Division of Military and Naval Affairs
The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 29, 2006:
- Adds a $500,000 maintenance undistributed appropriation to the Special Services Program for the purchase of marine security patrol boats.
The Senate and Assembly made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 20, 2006):
Senate:
· Reduced the Executive proposed General Fund appropriation in the Administration program by $100,000. According to the Senate Finance Committee Report this reduction reflects a “re-estimation of actual need.”
· Increased the Non-Personal Service appropriation in the Special Services program. The Senate Finance Committee Report describes this increase as being to support the purchase of additional marine security patrol boats.
· Accepted the Executive’s proposal to extend the applicability of a Patriot Plan provision allowing for temporary suspension of public retirement loan repayments while members are on active military duty.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 25, 2006):
- A FTE level of 601 positions, a 17 FTE increase over the adjusted 3/31/06 FTE level. There were no changes in FTEs from the number estimated in the SFY 2005-06 budget and the actual number of 2005-06 FTEs.
- An increase of 17 FTEs in the Military Readiness program. There is a 3.5 percent or $226,000 increase in Personal Service funding for this program.
- An All Funds appropriation of $78.9 million – a $16.8 million increase (27 percent). The All Funds increase can be attributed to the following increases: $3.3 million (17.5 percent) in General Funds; $12.6 million (37.9 percent) in Special Revenue-Federal funding; and $877,000 (8.7 percent) in Special Revenue-Other funding.
- According to the Assembly’s 2006 Yellow Book, the increase in the overall Special Revenue Funds-Federal appropriation includes: $11 million for transfer of National Guard Air base security operations to the state; $625,000 for Army National Guard Store Front Recruiting leases; $325,000 reflecting a federal requirement for Air Base Guard Resource Managers; and $585,000 reflecting a net adjustment associated with the cost of continuing current programs including salary and other fixed costs.
- An increase of $1.96 million (48.1 percent) in the Emergency Management Program. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $1.0 million (157.6 percent) in Nonpersonal Service funding. Other increases in this program include: $546,000 (45.3 percent) in Personal Service funding; $130,000 (25.7 percent) in Special Revenue-Federal funding; and $276,000 (16 percent) in Special Revenue-Other funding. According to the Senate, the transfer of $1.6 million in Homeland Security funding will support the State Emergency Management Office; offset by a reduction of $450,000 for patrol boats purchased in 2005-06 may explain the increase in nonpersonal service. Contractual services within the Emergency Management Program increase by $758,200. The purpose of this increase should be questioned in Labor/Management.
- An increase of $14.3 million (34.8 percent) in the Military Readiness Program. This increase is reflective of the increase of $12.3 million (43.5 percent) in Special Revenue-Federal funding. The primary source of the increase in federal funding can be attributed to the $10 million increase in Nonpersonal Service funding within the Air Force & Army Federal Grant account, of the Military Readiness Program. The Senate budget analysis indicates that $11 million is transferred from the federal budget to the Division to fund National Air Guard Air Base Security operation previously done by the federal government.
- Article VII legislation extends the applicability of a Patriot Plan provision allowing for temporary suspension of public retirement loan repayments while members are on active military duty.
- According to the Assembly, additional Article VII language authorizes members of the Air National Guard who are activated by the federal government to subtract compensation received for their active duty from their adjusted gross income on their tax forms.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2005-06 Budget
2006-07 Budget
2006-07 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$62,145,000
$78,904,000
$79,404,000
$17,259,000
27.8%
General Fund
$18,948,000
$22,269,000
$22,769,000
$3,821,000
20.2%
Special Revenue-Federal
$33,127,000
$45,688,000
$45,688,000
$12,561,000
37.9%
Special Revenue-Other
$10,070,000
$10,947,000
$10,947,000
$877,000
8.7%
Administration
$3,707,000
$3,896,000
$3,896,000
$189,000
5.1%
Personal Service
$3,309,000
$3,448,000
$3,448,000
$139,000
4.2%
Nonpersonal service
$398,000
$448,000
$448,000
$50,000
12.6%
Disaster Assistance
$4,366,000
$4,504,000
$4,504,000
$138,000
3.2%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$4,366,000
$4,504,000
$4,504,000
$138,000
3.2%
Fed Grant - Disaster Asstnc (SRF)
$4,366,000
$4,504,000
$4,504,000
$138,000
3.2%
Personal Services
$2,459,000
$2,525,000
$2,525,000
$66,000
2.7%
Nonpersonal Services
$800,000
$800,000
$800,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$1,107,000
$1,179,000
$1,179,000
$72,000
6.5%
Emergency Management
$4,075,000
$6,037,000
$6,037,000
$1,962,000
48.1%
Personal Service
$1,205,000
$1,751,000
$1,751,000
$546,000
45.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$641,000
$1,651,000
$1,651,000
$1,010,000
157.6%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$505,000
$635,000
$635,000
$130,000
25.7%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$1,724,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$276,000
16.0%
Fed Grant - Emergency Mgmt Performance (SRF)
$505,000
$635,000
$635,000
$130,000
25.7%
Personal Services
$102,000
$147,000
$147,000
$45,000
44.1%
Nonpersonal Services
$357,000
$472,000
$472,000
$115,000
32.2%
Fringe Benefits
$46,000
$16,000
$16,000
($30,000)
-65.2%
Emergency Mgmt (SRO)
$1,724,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$276,000
16.0%
Personal Services
$1,131,000
$1,152,000
$1,152,000
$21,000
1.9%
Nonpersonal Services
$85,000
$330,000
$330,000
$245,000
288.2%
Fringe Benefits
$508,000
$518,000
$518,000
$10,000
2.0%
Military Readiness Prog
$41,201,000
$55,520,000
$55,520,000
$14,319,000
34.8%
Personal Service
$6,531,000
$6,757,000
$6,757,000
$226,000
3.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$5,674,000
$7,474,000
$7,474,000
$1,800,000
31.7%
Maintenance Undistributed
$740,000
$740,000
$740,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$28,256,000
$40,549,000
$40,549,000
$12,293,000
43.5%
Fed Grant - Air Force & Army (SRF)
$28,256,000
$40,549,000
$40,549,000
$12,293,000
43.5%
Personal Services
$11,055,000
$12,480,000
$12,480,000
$1,425,000
12.9%
Nonpersonal Services
$12,227,000
$22,240,000
$22,240,000
$10,013,000
81.9%
Fringe Benefits
$4,974,000
$5,829,000
$5,829,000
$855,000
17.2%