Program Description

  Administration

The Administration Program provides oversight, leadership, management, and supervision to accomplish the Department's mission. The Administration Program includes the Department's senior management, the Director's Office and staff, as well as business and information technology services, communications and outreach, facility planning, asset replacement, and fixed-cost management.

The Business Services and Information Technology Teams provide key infrastructure and support to the Department's operations. The Business Services Team provides human resource management, procurement and contracting services, budget and financial administration, and customer services. The Information Technology Team ensures availability and efficiency of technical tools, equipment, and interfaces; responds to help tickets from the Department's centers and other satellite locations; and delivers training related to the Department's business operations software. Both teams collaborate with agencies of County government, community, and other partners to address the needs of internal and external constituencies.

The Administration Program develops and manages the Department's capital improvement projects, and plans and implements the lifecycle asset replacement activities to protect the Department's investments and efficient-reliable operations of all facilities and equipment in service to County residents. The Program also includes fixed costs associated with utilities, property insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and community grants. This Program also includes Communications and Public Outreach, which supports marketing of, and media relations concerning, all recreation and leisure activities in collaboration with the County's Office of Public Information (PIO), Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), and Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF). Outreach activities include summer camps and employment fairs, holiday events and commemorations, and coordination of visits from local, state, and federal dignitaries and agencies as requested.