Department of Agriculture & Markets
The enacted budget passed by the Legislature made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 31, 2005):
The Legislature rejected the Governor’s proposal to establish a program of risk-based inspections of retail food stores, pet dealers and breeders replacing the current annual inspection program and made the following additions to provide adequate funding to restore the 21 inspector positions:
- Added $300,000 in the Agricultural Business Services Program (General Fund) for “additional services and expenses related to the inspection of pet dealers.”
- Added $1,100,000 in Consumer Food Services Program (General Fund) for “additional services and expenses related to the inspection of facilities that process, manufacture, distribute and store food and food products.”
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 26, 2005):
· A FTE level of 531 or a decrease of 20 positions from the adjusted FTE workforce for 3/31/05. The workforce on 3/31/05 will be 27 FTEs greater than estimated in the SFY 2004-05 Executive Budget. The workforce changes include: 7 more FTEs in the Agricultural Business Services Program (General Fund), and 21 more FTEs in the Consumer Food Services Program (General Fund). The workforce changes in SFY 2005-06 include a decrease of 21 FTEs in the Consumer Food Services Program (General Fund) and a single FTE increase in the Agriculture Business Services Program (Special Revenue-Federal). Six FTEs in the Agriculture Business Services Program will shift from General Fund to Special Revenue-Federal support.
· Assembly analysis attributes the reduction of 27 FTEs associated with programs to inspect retail food establishments and pet dealer facilities, and the increase of 7 FTEs associated with federal revenue for homeland security, consumer protection and animal disease surveillance and control. This should be confirmed at Labor/Management.
· A $3.4 million (3.1%) increase in the Department’s All Funds appropriation.
· Maintenance undistributed legislative additions from SFY 2004-05 are eliminated ($300,000 in the Administration Program for pet dealers, $1.1 million in the Consumer Food Services Program for food services inspections)
· An increase of $394,000 million (3.1 percent) in the Consumer Food Services Program (General Fund). This does not correspond with a 21 FTE decrease. This discrepancy should be raised with Agriculture and Markets (A&M) management.
· General Fund support decreases by $416,000 (-1.6 percent). This is offset by an increase of $2,262,000 (9.1 percent) in Special Revenue – Federal and an increase of $1,359,000 (3.7 percent) in Special Revenue – Other.
· Legislation to establish a program of risk-based inspections of retail food stores, replacing the current annual inspection program.
· The Executive recommends amending the Agriculture and Markets Law to eliminate the annual inspection of pet dealers and breeders and establish a risk- based inspection pet dealer and breeder program, using criteria developed by the Commissioner. Under current law, the Department inspects pet dealers once a year.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2004-05 Budget
2005-06 Budget
2004-05 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$110,614,000
$114,053,000
$115,653,000
$5,039,000
4.6%
General Fund
$26,810,000
$26,394,000
$27,994,000
$1,184,000
4.4%
Special Revenue-Fed
$24,932,000
$27,194,000
$27,194,000
$2,262,000
9.1%
Special Revenue-Other
$37,070,000
$38,429,000
$38,429,000
$1,359,000
3.7%
Enterprise Fund
$20,105,000
$20,343,000
$20,343,000
$238,000
1.2%
Fiduciary Fund
$1,697,000
$1,693,000
$1,693,000
($4,000)
-0.2%
Administrative Program
$4,434,000
$4,559,000
$4,559,000
$125,000
2.8%
Personal Service
$2,332,000
$2,276,000
$2,276,000
($56,000)
-2.4%
Nonpersonal Service
$2,102,000
$2,283,000
$2,283,000
$181,000
8.6%
Agricultural Bus Srv Prg
$56,933,000
$60,231,000
$60,731,000
$3,798,000
6.7%
Personal Service
$8,838,000
$9,306,000
$9,306,000
$468,000
5.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$4,132,000
$4,243,000
$4,243,000
$111,000
2.7%
Maintenance Undistributed
$300,000
$0
$300,000
$0
0.0%
NY FarmNet/NY FarmLink
$0
$0
$200,000
$200,000
100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$18,812,000
$20,819,000
$20,819,000
$2,007,000
10.7%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$23,154,000
$24,170,000
$24,170,000
$1,016,000
4.4%
Fiduciary Funds (FID)
$1,697,000
$1,693,000
$1,693,000
($4,000)
-0.2%
Food & Nutrition Svcs - (SRF)
$8,800,000
$8,803,000
