Department of Agriculture and Markets

The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of 4/2/2007):

• Rejects the language added by the Senate that would have required the Agriculture and Markets Food Lab to be located in Geneva, New York.

 

• Decreases the department’s All Funds appropriations by $770,000.  Most of this decrease is in non-personal service appropriations in the Consumer Food Services and Agricultural Business Services Programs.

 

• Shifts funds from Special Revenue-Other appropriations to General Fund appropriations.  This shift primarily occurs in the Consumer Food Services Program which reflects the rejection of the Executive’s proposal to shift 30 FTEs in the Consumer Foods program to Special Revenue-Other funding.

 

·  Increase the departments overall contractual services appropriation by $530,000. This includes a $350,000 increase in the Administrative Program and an $180,000 increase in Agricultural Business Services Program.  The purpose of these increases should be clarified at Statewide Labor Management.

 

• Adds $250,000 to the General Fund personal services appropriation in the Agricultural Business Services (ABS) program and reduces Special Revenue Other personal service appropriations by $250,000 within several programs within the ABS program.  Reduces Special Revenue Other non-personal service appropriations within the ABS program by $518,300.  None of these changes should affect staffing for this program.

 

• Reduces the overall Consumer Food Services programs appropriation by $781,700 including:

-         a $1,250,000 increase in the General Fund personal services appropriation;

-         a $1,250,000 decrease in Special Revenue Other personal service appropriations;

-         a $781,700 decrease in Special Revenue Other non-personal service appropriations.

-         None of these changes should affect staffing for this program.

 

 

The Senate recommends (analysis as of March 16, 2007):

• Decreases the Consumer Food Services Program special revenue-other appropriation by $2.8 million.  This is off-set by a $2.03 million increase in the Consumer Food Services General Fund appropriation.  There is no decrease in personal service appropriations.  The Senate claims it is rejecting the Executive’s proposal to shift 30 FTEs in the Consumer Foods program to special revenue-other funding

 

• Re-appropriates $40 million for food lab and adds language that it must be located in Geneva New York.

 

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of February 5, 2007):

A FY 2007-08 workforce of 628, this includes staff from the Industrial Exhibit Authority.  This is an increase of 12 FTEs from the adjusted FTE level for FY 2006-07.  The following chart identifies adjustments in current fiscal years FTEs along with the recommended differences in FY 2007-08 FTEs by program (if the FTE’s are the same the program is not listed):

 

Program	FY 2006-07 Adjustment	FY 2007-08 Difference
Administration	0	1
Agricultural Business Services	14	2
Consumer Food Services	7	9
State Fair	49	0

 

• The total appropriation for Personal Service is $39.7 million, or an increase of 10.5%

 

• An All Funds increase of $6.7 million or 5.4% from SFY 2006-07.

 

• According to the Assembly, the 12 new FTEs will be as follows: 4 apple inspectors and 8 related to increasing animal and food safety.

 

• The SFY 2006-07 $40 million capital appropriation for the new Food Laboratory is reappropriated in the proposed budget; no indication is given as to where the Food Laboratory will be located.  However, the Senate analysis indicates that the Food Lab will be located in Geneva.

 

• According to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, $500,000 is provided in a non-personal service appropriation to plan and develop a Pride of New York Wholesalers Market in New York City to promote Upstate agricultural products to downstate consumers.  It is unclear what program this appropriation is in.

 

• A decrease in consulting employees to 35 from 40 but an increase in their estimated cost per consultant employee from $516,175 to $574,914.  The purpose of these consultant contract employees, why their cost is so high, and whether their work can be performed by state employees should be discussed at statewide labor management.

 

