OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Frederick W. Puddester, Secretary
of Budget & Management

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-2114

Appointed by the Governor with Senate advice
and consent, the Secretary of Budget and Manage-
ment supervises the Department. The Secretary is
the Governor's principal adviser in fiscal matters.
The Secretary also prepares the Department's por-
tion of the agenda for Board of Public Works
meetings (Code State Finance and Procurement
Article, secs. 3-201 through 3-206).
The Secretary is a member of the Governor's
Executive Council, the Governor's Subcabinet for
Children, Youth, and Families, and the Governor's
Council on Adolescent Pregnancy. The Secretary
also serves on the Board of Revenue Estimates, the
Capital Debt Affordability Committee, the Pro-
curement Advisory Council, the State Employees'
Health Insurance Advisory Council, the Pricing
and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and
Employment Programs, the Commission on Cor-
rectional Standards, the State Use Industries Advi-
sory Committee, the Asbestos Oversight
Committee, the State Information Technology
Board, the Board of Trustees of the State Retire-
ment and Pension System, the Interagency Eco-
nomic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning
Committee, and the Interdepartmental Advisory
Committee for Minority Affairs.

POLICY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Vacancy, Assistant Secretary for Policy
& Public Affairs
(410) 974-2115

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION
John J. Pirro, Jr., Director

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-2116

The Division of Administration oversees inter-
nal fiscal operations of the Department, verifies
budget requests and amendments, and maintains
master control ledgers of State employee positions.
The Division prints the Maryland State Budget
(known as the State Budget Book) as proposed by
the Governor to the General Assembly, and related
publications. It also prepares the Statewide Cost
Allocation Plan that is filed with the federal govern-
ment to obtain reimbursements for the cost of
indirect State services that benefit federally funded
programs (Code 1957, Art. 19, secs. 43-46, State
Finance and Procurement Article, secs. 3-201
through 3-206, 7-101 through 7-121).

FISCAL CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT
John E. Hand, Administrator

300 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-1200

The Fiscal Central Collection Unit started as the
Central Collection Umt and received its present name in
1996. The Unit is responsible for the collection of
delinquent accounts owed to the State. If an initial
collection attempt is unsuccessful, a State agency refers
unsettled debts to the Unit. Such debts may be student
loans, tuition, and fees, public assistance and food stamp
overpayments, restitution for damage to State property,
workmen's compensation premiums, reimbursement
for institutional care, and payment for goods and services
provided by the State (Code State Finance and Procure-
ment Article, secs. 3-302 through 3-305).

DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT
ANALYSIS & AUDITS
John C. DuChez, Director

45 Calvert St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 974-2191

The Division of Management Analysis and
Audits conducts management studies, performance
audits, and program analyses of State agencies and
programs. It oversees the Council on Management
and Productivity, the State Travel Management
Office and the State Fleet Management Office. In
addition, the Division provides technical assistance
to State agencies in management, planning, pro-
gram evaluation, and systems development (Code
State Finance and Procurement Article, secs. 3-501
through 3-503, 7-101 through 7-121).

COUNCIL ON MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY

Robert F. Dashiell, Esq., Chair
Deborah A. Photiadis, Executive Director
(410) 974-5028

The Council on Management and Productivity
began as the Governor's Council on Management
and Productivity: A Public-Private Enterprise, es-
tablished by the Governor in May 1995 (Executive
Orders 01.01.1995.12/ 23). The Council was re-
organized in 1996 under its present name within
the Department of Budget and Management
(Chapter 171, Acts of 1996).
From the business community, nonprofit or-
ganizations, government entities, and the public,
the Council seeks innovative ways for the State to
use its resources efficiently. The Council evaluates
the structure and management of State government
and recommends public private alternatives for the
administration of State programs and for the man-
agement and ownership of State real property as-
sets. The Council also examines government
contracting policies and procedures. The Council's