$8,803,000
$3,000
0.0%
Misc Operating Grants - (SRF)
$10,012,000
$12,016,000
$12,016,000
$2,004,000
20.0%
Animal Disease Ctrl - (SRO)
$75,000
$75,000
$75,000
$0
0.0%
Animal Population Ctrl - (SRO)
$1,390,000
$1,342,000
$1,342,000
($48,000)
-3.5%
Personal Service
$125,000
$90,000
$90,000
($35,000)
-28.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,208,000
$1,208,000
$1,208,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$57,000
$44,000
$44,000
($13,000)
-22.8%
Plant Industry - (SRO)
$663,000
$730,000
$730,000
$67,000
10.1%
Personal Service
$269,000
$308,000
$308,000
$39,000
14.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$272,000
$272,000
$272,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$122,000
$150,000
$150,000
$28,000
23.0%
Public Service - (SRO)
$308,000
$322,000
$322,000
$14,000
4.5%
Personal Service
$188,000
$193,000
$193,000
$5,000
2.7%
Nonpersonal Service
$35,000
$35,000
$35,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$85,000
$94,000
$94,000
$9,000
10.6%
Special Ag Inspecting & Mktg - (SRO)
$20,718,000
$21,701,000
$21,701,000
$983,000
4.7%
Personal Service
$1,714,000
$1,834,000
$1,834,000
$120,000
7.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$18,225,000
$18,975,000
$18,975,000
$750,000
4.1%
Fringe
$779,000
$892,000
$892,000
$113,000
14.5%
Ag Producers Security - (FID)
$523,000
$549,000
$549,000
$26,000
5.0%
Personal Service
$148,000
$162,000
$162,000
$14,000
9.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$308,000
$308,000
$308,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$67,000
$79,000
$79,000
$12,000
17.9%
Milk Producers Security - (FID)
$1,174,000
$1,144,000
$1,144,000
($30,000)
-2.6%
Personal Service
$218,000
$193,000
$193,000
($25,000)
-11.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$857,000
$857,000
$857,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$99,000
$94,000
$94,000
($5,000)
-5.1%
Consumer Food Services
$29,142,000
$28,920,000
$30,020,000
$878,000
3.0%
Personal Service
$7,370,000
$7,650,000
$7,650,000
$280,000
3.8%
Nonpersonal Service
$636,000
$636,000
$636,000
$0
0.0%
Maintenance Undistributed
$1,100,000
$0
$1,100,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$6,120,000
$6,375,000
$6,375,000
$255,000
4.2%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$13,916,000
$14,259,000
$14,259,000
$343,000
2.5%
Health & Human Svces - (SRF)
$720,000
$872,000
$872,000
$152,000
21.1%
Consumer Food Svces - (SRF)
$400,000
$450,000
$450,000
$50,000
12.5%
Food Monitoring - (SRF)
$5,000,000
$5,053,000
$5,053,000
$53,000
1.1%
Consumer Food Mobile Src Acct - (SRO)
$1,224,000
$1,224,000
$1,224,000
$0
0.0%
Consumer Food Industry - (SRO)
$4,648,000
$4,743,000
$4,743,000
$95,000
2.0%
Personal Service
$2,031,000
$2,051,000
$2,051,000
$20,000
1.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,694,000
$1,694,000
$1,694,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$923,000
$998,000
$998,000
$75,000
8.1%
Farm Products Inspection - (SRO)
$3,633,000
$3,870,000
$3,870,000
$237,000
6.5%
Personal Service
$2,058,000
$2,174,000
$2,174,000
$116,000
5.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$639,000
$639,000
$639,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$936,000
$1,057,000
$1,057,000
$121,000
12.9%
Motor Fuel Quality - (SRO)
$3,764,000
$3,812,000
$3,812,000
$48,000
1.3%
Personal Service
$1,100,000
$1,109,000
$1,109,000
$9,000
0.8%
Nonpersonal Service
$2,164,000
$2,164,000
$2,164,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$500,000
$539,000
$539,000
$39,000
7.8%
Weights & Measures - (SRO)
$647,000
$610,000
$610,000
($37,000)
-5.7%
Personal Service
$275,000
$244,000
$244,000
($31,000)
-11.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$247,000
$247,000
$247,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$125,000
$119,000
$119,000
($6,000)
-4.8%
State Fair Program
$20,105,000
$20,343,000
$20,343,000
$238,000
1.2%
Enterprise Fund
$20,105,000
$20,343,000
$20,343,000
$238,000
1.2%
State Exposition - (ENT)
$13,182,000
$13,300,000
$13,300,000
$118,000
0.9%
Personal Service
$2,719,000
$2,740,000
$2,740,000
$21,000
0.8%
Nonpersonal Service
$9,227,000
$9,227,000
$9,227,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$1,236,000
$1,333,000
$1,333,000
$97,000
7.8%
Industrial Exhibit Auth - (ENT)
$6,923,000
$7,043,000
$7,043,000
$120,000
1.7%
Personal Service
$2,838,000
$2,858,000
$2,858,000
$20,000
0.7%
Nonpersonal Service
$2,795,000
$2,795,000
$2,795,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe
$1,290,000
$1,390,000
$1,390,000
$100,000
7.8%