Office for Technology

Office for Technology

Analysis as of February 4, 2000:

The Governor’s 30-day amendments add $3,316,000 to establish an executive and administrative support function in the agency and $600,000 to implement a state information technology training academy. GOER has stated that these new appropriations will fund 89 new positions.
According to the Assembly, the $21.2 million maintenance undistributed appropriation will be used to establish a command center that will oversee the three operating sites of the consolidated data center. The Senate states that the next phase of consolidation is to reduce the number of operating sites from three to two.
According to the Assembly and Senate the revenues for OFT’s Internal Service Fund will be generated by the 17 participating agencies through cash transfers.
The Senate states that $1.2 million is appropriated to the office to implement the Electronic Signatures and records Act. This is a $315,000 increase over last year’s appropriation to reflect the full annual impact of the 17 full-time staff assigned to this initiative.

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 14, 2000):

$93.2 million for the operation of the consolidated State Data Center which will be staffed by 436 employees. It is expected that employees will transfer to OFT from other State agencies at the beginning of the new fiscal year.
$16.8 million for the New York Intranet (NYT) that will provide the State and local governments with data, voice, and video communications. NYT will replace several independently operated systems with a single, centrally managed network.
$19 million to coordinate the development of computer systems that will be used by "various agencies and statewide enterprise agreements".

Appendix I to the Executive Budget notes that OFT will also "oversee the operation of the Human Services Application Service Center that is developing the new Welfare Management System." It does not appear that it is currently contemplated that HSASC employees who are from the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Department of Labor, the Office of Children and Family Services, and the Department of Health will be transferred to OFT in SFY 2000-01 as was originally planned. It appears that the State is having problems getting approval from the federal government to use its money to fund the cost of OFT employees.

Appendix I to the Executive Budget notes elimination of $39 million in General Fund Maintenance Undistributed appropriations to reflect completion of Year 2000 compliance. It does not explain the elimination of the remaining $11 million General Fund Maintenance Undistributed appropriation (2/4/00 – The Assembly states that the $11 million was transferred to the Internal Service Fund.)

Appendix I to the Executive Budget notes that $20 million of the $32.6 million non-personal service appropriation will be used for the renovation of space to house the consolidated State Data Center.

Office for Technology
Program Details-State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Change in	Percent
Program	1999-00 Budget	2000-01 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$129,083,000	$188,711,300	$59,628,300	46.2%
General Fund	$99,017,300	$59,741,700	($39,275,600)	-39.7%
Internal Service Fund	$30,065,700	$128,969,600	$98,903,900	329.0%

Office for Technology	$129,083,000	$188,711,300	$59,628,300	46.2%
Personal Service	$1,286,300	$1,634,400	$348,100	27.1%
Nonpersonal Service	$26,269,000	$32,660,300	$6,391,300	24.3%
Maintenance Undistributed	$71,462,000	$25,447,000	($46,015,000)	-64.4%
Internal Service Fund	$30,065,700	$128,969,600	$98,903,900	329.0%

Last Updated on 02/02/00