additional duties and functions as are assigned by the state treasurer.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977.