Mission Statement
Department of Administratives Services
We serve state government to benefit the people of Oregon.
Organization
Annual Performance Measures
The mission of the Department of Administrative Services is to serve state government to benefit the people of Oregon. In support of that, the complementary mission of the Budget and Management Division (BAM) is to give state leaders and the public objective and accurate information for the wise use of state resources.
BAM Administrator
George Naughton, (503) 378-5460
The division's work is divided into four major sections:
To find a specific duty go to
Staff Assignments (pdf)
Programs
BAM's responsibilities include:
- Prepare the budget that the Governor gives to the Legislature at the start of each legislative session; this is called the Governor's Recommended Budget.
- Instruct agencies on how to develop their budget requests and makes changes to reflect the Governor's decisions.
- Monitor agency spending and management to make sure it is in line with legislative and gubernatorial intent and complies with all laws.
- Work with state agencies on issues that come up during the interim - sometimes appearing before the Legislative Emergency Board.
- Help agencies coordinate, manage, and budget for major capital financing or construction projects by issuing Certificates of Participation (pdf) to finance capital construction and infrastructure.
- Help agencies manage about three million acres of public land; this work includes disposing surplus public real property.
- Coordinate the state's bonded debt process.
