The supervisors for accounts payable and accounting should report to the controller rather than the assistance superintendent for Business and Financial Services. This provides a sharper focus on the full spectrum of financial activities in the district under the controller's supervision, while allowing the assistant superintendent to concentrate on strategic planning and other high-level management and oversight activities. This revised organization chart is contained in Exhibit 6-3 . The superintendent authorizes the assistant superintendent for Business and Financial Services to reorganize the department which includes establishing a controller position and eliminating the director of Finance position. December 1997 2.
Assistant superintendent conducts interviews and selects the most qualified controller candidate.
This recommendation can be accomplished with existing resources. The controller position can reasonably be hired at or below the current salary level of the director of Finance.