Department of Correctional Services
The enacted budget passed by the Legislature made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 31, 2005):
· Restores $22.4 million in maintenance undistributed appropriations within the Supervision of Inmates program to continue the full operation of Camps McGregor ($6 million) and Pharsalia ($7 million), the Fulton work release facility ($6.7 million) as well as the Watertown ($400,000) and Greene ($500,000) Special Housing Units and the Groveland Annex ($1.8 million).
· Adds new language which directs the Commissioner of DOCS to provide an annual report to the Legislature which contains detailed information related to the staffing of DOCS facilities.
· Adds new language which requires one year prior notice to local governments and employee labor organizations of any closure of a correctional facility or a substantial reduction in services at a correctional facility. It also requires the department to take certain actions prior to such closure pursuant to an adaptive reuse plan. This provision is in Part S of S3667/A6841.
The proposed Deficiency Budget recommends (revised analysis as of February 14, 2005):
- An increase of $65 million in nonpersonal services in the Health Services Program
- An increase of $20 million in nonpersonal services in the Supervision of Inmates Program
The Executive Budget recommends (revised analysis as of January 20, 2005):
- A decrease of 76 FTEs, from the adjusted FTE workforce for 3/31/05, all of them in the Supervision of Inmates Program. The DOCS workforce on 3/31/05 will be 84 FTE’s greater than estimated in the SFY2004-05 Executive Budget. Workforce changes that occurred during SFY2004-05 include: 106 more FTE’s in the Supervision of Inmates Program; 37 less FTEs in the Correctional Industries Program; 14 less FTEs in the Health Services Program; and 1 less FTE in the Support Services Program.
- An estimated inmate population of 63,100 by 3/31/06, representing a reduction of approximately 1,000 from the estimated census on 3/31/2005. Based on this estimate the inmate population will have decreased by 8,400 from December 1999 to March 2006.
- Closure of Green Special Housing Unit (SHU) and Groveland Annex. No PEF members are employed at these facilities. DOB has indicated that these facilities, in addition to the facilities identified for closure during the current fiscal year (Camp Pharsalia, Camp McGregor, Fulton Work Release, and Watertown SHU) will not be closed until the budget has been enacted. DOCS management has indicated that under civil service layoff and transfer procedures it will take 90 days from the date the budget is enacted until the last employee leaves these facilities.
- According to DOCS, $22.4 million would have to be added to the proposed SFY2005-06 DOCS budget in order to keep all facilities opened during all of SFY2005-06 including $6.7 million for Fulton (13 PEF positions), $6 million for Camp McGregor (5 PEF members), $7 million for Pharsalia, $400,000 for the Watertown SHU (no PEF members), $1.8 million for the Groveland Annex (no PEF members), and $500,000 for the Greene SHU (no PEF members).
- DOCS management has indicated that new mental health units will come online between now and March 31, 2006 at Albion (Satellite unit), Attica (Intermediate Care Program), Great meadow (Behavioral unit), and Sullivan (Behavioral unit). No additional staffing for these units are shown in DOCS’s (health services positions) or OMH’s (forensic program positions) budgets but the FTE positions needed to staff these units may already be include in the agencies’ SFY2004-05 FTE count.
- An all funds appropriation of $2.2 billion, an increase of $176 million (8.5%) from SFY 2004-05.
- An $11.3 million reduction in contractual services in the Health Services program. It is unclear what this reflects and the issue should be clarified in Labor/Management.
- Elimination of the $15 million Capacity Contracting Account in the Administration Program. This was an anticipated contract with the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the housing of approximately 500 prisoners awaiting deportation. It appears that such a contract is unlikely to be entered into during SFY2005-06.
