Orange County NC Website
Asset Management Services - continued <br />FY 2013 -14 Objectives <br />• Refine and improve performance measures for next fiscal year and beyond. <br />• Appropriately plan, manage and provide departmental support for the Board Approved <br />Capital Projects. <br />• Develop and commission a fully functional Master Asset Information Database that will <br />support accurate reporting and management use of facilities, fleet, and other real estate <br />assets asset information. <br />• Develop and commission a useful customer service and relations survey process to assist in <br />the systematic gathering and response to customer feedback, concerns, and needs. This <br />feedback mechanism is planned to become an integrated Performance Measure for the <br />Department. <br />• Develop and commission a robust training and professional development program in order <br />that the Department's services are effective, efficient, and meaningful to both the County's <br />customers as well as to AMS employees. <br />• Continue to manage a comprehensive and consolidated inventory system for facilities care <br />and fleet maintenance inventories. <br />• Continue to implement energy, water, and fuel management policies for County facilities and <br />vehicles. <br />• Continue the deployment of projects through the self- funded "Energy Bank" that will allow <br />the County to invest in energy savings programs while receiving a return on investment <br />through projected energy savings resulting from the investments themselves. <br />• Establish a long -term floor care cleaning and refinishing plan. <br />• Maintain or reduce cost per square foot for routine cleaning services through efficiencies in <br />operation. <br />• Continue to explore and implement custodial service delivery options that will balance <br />service expectations and available resources. <br />• Complete consistent training for vehicle maintenance and shop management. <br />• Develop and use technician and shop performance metrics, based on industry standards. <br />These metrics will become a formal performance measure. <br />Budget Highlights <br />• Decreases in Personnel Services for FY 2013 -14 is related to the transfer of an Asset <br />Management Coordinator position to Finance and Administrative Services and the transfer <br />of a Facilities Maintenance Coordinator position to the Department on Aging during FY <br />2012 -13. <br />• The FY 2013 -14 Commissioner Approved Budget incudes an increase in Training and <br />Professional Development costs of $35,545 — AMS plans to aggressively incorporate skills <br />development training in all functional areas to include technical "currency" training, <br />leadership training, advanced certifications in support of the department mission and <br />efficiency. The program also seeks to establish a foundation, culture and identifiable career <br />progression system for more confident, professional, entrepreneurial, and loyal employees <br />dedicated to supporting Orange County government. <br />01! <br />