Department of Agriculture and Markets
Program Details-State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Enacted	Change in	Percent
Program	2006-07 Budget	2007-08 Budget	2007-08 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$125,227,400	$131,976,800	$131,206,800	$5,979,400	4.8%
General Fund	$32,693,900	$31,804,700	$33,834,700	$1,140,800	3.5%
Special Revenue-Fed	$28,544,000	$29,644,000	$29,644,000	$1,100,000	3.9%
Special Revenue-Other	$39,920,600	$45,361,800	$42,561,800	$2,641,200	6.6%
Enterprise Fund	$22,387,700	$23,360,200	$23,360,200	$972,500	4.3%
Fiduciary Fund	$1,681,200	$1,806,100	$1,806,100	$124,900	7.4%
Personal Services	$35,942,400	$39,717,500	$39,717,500	$3,775,100	10.5%
Contractual Services		$43,695,200	$44,225,200	$44,225,200	100.0%
Administrative Program	$5,940,800	$6,021,800	$6,371,800	$431,000	7.3%
Personal Service	$2,494,300	$2,535,300	$2,535,300	$41,000	1.6%
Regular		$2,426,100	$2,426,100
Temporary service		$85,000	$85,000
Holiday/overtime compensation		$24,200	$24,200
Nonpersonal Service	$3,446,500	$3,486,500	$3,836,500	$390,000	11.3%
Supplies and materials		$36,200	$36,200
Travel		$37,200	$37,200
Contractual Services		$3,371,700	$3,721,700
Equipment		$41,400	$41,400
Agricultural Bus Srv Prg	$64,105,800	$67,721,300	$67,383,000	$3,277,200	5.1%
Personal Service	$10,105,000	$11,007,700	$11,257,700	$1,152,700	11.4%
Regular		$10,795,500	$11,045,500
Holiday/overtime compensation		$212,200	$212,200
Nonpersonal Service	$6,520,700	$5,850,000	$6,030,000	($490,700)	-7.5%
Supplies and materials		$360,500	$360,500
Travel		$639,700	$639,700
Contractual Services		$4,351,200	$4,531,200
Equipment		$498,600	$498,600
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)	$20,819,000	$21,919,000	$21,919,000	$1,100,000	5.3%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)	$24,979,900	$27,138,500	$26,370,200	$1,390,300	5.6%
Fiduciary Funds (FID)	$1,681,200	$1,806,100	$1,806,100	$124,900	7.4%
Food & Nutrition Svcs - (SRF)	$8,803,000	$8,803,000	$8,803,000	$0	0.0%
Misc Operating Grants - (SRF)	$12,016,000	$13,116,000	$13,116,000	$1,100,000	9.2%
Animal Disease Ctrl - (SRO)	$75,000	$75,000	$75,000	$0	0.0%
Nonpersonal Service		$75,000	$75,000
Contractual Services		$75,000	$75,000
Animal Population Ctrl - (SRO)	$1,636,500	$2,555,600	$2,328,600	$692,100	42.3%
Personal Service	$90,700	$268,000	$118,000	$27,300	30.1%
Regular		$268,000	$118,000
Nonpersonal Service	$1,545,800	$2,287,600	$2,210,600	$664,800	43.0%
Contractual Services		$2,150,000	$2,150,000
Fringe benefits	$45,800	$128,500	$56,600	$10,800	23.6%
Indirect costs		$9,100	$4,000
Plant Industry - (SRO)	$745,000	$919,100	$767,800	$22,800	3.1%
Personal Service	$314,300	$427,600	$327,600	$13,300	4.2%
Regular		$420,600	$320,600
Temporary Service		$7,000	$7,000
Nonpersonal Service	$430,700	$491,500	$440,200	$9,500	2.2%
Supplies and materials		$130,000	$130,000
Travel		$25,000	$25,000
Contractual Services		$117,000	$117,000
Fringe benefits	$158,700	$205,000	$157,100	($1,600)	-1.0%
Indirect costs		$14,500	$11,100
Pet License Acct - (SRO)	$100,000	$200,000	$100,000	$0	0.0%
Nonpersonal Service	$100,000	$200,000	$100,000	$0	0.0%
Supplies and materials		$125,000	$25,000
Travel		$25,000	$25,000
Contractual Services		$50,000	$50,000
Public Service - (SRO)	$322,000	$356,500	$356,500	$34,500	10.7%
Personal Service	$192,600	$192,600	$192,600	$0	0.0%
Regular		$137,200	$137,200
Temporary Service		$55,400	$55,400
Nonpersonal Service	$129,400	$163,900	$163,900	$34,500	26.7%
Supplies and materials		$10,000	$10,000
Travel		$7,500	$7,500
Contractual Services		$43,000	$43,000
Equipment		$4,500	$4,500
Fringe benefits	$94,400	$92,400	$92,400	($2,000)	-2.1%
Indirect costs		$6,500	$6,500
Special Ag Inspecting & Mktg - (SRO)	$22,101,400	$23,032,300	$22,742,300	$640,900	2.9%
Personal Service	$1,878,000	$2,174,800	$2,174,800	$296,800	15.8%
Regular		$2,174,800	$2,174,800
Nonpersonal Service	$20,223,400	$20,857,500	$20,567,500	$344,100	1.7%
Supplies and materials		$1,925,000	$1,635,000
Travel		$344,000	$344,000
Contractual Services		$16,605,000	$16,605,000
Equipment		$867,000	$867,000
Fringe benefits	$948,400	$1,042,600	$1,042,600	$94,200	9.9%
Indirect costs		$73,900	$73,900
