Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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 30 day amendments to the Executive Budget recommend the following changes (analysis as of February 14, 2005):
· Reduces Personal Service spending in each Program, “to reflect a technical adjustment to personal service funding.” General Fund appropriations in Personal Service decline $2.4 million (3.5%), in the following programs:
o Administration, -$200,000
o Historic Preservation -$213,000
o Park Operations -$2 million
o Recreation Services -$35,000
· Reduces the Special Revenue-Other Patron Services Account in the Park Operations Program by $1.1 million in personal service and fringe benefits.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 26, 2005):
· A projected FTE fill level of 1,566, which is an increase of 9 positions. All of these positions are in the Park Operations Program (General Fund).
· An All Funds increase of $17,848,900 million or 10.8 percent. Most of this increase is from the General Fund.
· The Park Operations Program, the Office’s largest program, increases $16.7 million, or 11.7 percent. Nonpersonal service with Park Operations more than doubles, from $3.7 million to $8.2 million. Contractual services for this program more than doubles, with an increase of $2.6 million. The purpose of this increase should be questioned in Labor/Management.
· General Fund personal service appropriations increase by 9.0 percent in the Administration Program, by 5.8 percent in the Historic Preservation Program, 9.9 percent in the Park Operations Program, and 12.4 percent in the Recreation Services Program. These increases are attributed to salary increases.
· Special Revenue-Federal funds increase $983,900 (26.5%), attributed to a $1.2 million increase in federal funding availability due to new guidelines that expand eligibility for Marine and Recreational Vehicles Grants to include canal waterways and specific municipalities, offset by a $307,000 decrease in funding availability for Historic Preservation.
· The Snowmobile Trail Development Account (Special Revenue – Other) increases $164,000 (18.3 percent), most of which is for suballocation to other departments and agencies.
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2004-05 Budget
2005-06 Budget
2005-06 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$164,896,000
$178,299,900
$178,299,900
$13,403,900
8.1%
General Fund
$94,043,100
$103,870,100
$103,870,100
$9,827,000
10.4%
Special Revenue-Federal
$3,717,000
$4,700,900
$4,700,900
$983,900
26.5%
Special Revenue-Other
$64,635,900
$67,228,900
$67,228,900
$2,593,000
4.0%
Enterprise
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$0
0.0%
_
Administration
$6,712,900
$6,922,900
$6,922,900
$210,000
3.1%
Personal Service
$4,572,800
$4,782,800
$4,782,800
$210,000
4.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,640,100
$1,640,100
$1,640,100
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$0
0.0%
_
Federal Misc. Grant - (SRF)
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$0
0.0%
_
Historic Preservation
$10,708,100
$11,203,000
$11,203,000
$494,900
4.6%
Personal Service
$8,146,500
$8,408,500
$8,408,500
$262,000
3.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,002,600
$1,017,600
$1,017,600
$15,000
1.5%
Maintenance Undist
$0
$452,000
$452,000
$452,000
100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$1,447,000
$1,200,900
$1,200,900
($246,100)
-17.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$112,000
$124,000
$124,000
$12,000
10.7%
_
Historic Preservation - (SRF)
$1,447,000
$1,200,900
$1,200,900
($246,100)
-17.0%
Personal Service
$0
$666,000
$666,000
$666,000
100.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$0
$288,900
$288,900
$288,900
100.0%
Fringe Benefits
$0
$246,000
$246,000
$246,000
100.0%
_
Philipse Manor Hall Acct - (SRO)
$42,000
$42,000
$42,000
$0
0.0%
_
Public Service Acct - (SRO)
$70,000
$82,000
$82,000
$12,000
17.1%
Personal Service
$51,000
$56,000
$56,000
$5,000
9.8%
Nonpersonal Service
$19,000
$26,000
$26,000
$7,000
36.8%
_
Park Operations
$142,658,400
$155,317,400
$155,317,400
$12,659,000
8.9%
Personal Service
$72,712,200
$77,022,200
$77,022,200
$4,310,000
5.9%
Nonpersonal Service
$3,652,300
$8,190,300
$8,190,300
$4,538,000
124.3%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$1,770,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,230,000
69.5%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$64,523,900
$67,104,900
$67,104,900
$2,581,000
4.0%
_
MRV Parks - (SRF)
$1,770,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,230,000
69.5%
Personal Service
$0
$1,447,000
$1,447,000
$1,447,000
100.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$0
$1,016,000