Tammy L. Miner

**** ***** ******* ***, *******, Illinois

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Analytical, organized, and detail-oriented individual with fiscal experience in the full spectrum of governmental accounting. Collaborative team plyer with an ownership mentality and a track record of delivering the highest quality solutions to resolve challenges.

EXPERIENCE

OCTOBER 2017 – JUNE 30, 2021 (Retired)

Presently on a Personal Service Contract after two 75-day temporary assignments

Business Administrator, Illinois School for the Deaf/Illinois

School for the Visually Impaired

Served as working supervisor in the business office for both the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired; assigned and reviewed work; provided guidance and training to assigned staff; counseled staff regarding work performance; reassigned staff to meet day-to-day operating needs; established annual goals and objectives; approved time off; prepared and signed performance evaluations; planned, organized, directed and coordinated the activities of the business offices at the Illinois School for the Deaf (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (Tuesday, Thursday); established operating objectives and goals for the busines office; prepared the annual budgets for both schools with input from the Superintendents; recommended appropriate allocations for all programs; created positions and issue papers for use by the Department in defense of budget increase requests; prepared testimony for effective fiscal control; coordinated multi-unit accounting methods and fiscal record keeping; responsible for coordination of the accounting unit with voucher processing and property control units; assisted with the CEASD Accreditation Policy on a five year rotation; supervised audit control and accounting of all receipts and expenditures; assigned and supervised the auditing of invoices and vouchers for accuracy, propriety, and requisite authority; provided input into internal inventory control system; reviewed, approved and signed all financial documents and reports that are to be submitted to the Department’s Central office; prepared and submitted all contracts for services or goods to the Department’s Central office; monitored contract expenditures to ensure contract amounts are not exceeded; encumbered contracts and decreased encumbrances at the end of the fiscal year; prepared and disseminated requests for proposal that are to be bid on at the local level for purchasing, requisitioning and procurement of items used by the schools; developed standards and methods for measurement of contracted services for the school; approved purchase order and paperwork for completion of purchases; completed all quarterly and annual reports for the Department of Human Services such as C-17 report, GAAP reporting and Quarterly Fixed Asset Reports; managed the locally held funds for both schools including student trust funds, activity funds, and investment accounts; oversaw the management of all commodities and physical inventories; completed annual audit of all commodities and submitted necessary paperwork; developed policies and procedures for the general business office including the processing of locally held funds, travel procedures, and property management.

JANUARY 2022 - PRESENT

Public Service Administrator, OPT 1

Alert IT (Illinois State Police)

Conduct thorough quality review of appeal files that are ready for review and forwarded for an appeal decision by the Director while under the Office of Firearm Safety and the Board while under the FOID Card Review Board (since January 2023). Ensured the timely and accurate compilation of mental health appeal files, including summaries for presentation to the Board for relief granted or relief denied.

MARCH 2015 – JUNE 2017

Firearm Service Bureau Appeals Manager

Illinois State Police

On a monthly basis, accurately reported Appeal Section performance metrics; on a continuing basis, assessed the quality of the metrics and made recommendations for improvements; developed a thorough understanding of Illinois and Federal firearm prohibitors as well as the Firearm Owners Identification Act (FOID) and the Firearms Concealed Carry Act (FCCL) and effectively applied that knowledge when making firearm eligibility decisions; conducted thorough quality reviews of appeal files that are ready for review and forwarded for an appeal decision by the Firearm Services Bureau of Illinois State Police command; ensured all potential prohibitors had been identified, thoroughly researched and documented and made sure files were ready for review by an eligibility decision maker; ensured the timely and accurate compilation of mental health appeal files, including summaries for presentation at FOID Mental Health Review Panel meetings; schedule mental health review panel meetings to prevent the development of large backlogs; actively participated as a Mental Health Review panel member; communicated or assigned communication with appellants to answer their questions and obtain adequate information for use by the panel in decision making; after appeals decisions were made, ensured appropriate correspondence was provided to the appellant and files were closed; monitored the performance of staff in regard to the quality of work on individual appeal cases, the quantity of work completed and their interaction with management and their peers; assigned work to effectively address the large volume of appeals received; developed a strategic management plan for the Appeals section, including goals, strategies and objectives; provided effective and timely oral and written communications to appellants and their attorneys by myself and appeals section staff; developed a thorough understanding of all types of FOID and CCL appeals, the prohibitors that resulted in each type of appeal and the processing required; administratively closed incomplete appeal files when appellants reach the deadline for submission of all the documentation required for an appeal.

