[§37-67]  Responsibilities of the departmentof budget and finance.  The director of finance shall assist the governorin the preparation, explanation and administration of the state long-rangeplans, the proposed six-year program and financial plan and the state budget. To this end, subject to this part, the director shall:

(1)  With the approval of the governor, developprocedures and prescribe rules and regulations to guide such state agencies asmay be assigned by the director the task of formulating and preparing theinitial proposals with respect to long-range plans, program and financialplans, program budget requests and program performance reports and to assurethe availability of information needed for effective policy decision-making.

(2)  Assist such state agencies in the formulation ofprogram objectives, preparation of program plans and program budget requests,and reporting of program performance.

(3)  Coordinate, analyze and revise as necessary theprogram objectives, long-range plans, program and financial plans, programbudget requests and program performance reports initially proposed or preparedby such state agencies and develop the state comprehensive program andfinancial plan, budget and program performance report.

(4)  Administer its responsibilities under the programexecution provisions of this part so that the policy decisions and budgetdeterminations of the governor and the legislature are implemented to thefullest extent possible within the concepts of proper management.

(5)  Investigate continuously the administration ofthe various agencies for the purpose of advising the governor and recommendingto the governor, the legislature and the committees of the legislatureconcerning the duties of the various positions in these agencies, the methodsof the agency, the standards of efficiency therein, and changes which in thedirector's judgment will produce greater effectiveness of programs and economyin the conduct of government programs and assist in the preparation of programand financial plans, budget requests and program performance reports.

(6)  Provide the legislature and any member orcommittee of either house of the legislature with such documents andinformation as may be requested concerning the programs, budget, and fiscal andmanagement operations of the State. [L 1970, c 185, §7; gen ch 1985]