Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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):
Senate:
- Reduced non-personal services appropriation by $1.1 million in several program areas. $985,000 of this reduction is in the Park Operations program.
- Rejected the proposal to sweep $2.5 million from the Snowmobile Trail Fund to the General Fund.
Assembly:
- Reduced the proposed All Funds appropriation by $5.1 million by reducing the Park Operations non-personal service appropriation by $2.5 million and eliminating the I Love NY Water Acct (SRO) saving $2.6 million.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 25, 2006):
· A projected FTE fill level of 1,607, which is an increase of 16 positions. These positions are in the Historic Preservation Program (8) and the Park Operations Program (8). The Assembly’s 2006 Yellow Book indicates that the 16 positions include 12 positions to support new parks and 4 positions formerly located within the Natural Heritage Trust.
· The OPRHP will have 25 FTEs more than estimated in the SFY 2005-06 enacted budget on 3/31/06, all in the Park Operations Program.
· An All Funds increase of $16.2 million or 9.1 percent. This increase can be attributed to the following increases: $12.7 million in the General Fund (12.2 percent) and $3.5 million in the Special Revenue-Other funding (5.2 percent). The Assembly’s 2006 Yellow Book indicates that among the General Fund increase is a $2.9 million increase in salary costs; and a $2.3 million increase cost associated with a higher minimum wage. Other increases included in the General Fund are related to energy & fossil fuels; personal and non-personal service costs associated with opening new parks; and the New York State Battle Flag Preservation project.
· An increase $500,000 (100 percent) in Special Revenue-Federal funding in the Administration Program.
· An increase of $1.1 million (9.5 percent) in the Historic Preservation Program, including an increase of $753,000 in Personal Service. The Special Revenue-Federal funding for this program remained at its 2005-06 enacted level; however, the Historic Preservation (SRF) Personal Service funding decreases by $56,000 and this decrease is then offset by the following increases: $12,000 in Nonpersonal Service funding and $44,000 in Fringe Benefits funding.
· The Park Operations Program, the Office’s largest program, increases $14.1 million, or 9.1 percent. This increase is net of the following: Nonpersonal Service funding for Park Operations more than doubles, from $8.2 million to $13.2 million; Personal Service funding increases by $6.2 million (8 percent); Special Revenue-Other increases by $3.5 million (5.2 percent), including and Special Revenue –Federal deceases by $500,000 (16.7 percent). Contractual services for this program increases by $2.8 million. The purpose of this increase should be questioned in Labor/Management.
· According to the Division of Budget’s Workforce Impact Summary Report shared service agreements are being negotiated among the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and the Department of Environmental Conservation to streamline ORDA operations.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2005-06 Budget
2006-07 Budget
2006-07 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$178,299,900
$194,498,900
$194,498,900
$16,199,000
9.1%
General Fund
$103,870,100
$116,593,100
$116,593,100
$12,723,000
12.2%
Special Revenue-Federal
$4,700,900
$4,700,900
$4,700,900
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$67,228,900
$70,704,900
$70,704,900
$3,476,000
5.2%
Enterprise
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$0
0.0%
Administration
$6,922,900
$7,828,900
$7,828,900
$906,000
13.1%
Personal Service
$4,782,800
$4,888,800
$4,888,800
$106,000
2.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,640,100
$1,940,100
$1,940,100
$300,000
18.3%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
100.0%
Federal Misc. Grant - (SRF)
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
100.0%
Historic Preservation
$11,203,000
$12,271,200
$12,271,200
$1,068,200
9.5%
Personal Service
$8,408,500
$9,161,700
$9,161,700
$753,200
9.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,017,600
$1,257,600
$1,257,600
$240,000
23.6%
Maintenance Undist
$452,000
$520,000
$520,000
$68,000
15.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$1,200,900
$1,200,900
$1,200,900
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$124,000
$131,000
$131,000
$7,000
5.6%
Historic Preservation - (SRF)
$1,200,900
$1,200,900
$1,200,900
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$666,000
$610,000
$610,000
($56,000)
-8.4%
Nonpersonal Service
$288,900
$300,900
$300,900
$12,000
4.2%
Fringe Benefits
$246,000
$290,000
$290,000
$44,000
17.9%
Philipse Manor Hall Acct - (SRO)
$42,000
$42,000
$42,000
$0
0.0%
Public Service Acct - (SRO)
$82,000
$89,000
$89,000
$7,000
8.5%
Personal Service
$56,000
$59,500
$59,500
$3,500
6.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$26,000
$29,500
$29,500
$3,500
13.5%
Park Operations
$155,317,400
$169,443,400
$169,443,400
$14,126,000
9.1%
Personal Service
$77,022,200
$83,204,200
$83,204,200
$6,182,000
8.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$8,190,300
$13,165,300
$13,165,300
$4,975,000
60.7%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
($500,000)
-16.7%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$67,104,900
$70,573,900
$70,573,900
$3,469,000
5.2%
MRV Parks - (SRF)
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
($500,000)
-16.7%
Personal Service
$1,447,000
$750,000
$750,000
($697,000)
-48.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,016,000
$1,390,000
$1,390,000
$374,000
36.8%
Fringe Benefits
$537,000
$360,000
$360,000
($177,000)
-33.0%
Bayard Cutting Arboretum - (SRO)