1. The Realities of Building, Managing, and Utilizing a Child Support Budget CSDA Leadership Institute May 7, 2012

2. TODAY’S PRESENTATION Snapshot of the County of San Diego Snapshot of the County of San Diego How the County does business - GMS How the County does business - GMS How does SDDCSS compare to other counties (staffing, budget and performance) How does SDDCSS compare to other counties (staffing, budget and performance) Why is budget important to me? Why is budget important to me? How does budget impact the child support mission? How does budget impact the child support mission? Strategies and Challenges Strategies and Challenges Questions and Answers Questions and Answers

3. Snapshot of San Diego County 2,727,030 Acres, 18 cities and unincorporated areas 2,727,030 Acres, 18 cities and unincorporated areas Organizational structure (5 BOS, 1 CAO/ACAO, 5 GM, 34 department heads, 4 elected officials, 15,842 staff) Organizational structure (5 BOS, 1 CAO/ACAO, 5 GM, 34 department heads, 4 elected officials, 15,842 staff) $3.7 Billion overall budget $3.7 Billion overall budget Strategic Initiatives Strategic Initiatives

4. General Management System (GMS)

5. How does SDDCSS compare to you? Overall budget Overall budget Budget Cycle Budget Cycle Staffing Staffing Federal performance measures Federal performance measures Distributed Collections Distributed Collections Caseload Caseload Cost effectiveness Cost effectiveness

6. Federal Performance Measures

10. Revenue & Allocations Revenue & Allocations How do we balance a budget? How do we balance a budget? Labor/Hiring Issues (Salary & Benefits) Labor/Hiring Issues (Salary & Benefits) Contracts and Technology (Services & Supplies) Contracts and Technology (Services & Supplies) WHY IS BUDGET IMPORTANT TO ME?

11. How does budget impact the child support mission

12. LCSA Differences, Strategies, Challenges, and Solutions Small County / Large County Small County / Large County What strategies can you employ? What strategies can you employ? Challenges & Solutions Challenges & Solutions

13. Questions and Answers

14. Contact Information Michael Gross Department Budget Manager 619-578-6176 Michael.gross@sdcounty.ca.gov