The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, formerly Michigan Department of Management and Budget, is a principal department of the Government of Michigan

Government of Michigan

Michigan is governed as a republic, with three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the Governor of Michigan and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate; and the judicial branch...

 responsible for various support functions within the government.

History

In 2009, Governor

Governor of Michigan

The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:...

 Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, educator, and author who served as Attorney General and 47th Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor...

 plans to merge the Department of Information Technology

Michigan Department of Information Technology

The Department of Information Technology was a principal department of the Michigan State Government created in 2001 to manage the use of Technology in the government and was merged in 2010 into the Department of Management and Budget then renamed the Department of Technology, Management, and...

 into this Department, naming current DIT Director as Director of the merged department and the current DIT Chief Deputy Director Phyllis Mellon as temporary director of the Department of Management and Budget. The previous director left to become senior vice president for finance and administration, Lansing Community College

Lansing Community College

Lansing Community College is a two-year public college founded in 1957. The college's main campus is located on an urban, 42-acre site in downtown Lansing, Michigan spanning seven city blocks approximately two blocks from the state capital...

. The Executive Order renaming it was effective March 21, 2010.

Autonomous entity

A number of autonomous entity are assigned to the Department for budgeting and support purposes including the Civil Service Commission

Michigan Civil Service Commission

The Michigan Civil Service Commission is a four member constitutional created commission to administer Michigan's classified state civil service and human resource functions.-History:...

, a former department.

Civil Service Commission

See main article: Civil Service Commission

Michigan Civil Service Commission

The Michigan Civil Service Commission is a four member constitutional created commission to administer Michigan's classified state civil service and human resource functions.-History:...

Formerly a separate department, the Commission was merged with the Department.

State Administrative Board

The State Administrative Board is a board of officials that oversees the administrative activities of all state departments and agencies. The Board approves contracts and leases, state capitol outlay, and hears small claims against the state. Three standing committees (Finance and Claims Committee, Building Committee, and Transportation and Natural Resources Committee) exist to advise the Board on a course of action.

Members of the board are ex officio. The positions are the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Director of the Department of Transportation.

Office	Office holder
Governor Governor of Michigan The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:...	Rick Snyder
Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...	Brian Calley Brian Calley Brian Calley , an American politician from the Republican Party is the 61st and current Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan...
Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states...	Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson is the current Secretary of State of Michigan. She is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and the 2006 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor as the running mate of Dick DeVos....
Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and...	Bill Schuette Bill Schuette William Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:...
State Treasurer	Andy Dillon Andy Dillon Andrew "Andy" Dillon is a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican, to be the state's treasurer...
Superintendent of Public Instruction Michigan Department of Education Michigan Department of Education is a state agency of Michigan, in the United States. MDE oversees public school districts in the state. The agency is headquartered at 608 West Allegan Street in Lansing. The Department of Education is overseen by the State Board of Education. The Board of...	Michael P. Flanagan
Director of the Department of Transportation	Kirk T. Steudle

Office of Children's Ombudsman

The Office of Children’s Ombudsman (OCO) is an independent state office assigned to the Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). The Governor appoints the Ombudsman with the State Senate's advice and consent. The OCO takes complaints regarding the child welfare system and investigates under its own power.

Office of the State Employer

The Office of the State Employer is an independent state office assigned to the Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB). The office Director is a member of the Governor's Cabinet. The Office is the Governor's designate representative in recognized employee organization negotiations and developing and implementing employment relations policy. This Office after consulting with department heads makes recommendations to the Civil Service Commission regarding pay scale and other benefits for non-exclusively represented employees.

State Budget Office

The State Budget Office is an independent office within the Department led by the State Budget Director, who is a member of the Governor's Cabinet. The Office has responsibility for the executive branch budget and oversees the state's accounting functions including payroll.