Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The folders must be reviewed before being served (Series I). Privacy protected information is considered closed for 75 years after date of record creation per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Types of records restricted include, but are not limited to: state income tax returns.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Virginia Secretary of Finance, 2007-2013. Accession 51173, 53531, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred on 30 January 2014 by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Finance, 1111 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Richmond, Virginia, 23219 [Acc. 51173].

Transferred on 14 January 2022 by the Office of the Governor, Richmond, Virginia, 23219 [Acc. 53531].

Historical Information

In 1970, the Governor's Management Commission Study recommended the creation of six "Deputy Governors" assist the Chief Executive in his managerial duties, compatible functions of government were grouped under these administrative heads, who would serve as the Governors top management team or "secretariats," as they are called now. The General Assembly in 1972 created six Secretariats positions initially. As government reorganized, that number fluctuated when government agencies expanded or consolidated.

Since the establishment of a secretarial system in 1972, there have been several reorganizations of that system. The financial management function of the state has shifted from under the direction of the Secretary of Finance to the Secretary of Administration; then to Secretary of Administration and Finance and currently back to the Secretary of Finance, through various reorganizations of state government from 1970s to the present. The function of the secretary is to provide sound fiscal management and recommend to the Governor a comprehensive budget for those agencies under his jurisdiction. The secretary's responsibilities are: to monitor programs, services and performance of subordinate state agencies to develop state policies programs for long-range planning and policy formulation; and approve solicitation or acceptance of any donations, gifts or grants; to hold agency heads accountable for their agency's administrative, fiscal and program performance. All secretaries are appointed by the governor and serve at his will.

Governor Robert F. McDonnell (2010-2014) reappointed Richard "Ric" D. Brown to serve as Secretary of Finance. Richard Brown was appointed as Secretary of Finance by Governor Timothy Kaine in 2008 and continued to serve until 2018.

Scope and Content

Records, 2007-2013, of Secretary of Finance Richard "Ric" D. Brown during the administrations of Governor Timothy M. Kaine and Governor Robert F. McDonnell. The collection is housed in eight boxes and includes budget reports, charts, correspondence, drafts of House Bills, presentations, press releases, reports, and spreadsheets. The collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Constituent Correspondence and Series II: Correspondence and Subject Files (Transportation).

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series: