§ 64-3. Powers and duties of Divisions.  


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    Administration and operations. The Administration and Operations Division shall be responsible for the maintenance of departmental personnel records; maintenance of departmental accounting records, including budget control and statistical analysis; supervision of all procurement and property management standards; administration of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs; review of employment and training activities and programs; direction of public information activities; and overall supervision, direction and coordination of all separate divisional activities. The Division shall also be responsible for the rapid and effective implementation of departmental plans and goals affecting several thousand participants, such as supervision of recruitment; enrollment and certification; supervision of client services, counseling and grievances; maintenance of management information systems; retention of records; and the movement of all participants, on a continuing basis, into one or more than one training or employment activity in a multifaceted program. In addition, the Division shall be responsible for the review of all systems for controlling program administration, verifying and reviewing client records, examining participant worksites and work conditions, reviewing contracts for noncompliance, reviewing plans and procedures, verifying client certifications, and investigating general program management to prevent fraud and program abuse.
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    Fiscal management. The Fiscal Management Division shall be responsible for the depository of funds, the keeping of separate program and activity accounts, the auditing of claims, the preparation and audit of payrolls and the retention of financial records.
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    Career Development and Youth Services. The Division shall be responsible for the development and implementation of career opportunities for participants; the negotiation of client outstation contracts, providing transition services, such as job-seeking skills instruction, individualized job-search plans and labor market information; and special activities for transition and placement of clients into unsubsidized employment. The Division shall also be responsible for the implementation of all youth employment and training programs, the recruitment of thousands of clients, the coordination of youth client services, counseling and grievances and the coordination of youth client records.