Division of Administration and Business Services

District Fiscal Services (DFS): District Fiscal Services processes payroll for over 55,100 employees in 22 school districts and four community colleges in Riverside County. This totals over $1.5 billion a year. DFS also processes more than 1,500 commercial payments daily for goods and services totaling
more than $1 billion a year. The county superintendent of schools has the responsibility for the final approval of the adopted budget of each school district in the county. This responsibility also includes interim financial reports
and regular monitoring for fiscal solvency throughout the year. In 2003-2004 the county superintendent approved school district budgets totaling more than $3.8 billion. School districts and community college districts are required by
law to deposit their monies in the county treasury. DFS maintains over 300 separate funds for school districts and community colleges with an average balance of more than $1 billion.

Centralized Support Services (CSS): Centralized Support Services is the department responsible for all financial accounting and transactions within the
Riverside County Office of Education programs. The combined budgets for RCOE and SELPA are more than $335 million. CSS processes approximately 2,700 monthly payments to local child care providers that serve some 75,000 children, infusing more than $37 million annually to
the local communities. CSS processes an average of 760 contracts and purchase orders per month, totaling in excess of $87 million each year.

Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations Services (FMOS): The Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations Services department is responsible for ensuring that all students served in SELPA programs have adequate classroom facilities that are well maintained. Additionally, FMOS provides a variety of facility planning support to school districts in the county.