Ag Producers Security - (FID)	$466,900	$476,300	$476,300	$9,400	2.0%
Personal Service	$105,600	$111,200	$111,200	$5,600	5.3%
Regular		$107,300	$107,300
Temporary Service		$3,900	$3,900
Nonpersonal Service	$361,300	$365,100	$365,100	$3,800	1.1%
Supplies and materials		$130,000	$130,000
Travel		$25,000	$25,000
Contractual Services		$75,000	$75,000
Equipment		$78,000	$78,000
Fringe benefits	$53,300	$53,300	$53,300	$0	0.0%
Indirect costs		$3,800	$3,800
Milk Producers Security - (FID)	$1,214,300	$1,329,800	$1,329,800	$115,500	9.5%
Personal Service	$237,400	$312,400	$312,400	$75,000	31.6%
Regular		$308,400	$308,400
Temporary Service		$4,000	$4,000
Nonpersonal Service	$976,900	$1,017,400	$1,017,400	$40,500	4.1%
Contractual Services		$857,000	$857,000
Fringe benefits	$119,900	$149,800	$149,800	$29,900	24.9%
Indirect costs		$10,600	$10,600
Consumer Food Services	$32,793,100	$34,873,500	$34,091,800	$1,298,700	4.0%
Personal Service	$8,090,400	$7,943,900	$9,193,900	$1,103,500	13.6%
Regular		$7,464,800	$8,714,800
Temporary service		$106,000	$106,000
Holiday/overtime compensation		$373,100	$373,100
Nonpersonal Service	$937,000	$981,300	$981,300	$44,300	4.7%
Supplies and materials		$124,800	$124,800
Travel		$327,100	$327,100
Contractual Services		$267,000	$267,000
Equipment		$262,400	$262,400
Maintenance Undistributed	$1,100,000	$0	$0	($1,100,000)	-100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)	$7,725,000	$7,725,000	$7,725,000	$0	0.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)	$14,940,700	$18,223,300	$16,191,600	$1,250,900	8.4%
Health & Human Svces - (SRF)	$1,722,000	$1,722,000	$1,722,000	$0	0.0%
Consumer Food Svces - (SRF)	$950,000	$950,000	$950,000	$0	0.0%
Food Monitoring - (SRF)	$5,053,000	$5,053,000	$5,053,000	$0	0.0%
Consumer Food Mobile Src Acct - (SRO)	$1,224,000	$1,224,000	$1,224,000	$0	0.0%
Nonpersonal Service		$1,224,000	$1,224,000
Contractual Services		$1,224,000	$1,224,000
Consumer Food Industry - (SRO)	$5,105,700	$7,127,200	$5,689,500	$583,800	11.4%
Personal Service	$2,266,900	$3,590,100	$2,640,100	$373,200	16.5%
Regular		$3,340,100	$2,390,100
Temporary Service		$250,000	$250,000
Nonpersonal Service	$2,838,800	$3,537,100	$3,049,400	$210,600	7.4%
Supplies and materials		$315,700	$315,700
Travel		$634,400	$634,400
Contractual Services		$496,000	$496,000
Equipment		$247,900	$247,900
Fringe benefits	$1,144,800	$1,721,000	$1,265,600	$120,800	10.6%
Indirect costs		$122,100	$89,800
Farm Products Inspection - (SRO)	$4,037,000	$4,563,500	$4,563,500	$526,500	13.0%
Personal Service	$2,257,800	$2,593,200	$2,593,200	$335,400	14.9%
Regular		$1,198,300	$1,198,300
Temporary Service		$1,272,900	$1,272,900
Holiday/overtime compensation		$122,000	$122,000
Nonpersonal Service	$1,779,200	$1,970,300	$1,970,300	$191,100	10.7%
Supplies and materials		$72,700	$72,700
Travel		$221,200	$221,200
Contractual Services		$345,100	$345,100
Fringe benefits	$1,140,200	$1,243,100	$1,243,100	$102,900	9.0%
Indirect costs		$88,200	$88,200
Motor Fuel Quality - (SRO)	$3,960,200	$4,520,400	$4,077,700	$117,500	3.0%
Personal Service	$1,193,500	$1,464,500	$1,264,500	$71,000	5.9%
Regular		$1,347,400	$1,147,400
Temporary Service		$117,100	$117,100
Nonpersonal Service	$2,766,700	$3,055,900	$2,813,200	$46,500	1.7%
Supplies and materials		$445,700	$305,700
Travel		$112,200	$112,200
Contractual Services		$1,717,000	$1,717,000
Equipment		$29,100	$29,100
Fringe benefits	$602,700	$702,100	$606,200	$3,500	0.6%
Indirect costs		$49,800	$43,000
Weights & Measures - (SRO)	$613,800	$773,200	$621,900	$8,100	1.3%
Personal Service	$243,700	$347,700	$247,700	$4,000	1.6%
Regular		$308,200	$208,200
Temporary Service		$39,500	$39,500
Nonpersonal Service	$370,100	$425,500	$374,200	$4,100	1.1%
Supplies and materials		$28,800	$28,800
Travel		$37,200	$37,200
Contractual Services		$103,000	$103,000
Equipment		$78,000	$78,000
Fringe benefits	$123,100	$166,700	$118,800	($4,300)	-3.5%
Indirect costs		$11,800	$8,400
Commercial Feed Licensing Acct - (SRO)	$0	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000	100.0%
Nonpersonal Service		$15,000	$15,000
Supplies and materials		$15,000	$15,000
State Fair Program	$22,387,700	$23,360,200	$23,360,200	$972,500	4.3%
Enterprise Fund	$22,387,700	$23,360,200	$23,360,200	$972,500	4.3%