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01394 CSO Financial Management This group supports the budget and financial needs of the cso. Several employees commented that the eso financial management group should be combined with the Budget arid Analysis function under the ChiefFinancial OfI:ice. To assure that eso- specific financial support has the focus it needs, the final "Will Be" maintains the separation. Comment was also received that CSO financial management should be separate and distinct from CSO administrative support. This comment was adopted in recognition of the separate identity of these two groups and the similar organiutional structure in the customer service regions. The size of the staff also received comment. In addition to HQ budget and management analysis, the proposed ''Will Be" suggested that journal vouchers, accounts payable, imprest, travel and certification should be the responsibility of this office. Finance staff currently perfonn these functions. Four FIE were transferred from the CFO in response to this comment. Final staffing level: 8 FTE Procuremeot This office supports Western's procurement activities. eomments called for backup and support for the single procurement specialist within each construction office. To provide this support, and to be consistent with the philosophy of decentralization, each of the three construction procurement specialists has been realigned within the appropriate CSR procurement staff and will no longer report to the Procurement Office in the CSO. Collaboration among regional and CSO staffwill play an important part in our decentralization efforts. Three FIE were transferred as a result. Comments also noted that a small business coordinator and a construction collaboration facilitator were needed in the eso. These functions are appropriate in the eso, but need to be absorbed into the final staffing levels. ' Final staffing level: 13 FTE, 3 contractor, Administrative Support This group provides a wide range of administrative support to the CSO, including managing property, facilities, printing, reproduction, travel, mail, infonnation processing and realty. Comments said that the contractor levels in the proposed ''Will Be" were too low to support various office services and did not adequately allow for management and administration of contracts. The evidence in the business case was persuasive, and the level of contract support was raised by three. Graphics and technical writing support was moved to the Corporate Affairs Office and drafting support was moved to the CPO Design Division. Final staffing level: 13 FIE, 23 contractor 11