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Please send your feedback about the Department of Enterprise Services' (DES) Small Agency Financial Services (SAFS). Your feedback helps us improve and better meet your needs. Finance welcomes your feedback at any time.
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Rate Day Background
Rate Day is a statewide meeting held during the summer before starting biennial budget development where agency customers hear from the eight central service agencies in one place. The topics typically involve service descriptions, rate methodologies, and rate updates (increases, decreases, or eliminations).
At this meeting central service agencies present brief overviews of their agency and/or services for 10-20 minutes. OFM is sending invitations to the agency budget officers distribution list so please forward along to staff that would benefit or enjoy the information.
Rate Day typically lasts between 2-3 hours to allow for all central service agencies to present. They are:
Please contact Tyler Lentz if you have questions or would like the meeting invite. Thank you and hope to see you there!
Here are some things to think about when planning your agency's 2023-2025 biennial budget:
Coffee & light refreshments
SAAM 70.10
Agency policy and procedure is required.
Prior approval is required for each meeting.
Refreshments can be served when:
Boards & commissions may provide coffee/refreshments at official public meetings, including executive sessions.
Meals with meetings
SAAM 70.15
Agency policy and procedure is required.
Prior approval is required for each meeting.
Meals can be served when:
Meals are to only be served to state employees or state officials and must be within the per diem allowance (including taxes, tips, and delivery fees).
Other considerations
SAAM 70.10 & 70.15
Documentation required:
Meals, coffee, or refreshments are prohibited when:
**All-staff meetings/general employee recognition is okay.
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Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Location: Zoom Conference
This workshop will cover all you need to know about the fiscal year-end close such as:
We'll also help you prepare for the 2023-2025 Budget Build
A question and answer period will follow. If you have specific questions or topics you would like to see covered, please email Gwen McClanahan.
An invite to this workshop was sent out Friday, April 22. If you don't see your invite and would like to attend, please email Ian Shelley.
The DES Finance team is currently transitioning from the use of the Zoom meeting platform to the Microsoft Teams platform. This impacts the manner we will communicate, meet, and serve all small agencies.
How will this change impact your agency?
Starting in September 2022, DES will begin meeting with small agencies that currently have access Microsoft Teams to conduct the quarterly meetings. As we continue to implement these new changes, DES anticipates more functionalities including communication, meetings, and file sharing through Team Channels and the Teams individual/group chat functions. We hope this will improve our ability to communicate and serve all agencies.
What information do we need from you?
Please reach out to the Small Agencies DES administrative assistant, Susan Berman (susan.berman@des.wa.gov or Susan Berman (DES) via Teams), and let her know if your agency is currently using Microsoft Teams and/or has access to the program. This information will help assist us as we work through this change.
Did you know? Your DES financial support team consists of ALL of our SAFS team members. Even though you may work with specific SAFS members regularly, other SAFS members often step in to assist and provide continuity of services. We would like you to know about our whole SAFS team. Below is a list of each work group within SAFS, the members you may hear from, and recent news or a message from each team.
Team | Members | News / Message |
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Accounts Payable |
Ian Shelley |
We are excited to announce that Bryn Parker has promoted within the SAFS AP team to one of our Fiscal Analyst 2 positions. Over the past 8 months Bryn has made great contributions to the team and we are excited to see him continue to grow. Join us in congratulating Bryn! Also, AP staff are gearing up for fiscal year accounting close. Be sure to join us at the Fiscal Year End workshop and hear from Megan and Norma! |
Budget |
Diann Lewallen |
Budget staff are monitoring your finances closely for a successful fiscal year close. They are also preparing for your 23-25 Budget Build. Be sure to join us at the Fiscal Year End and Budget Build workshop to hear from Paul. |
Payroll |
Carrie Knudson |
Payroll staff are focused on fiscal year end tasks such as processing shared leave donations and compensation time cash outs. |
Accounts Receivable |
Betti Bartoldo |
AR staff are gearing up for fiscal year accounting close. Be sure to get your FY22 invoicing information to AR timely. |
Administrative Assistance |
Danelle Guerin |
Susan is our "go to" person for Microsoft Teams. Please feel free to reachout to her with your questions. |
Total Employees Paid | 1, 353 |
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New Hires / Rehires | 20 |
Transfer In / Transfer Outs | 10 |
Separations | 18 |
Supplemental Payments / Walk Throughs | 1 |
Overpayments | 2 |
Invoices Received from Agency | 1,762 | 73.60% | $9,059,473 |
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Invoices Paid on Delegated Authority | 580 | 24.23% | $1,228,114 |
Travel Requests Paid through TEMS | 50 | 2.09% | $26,019 |
Payments Reissued (SOL, Lost Warrant) | 2 | 0.08% | $291 |
Total Payments Processed | 2,394 | 100% | $10,313,897 |
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If you would like to know what budget analyst, payroll analyst and HR business partner is assigned to your agency, see our Agency Assignments webpage.
If you would like to get contact information for DES SAFS and HR staff, see our Contacts webpage.
If you have suggestions or feedback about the Small Agency Services Bulletin, please send your comments to SmallAgencyBulletin@des.wa.gov.
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