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The Central Administration Department is the secretariat of the Bodi District Assembly and is responsible for the provision of support services, effective and efficient general administration and organization of the Assembly.
The Central Administration Department is headed by the District Co-ordinating Director.
As part of its responsibilities, Central Administration acts as a liaison between Heads of other governmental and non-governmental agencies and the District Chief Executive (DCE),
The role of the Budget Unit is to provide technical leadership in the preparation and management of the budget in the Service.
It advises the Assembly on cost implications and financial decisions in the LGS. It coordinates the preparation of budgets, participates in the preparation of procurement plan and assists in fee-fixing resolutions.
The District Planning & Coordinating Unit is responsible for providing leadership in the planning, implementation and evaluation of development projects and programmes in the Assembly.
The Unit provides lead support in the preparation of Annual Reports, Development Action Plans and Medium Term Development Plans. It also monitors and reports on all development projects that takes place within the Metropolis.
The Unit liaises with stakeholders to collect inputs necessary to aid in the formulation of public policies and programmes and also plays the role of ensuring that the capabilities, skills and knowledge of staff are well developed to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency.
The Unit also coordinates activities of Out-of-Home advertisement and provides the general public with general advice and education on processes and permitting of Outdoor advertisement.
The Unit provides strategic direction for the achievement of the overall objective of the procurement function in the Service.
The Unit plans and coordinates activities related to procurement, manages the development and implementation of the procurement plan, provides inputs for the preparation of the annual budget and liaises with service providers and other stakeholders to undertake procurement activities.
It is also the responsibility of the Unit to ensure that the procurement activities are in harmony with the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), supervise stores management and assets disposal as well as the Preparation and submission of Annual and Periodic Reports to the Public Procurement Authority.
The Unit receives and addresses complaints. It also provides information on the nature of operations at the Assembly. It facilitates standardization of the services delivered by the Assembly and communicates to the public on the delivered service.
The Records Management Unit (RMU) is a unit under the central administration. The Unit plays a pivotal role in the day to day administration of the assembly.
The RMU performs key functions as receiving of letters, both incoming and out-going letters, known as dispatching. Records see to the day to day management of active and inactive files and proper storage of documents for easy retrieval.
The main objective of the MIS unit is to collect, analyze and manage information to support the development, management and implementation of policies, programmes and services in the local government service.
The Environmental Health Unit has the mandate to ensure that all factors that tend to have adverse effects on human health in the environment are brought under control. It therefore behooves the Environmental Health Unit, with support from the Assembly, to ensure that this responsibility is executed in accordance with the Environmental laws.
The 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC) identifies the following as the toilet facilities in the district; Water Closets, Pit Latrines, KVIP and Open Defecation.
The 2010 PHC identifies that 1.6% households uses Water Closet, 26% uses Pit Latrines, 9.9% uses KVIP, 15.7% uses Public Toilets and the rest uses Open Defecation. However, the district has declared many of these communities ODF.
The purpose of the Environmental Health Unit is to ensure the prevention of any hazard or negative impact the environment may have on man.
The Unit is therefore to assess, correct, control and prevent those factors in the environment which can adversely affect the health of both present and future generations.
The frontline officers of the Environmental Health and Sanitation are responsible for enforcing environmental health standards within the District.
The specific responsibilities of these officers are as follows: