Office for Technology
The enacted budget makes no changes to the State Operations portion of the Executive Budget for this agency (analysis as of April 4, 2005).
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 26, 2005):
• An FTE level of 699, an increase of 43 Internal Service Fund supported FTEs from the adjusted SFY2003-04 FTE level. The OFT workforce on 3/31/05 will be 20 FTE’s greater than estimated in the SFY2004-05 Executive Budget. Workforce changes that occurred during SFY2004-05 include: 6 more FTEs supported by General Funds, and 14 more FTEs supported by Internal Service Funds.
• An All Funds appropriation increase of $16.5 million (6.4%) .
• A decrease in the General Fund appropriation of $747,000 (3.3%). According to the Assembly’s analysis, this decrease is attributed to elimination of funding for equipment that does not need to be replaced on a yearly basis. This is reflected in the $1 million decrease (-7.1%) in the Nonpersonal service appropriation. The personal service appropriation increases by $323,000 (4.3%) which should cover collective bargaining salary increases.
• The Internal Service Fund is increased by $17 million, as follows:
o The Entrepreneurial Technology Account ($1 million) is eliminated. It is unclear what impact this will have on the operation of OFT and the issue should be clarified at Labor-Management.
o The State Data Center is increased by $16 million (17.2%). According to Assembly analysis this reflects the cost of salary and fixed costs for 22 FTE technology consultants to be transferred to the state payroll, and the transfer of Human Services Network Help Desk and email services. How the consultants will be transferred to the State payroll should be clarified at Labor-Management
o The Human Services Telecommunications Account is increased by $2 million (6.1%). According to Assembly analysis this reflects the transfer of 21 technology consultants to FTE state payroll. How the consultants will be transferred to the State payroll should be clarified at Labor-Management.
Office for Technology
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2004-05 Budget
2005-06 Budget
2005-06 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$254,700,000
$270,953,000
$270,953,000
$16,253,000
6.4%
General Fund
$22,700,000
$21,953,000
$21,953,000
($747,000)
-3.3%
Internal Service Fund
$232,000,000
$249,000,000
$249,000,000
$17,000,000
7.3%
_
Office for Technology
$254,700,000
$270,953,000
$270,953,000
$16,253,000
6.4%
Personal Service
$7,545,000
$7,868,000
$7,868,000
$323,000
4.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$15,155,000
$14,085,000
$14,085,000
($1,070,000)
-7.1%
_
Internal Service Fund
$232,000,000
$249,000,000
$249,000,000
$17,000,000
7.3%
Entrepreneurial Technology Account
$1,000,000
$0
$0
($1,000,000)
-100.0%
New York intranet (NYT)
$105,000,000
$105,000,000
$105,000,000
$0
0.0%
State Data Center
$93,000,000
$109,000,000
$109,000,000
$16,000,000
17.2%
Human Services Telecommunications Account
$33,000,000
$35,000,000
$35,000,000
$2,000,000
6.1%