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