- $2 million in Special Revenue-Other funds in the Administration Program for payments to state employee-victims and survivors of deceased state employee-victims of the 1971 Attica uprising.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2004-05 Budget
2005-06 Budget
2005-06 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$2,064,859,000
$2,240,913,000
$2,263,313,000
$198,454,000
9.6%
General Fund
$1,875,292,000
$2,067,345,000
$2,089,745,000
$214,453,000
11.4%
Special Revenue-Federal
$36,610,000
$36,600,000
$36,600,000
($10,000)
0.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$16,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
($13,000,000)
-81.3%
Enterprise Funds
$65,426,000
$58,957,000
$58,957,000
($6,469,000)
-9.9%
Internal Service
$71,531,000
$75,011,000
$75,011,000
$3,480,000
4.9%
$0
Administration
$76,150,000
$64,516,000
$64,516,000
0.0%
Personal Service
$13,984,000
$15,313,000
$15,313,000
$1,329,000
9.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$8,074,000
$8,121,000
$8,121,000
$47,000
0.6%
Special Revenue-Federal
$36,610,000
$36,600,000
$36,600,000
($10,000)
0.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$15,400,000
$2,400,000
$2,400,000
($13,000,000)
-84.4%
Enterprise Funds
$2,082,000
$2,082,000
$2,082,000
$0
0.0%
$0
Correctional Services - NIC Grants (SRF)
$36,610,000
$36,600,000
$36,600,000
0.0%
$0
Capacity Contracting Acct (SRO)
$15,000,000
$0
$0
0.0%
Attica State Employees Victims Acct (SRO)
$0
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
100.0%
Cell Tower Revenue Acct (SRO)
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$0
0.0%
Correctional Services Asset Forfeiture Acct (SRO)
$250,000
$250,000
$250,000
$0
0.0%
Correctional Industries
$71,531,000
$75,011,000
$75,011,000
$3,480,000
4.9%
Internal Service Fund (ISF)
$71,531,000
$75,011,000
$75,011,000
$3,480,000
4.9%
Corr Indus Revolving Acct (ISF)
$71,531,000
$75,011,000
$75,011,000
$3,480,000
4.9%
Personal Service
$23,385,000
$24,683,000
$24,683,000
$1,298,000
5.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$38,087,000
$38,087,000
$38,087,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$9,291,000
$11,404,000
$11,404,000
$2,113,000
22.7%
Indirect Costs
$768,000
$837,000
$837,000
$69,000
9.0%
Health Services
$243,298,000
$301,464,000
$301,464,000
$58,166,000
23.9%
Personal Service
$102,510,000
$110,932,000
$110,932,000
$8,422,000
8.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$124,033,000
$180,838,000
$180,838,000
$56,805,000
45.8%
Enterprise Funds (EF)
$16,755,000
$9,694,000
$9,694,000
($7,061,000)
-42.1%
Corr-Family Benefit Fund (EF)
$16,755,000
$9,694,000
$9,694,000
($7,061,000)
-42.1%
Personal Service
$1,865,000
$1,559,000
$1,559,000
($306,000)
-16.4%
Nonpersonal Service
$14,890,000
$8,135,000
$8,135,000
($6,755,000)
-45.4%
Program Services
$234,846,000
$249,570,000
$249,570,000
$14,724,000
6.3%
Personal Service
$152,687,000
$166,696,000
$166,696,000
$14,009,000
9.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$36,295,000
$36,418,000
$36,418,000
$123,000
0.3%
Special Revenue-Other
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$0
0.0%
Enterprise Funds (EF)
$45,764,000
$46,356,000
$46,356,000
$592,000
1.3%
Corr Svcs Commisary Fund (EF)
$39,900,000
$39,900,000
$39,900,000
$0
0.0%
Corr-Family Benefit Fund (EF)
$5,864,000
$6,456,000
$6,456,000
$592,000
10.1%
Personal Service
$1,887,000
$2,248,000
$2,248,000
$361,000
19.1%
Nonpersonal Service
$3,977,000
$4,208,000
$4,208,000
$231,000
5.8%
Supervision of Inmates
$1,085,538,000
$1,152,524,000
$1,152,524,000
$66,986,000
6.2%
Personal Service
$1,068,982,000
$1,132,465,000
$1,132,465,000
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$16,556,000
$20,059,000
$20,059,000
$3,503,000
21.2%
Maintenance Undistributed
$0
$0
$22,400,000
$22,400,000
100.0%
$0
Support Services
$353,496,000
$397,828,000
$397,828,000
$44,332,000
12.5%
Personal Service
$146,853,000
$155,834,000
$155,834,000
Nonpersonal Service
$205,318,000
$240,669,000
$240,669,000
$35,351,000
17.2%
Special Revenue-Other
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$0
0.0%
Enterprise Funds
$825,000
$825,000
$825,000
$0
0.0%