These manuals provide management personnel detailed explanations of the steps for carrying out certain tasks and sources of reference on the proper procedures of the Department. The manuals are formulated from the laws, policies, rules and regulations of the Natural Resources Board, the State Merit System, the State Auditor and the State Department of Administrative Services. A typical manual contains the following tabbed chapters: I Introduction; II Personnel; III Leave; IV Employee Program; V Office Services VI, Office Services (Atlanta Only); VII Purchasing; VIII Budget; IX Property Control; X Information Control; XI Accounting; XII Accounting (Parks Only); Index. There is also a table of contents.