STATE OF CONNECTICUT
NANCY WYMAN COMPTROLLER	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER 55 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775	MARK OJAKIAN DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM

Asset Management Directive #1

Purpose
The purpose of this Asset Management Directive #1 is to clarify the recording of real property assets and fine art within Core-CT and to advise agencies of a revised CO-59 that is to be used for FY 2009 reporting.

General Information
When the Asset Management module was implemented in Core-CT in July 2005 the land and buildings data was converted by the Office of the State Comptroller from the data that resided in the JESTIR system and our legacy land system. All of the locations were given a specific "AJES" location to identify the locations as land or buildings. When new land or buildings were acquired we worked directly with most agencies that were purchasing real property to establish them in Core-CT; however, a formal procedure was not provided to State agencies. This directive is to correct that situation going forward.

The Fiscal Policy Division has completed a thorough review of the data reported on the CO-59 reports for FY 2008 compared to the data in Core-CT. There are several areas that need to be addressed: land and buildings, site improvements, leased property improvements, construction in progress and fine art. Many agencies have reported site improvements, leased property improvements, construction in progress and fine art but the data was not converted into Core-CT. Your assistance is required to correct this inconsistency within Core-CT. Please contact our Office by sending an email to osc.assets@po.state.ct.us if you need assistance on how this should be accomplished. We will be contacting each agency that has not properly converted their data.

The CO-59 form has been changed to eliminate a separate dollar amount for buildings in column #7 Present Value This Year. This field which was used for insurance purposes has created confusion between the cost and value of buildings over the years. The Insurance and Risk Management Board is now managing this data to comply with the State's Insurance Carrier underwriting guidelines. The revised CO-59 form is available at http://www.osc.state.ct.us/agencies/forms .

Procedure For Acquiring New Land Or A Building
When acquiring land or a building please contact our office to provide an AJES location code. Send an email to osc.assets@po.state.ct.us and provide the following information: the street address of the land or building; if it is a building enter the information in the JESTIR system first, then provide us with the JESTIR number; if the building or land has a name, then provide that information as well and finally the total cost of the asset.

A response will be sent to you within 3 business days so that the new land or building can be properly entered into Core-CT. If your agency has purchased real property over the past four years and an "AJES" location was not provided please contact the osc.assets@po.state.ct.us mailbox so that we can identify the next steps.

Procedure for Site Improvements and Leased Property Improvements
Each site improvement (generally means improvements made to State owned land) and leased property improvement (generally means improvements made to leased property which is a building not owned by the State) should be a separate record in the Asset Management module within Core-CT. If you have a large number of site improvements or leased property improvements that were not converted into Core-CT please contact my Office at osc.assets@po.state.ct.us for guidance.

With each new site improvement or new leased property improvement please use the integrated purchasing, receiving and accounts payable work flow to transfer the data into the Asset Management module.

Procedure for Construction in Progress
Generally most construction in progress is reported by the Department of Public Works, except for agency specific projects. Any questions regarding how a project should be included contact osc.assets@po.state.ct.us for assistance.

Procedure for Entering Fine Art
Each fine art asset should be a separate record in the Asset Management module within Core-CT. If you have a large number of fine art assets that were not converted into Core-CT please contact my Office at osc.assets@po.state.ct.us for guidance.

When obtaining a new fine art asset please use the integrated purchasing, receiving and accounts payable work flow to transfer the data into the Asset Management module.

Conclusion
The above information pertains only to the Executive Branch agencies that are using the Asset Management module in Core-CT.

The Property Control Manual will be finalized over the next several months and will be made available electronically on the OSC website.

We have made significant progress over the past several years since the Asset Management module was implemented in Core-CT. The learning curve has been steep but we are all making great strides to master this module and the EPM reporting capabilities. Our goal is to have the data in Core-CT accurately reflect the data being provided on the CO-59 by fiscal year end 2010. The Fiscal Policy Division is available to provide assistance at any time by contacting our osc.assets@po.state.ct.us mailbox or calling (860) 702-3440.

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