Crime Victims Board
The Enacted Budget passed by the Legislature on May 1, 2003 made no changes to the Executive Budget and apparently approved the transfer of routine administrative functions from the Crime Victims Board to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of February 7, 2003):
• A year end workforce of 103 FTEs, which reflects a net increase of 15 FTEs during SFY 2002-03, offset by a decrease of 6 FTEs in SFY 2003-04. The 6 position reductions will all be in the Administration Program.
• Transfer of routine administrative functions from the Crime Victims Board to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, similar to the previous initiative with the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives and the Commission of Correction. This proposal was rejected by the Legislature last year. While there is a reduction of 6 FTEs in the Administration program, there is no comparable increase in FTEs in the Division of Criminal Justice Services. The Division of the Budget has informed PEF that Crime Victims Board will have 2 position reductions due to attritions and 4 position abolitions, indicating that the transfer of this function will not result in the transfer of Crime Victims Board personnel to DCJS and that these positions will be eliminated. The 4 position abolitions are most vulnerable to layoffs. The Assembly budget analysis states that all of these reductions will be achieved through attrition; this issue should be clarified at a Labor/Management meeting. The $118,000 decrease in the personal service appropriation for this program reflects the loss of 6 FTEs.
• The $51,000 increase in the Special Federal Revenue (SFR) personal service appropriation for the Crime Victims Compensation program reflects the cost of the new position added to that program last year. The same explanation applies to the $43,000 increase in the SFR personal service appropriation in the CVB Resolution program.
• Article VII legislation is proposed to:
- Increase the Crime Victims Assistance Fee from $10 to $20;
- Impose a Crime Victims Assistance Fee of $5 on Vehicle and Traffic Offenses;
- Increase mandatory surcharges on penal law convictions by 25 to 50 percent; and
- Increase the mandatory surcharges on Vehicle and Traffic convictions by 25 to 50 percent.
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Enacted |
Proposed |
Enacted |
Change in |
Percent |
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Program |
2002-03 Budget |
2003-04 Budget |
2003-04 Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
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All Funds |
$5,980,000 |
$6,139,000 |
$6,139,000 |
$159,000 |
2.7% |
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General Fund |
$3,590,000 |
$3,425,000 |
$3,425,000 |
($165,000) |
-4.6% |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$767,000 |
$857,000 |
$857,000 |
$90,000 |
11.7% |
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Special Revenue Fed |
$1,623,000 |
$1,857,000 |
$1,857,000 |
$234,000 |
14.4% |
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_ |
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Administration |
$5,980,000 |
$6,139,000 |
$6,139,000 |
$159,000 |
2.7% |
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Personal Service |
$3,319,000 |
$3,201,000 |
$3,201,000 |
($118,000) |
-3.6% |
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Nonpersonal service |
$271,000 |
$224,000 |
$224,000 |
($47,000) |
-17.3% |
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Special Revenue-Fed (SRF) |
$1,623,000 |
$1,857,000 |
$1,857,000 |
$234,000 |
14.4% |
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_ |
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Crime Victims Asstnc (SRF) |
$1,250,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Personal Services |
$657,000 |
$657,000 |
$657,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$268,000 |
$268,000 |
$268,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$324,000 |
$324,000 |
$324,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Indirect Costs |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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_ |
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Crime Victims Compensation (SRF) |
$373,000 |
$607,000 |
$607,000 |
$234,000 |
62.7% |
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Personal Services |
$233,000 |
$284,000 |
$284,000 |
$51,000 |
21.9% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$86,000 |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
$139,000 |
161.6% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$54,000 |
$98,000 |
$98,000 |
$44,000 |
81.5% |
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_ |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$767,000 |
$857,000 |
$857,000 |
$90,000 |
11.7% |
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_ |
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CVB Conference Fees (SRO) |
$105,000 |
$105,000 |
$105,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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_ |
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CVB Restitution (SRO) |
$662,000 |
$752,000 |
$752,000 |
$90,000 |
13.6% |
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Personal Services |
$248,000 |
$291,000 |
$291,000 |
$43,000 |
17.3% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$329,000 |
$362,000 |
$362,000 |
$33,000 |
10.0% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$73,000 |
$87,000 |
$87,000 |
$14,000 |
19.2% |
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Indirect Costs |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |