Department of State
The enacted budget passed by the Legislature made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 30, 2006):
- The enacted budget makes no changes to the Executive Budget’s State Operations appropriations.
The Senate and Assembly made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 15, 2006):
- The Senate and Assembly made no changes to personal service and non-personal service appropriations.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 25, 2006):
- A FTE level of 870 positions, an overall increase of 5 FTEs, all in the Local Government and Community Services program, from the revised estimate for 3/31/06 of 865. According to the Assembly, the increase in FTEs can be attributed to the Shared Municipal Service Initiative Grant Program and these employees will be funded through the Department of State’s Local Assistance appropriation and are not reflected in the agency’s State Operations budget.
- The DOS workforce will have 13 FTEs more than estimated in the SFY 2005-06 enacted budget. Workforce changes that occurred in SFY 2005-06 include the following increases: 3 FTEs in the Administration program; 9 FTEs in the Legal Government and Community program; and 1 FTE in the Tug Hill Commission.
- An All Funds appropriation of $68.1 million, an increase of $4.1 million (6.3 percent). This net increase includes: an increase of $3.0 million (21.0 percent) in General Fund; an increase of $1.1 million in Special Revenue-Other; and a decrease of $34,000 (0.3 percent) in Special Revenue-Federal.
- An increase of $2.1 million in the Administration program. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $1.6 million in nonpersonal service funding (83.4 percent); all of the increase is for contractual services. According to the Assembly’s 2006 Yellow Book, this increase is attributed to inflation and improvements to the DOS website. This large increase is evidence of possible new or increased contracting out, most likely in information technology positions. This issue should be explored at statewide labor-management.
- An increase of $1.1 million in funding for the Business & Licensing Services Program. This increase includes: an increase of $776,000 (4.6 percent) in Personal Service funding; $294,000 (3.8 percent) increase in Fringe Benefits; and an increase of $40,000 (7.4 percent) in Indirect Costs.
- A $351,000 (27%) increase in the non-personal service appropriation for the Local Government and Community Services program; all of the increase is for contractual services. This should be raised as evidence of a possible increase in contracting out and should be explained at statewide labor-management.
- An appropriation of $1 million to renovate the infrastructure and complete construction of the training simulator and arson investigation buildings at the State Fire Training Academy.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2005-06 Budget
2006-07 Budget
2006-07 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$64,068,000
$68,130,000
$68,130,000
$4,062,000
6.3%
General Fund
$14,078,000
$17,030,000
$17,030,000
$2,952,000
21.0%
Special Revenue-Federal
$11,436,000
$11,402,000
$11,402,000
($34,000)
-0.3%
Special Revenue-Other
$38,554,000
$39,698,000
$39,698,000
$1,144,000
3.0%
Administration
$5,627,000
$7,722,000
$7,722,000
$2,095,000
37.2%
Personal Service
$3,664,000
$4,122,000
$4,122,000
$458,000
12.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,963,000
$3,600,000
$3,600,000
$1,637,000
83.4%
Business & Licnsng Svc
$34,593,000
$35,703,000
$35,703,000
$1,110,000
3.2%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$34,593,000
$35,703,000
$35,703,000
$1,110,000
3.2%
Business & License Svcs (SRO)
$34,593,000
$35,703,000
$35,703,000
$1,110,000
3.2%
Personal Service
$16,803,000
$17,579,000
$17,579,000
$776,000
4.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$9,212,000
$9,212,000
$9,212,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$7,759,000
$8,053,000
$8,053,000
$294,000
3.8%
Indirect Costs
$544,000
$584,000
$584,000
$40,000
7.4%
Maintenance Undistributed
$275,000
$275,000
$275,000
$0
0.0%
Lk George Pk Comm
$1,593,000
$1,614,000
$1,614,000
$21,000
1.3%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$1,593,000
$1,614,000
$1,614,000
$21,000
1.3%
Lake George Park Trust (SRO)
$1,593,000
$1,614,000
$1,614,000
$21,000
1.3%
Personal Service
$639,000
$664,000
$664,000
$25,000
3.9%
Nonpersonal Service
$622,000
$622,000
$622,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$311,000
$305,000
$305,000
($6,000)
-1.9%
Indirect Costs
$21,000
$23,000
$23,000
$2,000
9.5%
Local Govt&Comm Serv.
$19,435,000
$20,060,000
$20,060,000
$625,000
3.2%
Personal Service
$4,385,000
$4,680,000
$4,680,000
$295,000
6.7%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,299,000
$1,650,000
$1,650,000
$351,000
27.0%
Special Revenue-Federal
$11,436,000
$11,402,000
$11,402,000
($34,000)
-0.3%
Special Revenue-Other
$2,315,000
$2,328,000
$2,328,000
$13,000
0.6%
Community Svcs (SRF)
$3,243,000
$3,229,000
$3,229,000
($14,000)
-0.4%
Personal Service
$1,795,000
$1,795,000
$1,795,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$636,000
$636,000
$636,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$808,000
$778,000
$778,000
($30,000)
-3.7%
Indirect Costs
$4,000
$20,000
$20,000
$16,000
400.0%
Appalachian Tech Asstnc (SRF)
$240,000
$240,000
$240,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$118,000
$118,000
$118,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$68,000
$68,000
$68,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$53,000
$52,000
$52,000
($1,000)
-1.9%
Indirect Costs
$1,000
$2,000
$2,000
$1,000
100.0%
Coastal Zone Mgmt (SRF)
$3,903,000
$3,883,000
$3,883,000
($20,000)
-0.5%
Personal Service
$2,291,000
$2,291,000
$2,291,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$574,000
$574,000
$574,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$1,032,000
$993,000
$993,000
($39,000)
-3.8%
Indirect Costs
$6,000
$25,000
$25,000
$19,000
316.7%
Code Enforcement (SRF)
$600,000
$600,000
$600,000
$0
0.0%
Fire Prev & Control (SRF)
$3,300,000
$3,300,000
$3,300,000
$0
0.0%
Local Gov Federal Programs Acct-(SRF)
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$0
0.0%
Loc Gov & Community Svc (SRO)
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
$0
0.0%
Cigarette Fire Safety Act Acct (SRO)
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$0
0.0%
Fire Protection Acct (SRO)
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$0
0.0%
NY Fire Academy (SRO)
$1,127,000
$1,136,000
$1,136,000
$9,000
0.8%
Personal Service
$292,000
$304,000
$304,000
$12,000
4.1%
Nonpersonal Service
$681,000
$681,000
$681,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$144,000
$140,000
$140,000
($4,000)
-2.8%
Indirect Costs
$10,000
$11,000
$11,000
$1,000
10.0%
Watershed Partnership (SRO)
$388,000
$392,000
$392,000
$4,000
1.0%
Personal Service
$109,000
$114,000
$114,000
$5,000
4.6%
Nonpersonal Service
$71,000
$71,000
$71,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$54,000
$53,000
$53,000
($1,000)
-1.9%
Indirect Costs
$4,000
$4,000
$4,000
$0
0.0%
Maintenance Undistributed
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
$0
0.0%
State Ethics Commission
$1,741,000
$1,910,000
$1,910,000
$169,000
9.7%
Personal Service
$1,290,000
$1,340,000
$1,340,000
$50,000
3.9%
Nonpersonal Service
$451,000
$570,000
$570,000
$119,000
26.4%
Tug Hill Program
$1,079,000
$1,121,000
$1,121,000
$42,000
3.9%
Personal Service
$922,000
$958,000
$958,000
$36,000
3.9%
Nonpersonal Service
$104,000
$110,000
$110,000
$6,000
5.8%
Special Revenue-Other
$53,000
$53,000
$53,000
$0
0.0%