FEBRUARY 2012 – MARCH 2015

Chief Fiscal Officer (SPSA, Opt. 2)

Illinois Department of Labor

Planned, directed and coordinated the state-wide operations of the agency’s fiscal program including formulating and executing short and long range plans, goals and objectives for the program and development of fiscal policies and procedures to be utilized throughout the division; monitored and controlled the expenditures to assure fiscal solvency; advised the Director of potential problems and recommended corrective or alternative actions; prepared the annual budget documents (ISL’s), working closely with the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget in development of budget requests; responded to General Assembly staff inquiries to achieve the passage of the budget and provided senior management with guidance and the information regarding the budget process; appeared before the General Assembly for appropriation hearings; served as agency spokesperson for fiscal administration; served as the agency’s state purchasing officer; served as the agency’s telecommunication officer managing costs and allocating telecommunication resources; supervised staff responsible for processing travel and vendor payments, procurement and obligation documents; assigned work and approved time off; provided guidance and training; completed and signed performance evaluations; counseled staff on problems with productivity, quality of work and conduct; reviewed and approved all purchases and invoice vouchers; responsible for performance of annual evaluation of FCIAA and for identification, description and plan of corrective action for material weaknesses identified during FICAA reviews; worked closely with auditors to complete the audit process; represented the agency before the Legislative Audit Commission; completed all necessary reports including Quarterly Fixed Asset Reports, Quarterly Accounts Receivable Reports, GAAP package, TA-2 Reports and several human resource and ethics reports; Assisted with human resource responsibilities upon the vacancy of the HR Director including posting of jobs; hiring and managing one clerical and one para-professional staff.

FEBRUARY 2009- FEBRUARY 2012

Compliance Manager

Illinois Department of Labor

Planned, organized, implemented, controlled and evaluated the statewide child labor and labor law enforcement programs; served as the assistant administrator of the division, assisted in the management of program operations; served as the Fair Labor Standards coordinator for mandated educational outreach to those regulated by labor laws; resolved complex fair labor issues; managed the labor law enforcement program activities implementing policies and procedures, establishing performance goals and objectives for the compliance section, evaluated performance and identified strengths and weaknesses while recommending and implementing changes; supervised compliance officers by assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance and training to field staff; reassigning staff to meet day-to-day operating needs; established annual goals and objectives; approved time off; prepared and signed performance evaluations; reviewed and approved travel vouchers; determined and recommended staffing needs; served as the manager of the Fair Labor Standards Division in the manager’s absence; participated in the resolution of administrative problems and recommended resolutions and coordinated implement of change; interviewed employers and employees to determine validity of complaints received and records to be audited; reviewed a variety of employer records to determine compliance with labor laws; audited time and payroll records to determine compliance with labor laws; collected evidence for court cases; acted as a working manager.

FEBRUARY 2005 – FEBRUARY 2009

Compliance Officer

Illinois Department of Labor

Audited time, payroll and other relevant labor law records of employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, Child Labor Law, Minimum Wage Law and Wage Claim Act; collected evidence and prepared written reports of audits which were used in court proceedings and informal hearings; reported findings and violations to Compliance Manager for appropriate action; conducted training meetings for the general public, organizations and employers; worked with the public daily to resolve payroll issues; interviewed hostile employers and employees to determine compliance with the various acts and laws; testified in court as to audit findings and processes.

SEPTEMBER 2001 – FEBRUARY 2005

Internal Audit Trainee

Illinois Supreme Court Library

Wrote audit programs and conducted audits for compliance with rules and regulations as well as financial compliance; studied and interpreted statues, laws and regulations; conducted interviews with employers and employees to ensure policies and procedures were being adhered to; traveled to various court houses to conduct audits for circuit clerk offices.

SEPTEMBER 1998 – SEPTEMBER 2001

Business and Fiscal Affairs Manager (PSA, Opt. 1)

Illinois Rural Bond Bank

Managed and tracked budget; prepared ISL documents and represented agency at Appropriation hearings; processed accounts receivable, accounts payable, travel vouchers,inventory and managed checking accounts; acted as Office Manager for daily operations as well as managing one administrative personnel and three professional staff members; managed and entered payroll and benefits; worked closely with internal and external auditor with audits and financial planner and attorney in issuing bonds; tracked bond payments and interest due dates; sent reminders and late notices; prepared state of Illinois required paperwork and reports such as Quarterly Accounts Receivable reporting and TA-2 reports; prepared the annual report and arranged the quarterly board meetings with the state of Illinois Treasurer and the Lieutenant Governor.

SEPTEMBER 1995 – SEPTEMBER 1998

Account Clerk II

Illinois Supreme Court Library

Handled all receivables and payables for the Supreme Court Library and the seven Supreme Court justices; completed inventory and additions/deletions to the book inventory of the library; assisted with legal citations for the Supreme Court Reporter’s office; assisted with responses from prison inmates for case material; assisted attorneys with legal research.

APRIL 1987 – SEPTEMBER 1995

Library Clerk

Illinois Supreme Court Library

Received and inventoried all library books; prepared law reviews for binding into a book; assisted with cite checking for Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions; answered requests from prisoner’s for case material; shelved and moved library books; updated loose-leaf library books with new materials.

EDUCATION

July 1998

AS in Accounting, LINCOLNLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

MAY 1991

BS in Accounting, MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 2017

MS in General Psychology, NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY

SKILLS

35 years of state of Illinois business experience

Good communication and writing skills

ACTIVITIES

IHSA volleyball official, reading

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