Council on the Arts

Council on the Arts

The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (June 29, 2010):

Rejects the proposal that would require the New York State Theatre Institute and the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation to become self-supporting and to no longer have to submit a budget request.

Separate legislation (A11438/S8168) provides $243,000 to the New York State Theater Institute for reimbursement of past due payroll expenses owed to SUNY Albany. The bill, would also reduce the number of voting NYSTI members from 14 to 8.

Makes no other changes to the Council’s proposed All Funds appropriation of $6,472,000 which is a 29.9% decrease from its enacted budget SFY 2009-10 All Funds appropriation. No additional funding is provided for the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation whose budget was cut by 58% from their enacted budget appropriations for SFY 2009-10

The 21-day amendments propose the following changes (analysis as of February 11, 2010):

A $78,000 decrease in the Council’s total personal service appropriation, reducing it from $4,163,000 to $4,085,000. The New York Theater Institute (NYSTI) personal service appropriation is decreased by $154,000 and the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation (The Egg) is increased by $76,000

The 21 day amendments proportionally reduce State funding for both the NYSTI and the Egg by 58 percent from 2009-10 Enacted Budget amounts. The Executive Budget would provide $1,289,000 for NYSTI and $245,000 for The Egg in 2010-11, and eliminate these subsidies in 2011-12. Both institutions would be expected to fully support their operating budgets through non-State revenue sources. The original Executive Budget would have provided $1.5 million for NYSTI in 2010-11 and no funding for The Egg.

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 22, 2010):

A SFY 2010-11 workforce of 34. This is a reduction of (-10) in the number of FTEs from the adjusted FTE level of 44 for FY 2009-10.

Program

FY 2009-10 FTE Adjustment

FY 2010-11 Est. FTEs

3/31/11

FY 2010-11

Difference from Adjusted 2009-10

Administration

(-2)

(-10)

An All Funds appropriation of $6.47 million a decrease of $2.8 million (-29.9%) from the enacted SFY 2009-10 appropriation.

A total appropriation for Personal Service of $4.2 million, a$1.5 million reduction (-26.9%) reduction from enacted SFY 2009-10 appropriation.

Eliminating $584,000 in funding for the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center and a 50% cut in the appropriations for the NYS Theater Institute reducing their budget to $1.53 million.

Title VII legislation that would require the New York State Theatre Institute and the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation to become self-supporting.

The Council on the Arts did not employ consultant employees in SFY 2009-10 and that remains the same for SFY 2010-11.

$35.2 million in NYSCA grants in 2010-11, which represents a decrease of $6.5 million from last year’s enacted budget.

Council on the Arts
Program Details-State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Enacted	Change in	Percent
Program	2009-10 Budget	2010-11 Budget	2010-11 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$9,232,000	$6,472,000	$6,715,000	($2,517,000)	-27.3%
General Fund	$5,482,000	$4,838,000	$4,838,000	($644,000)	-11.7%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000	$0	0.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)	$3,650,000	$1,534,000	$1,777,000	($1,873,000)	-51.3%

Personal Services	$5,695,400	$4,085,000	$4,328,000	($1,367,400)	-24.0%
Contractual Services	$2,098,200	$1,648,000	$1,648,000	($450,200)	-21.5%

Administration	$5,482,000	$4,838,000	$4,838,000	($644,000)	-11.7%
Personal Service	$3,718,000	$3,198,000	$3,198,000	($520,000)	-14.0%
Regular	$3,717,000	$3,197,000	$3,197,000	($520,000)	-14.0%
Holiday/overtime compensation	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000	$0	0.0%
Nonpersonal Service	$1,764,000	$1,640,000	$1,640,000	($124,000)	-7.0%
Supplies and materials	$37,000	$32,000	$32,000	($5,000)	-13.5%
Travel	$71,000	$64,000	$64,000	($7,000)	-9.9%
Contractual Services	$1,585,000	$1,480,000	$1,480,000	($105,000)	-6.6%
Equipment	$71,000	$64,000	$64,000	($7,000)	-9.9%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000	$0	0.0%

Council on the Arts Acct - (SRF)	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000	$0	0.0%
Nonpersonal Service	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000	$0	0.0%

Empire State Plaza Perform Arts Center Corp Pgm	$584,000	$245,000	$245,000	($339,000)	-58.0%
Cultural Education Acct - (SRO)	$584,000	$245,000	$245,000	($339,000)	-58.0%
Personal Service	$182,400	$76,000	$76,000	($106,400)	-58.3%
Regular	$126,800	$53,000	$53,000	($73,800)	-58.2%
Temporary Service	$50,300	$21,000	$21,000	($29,300)	-58.3%
Holiday/overtime compensation	$5,300	$2,000	$2,000	($3,300)	-62.3%
Nonpersonal Service	$401,600	$169,000	$169,000	($232,600)	-57.9%
Supplies and materials	$71,400	$30,000	$30,000	($41,400)	-58.0%
Travel	$3,400	$2,000	$2,000	($1,400)	-41.2%
Contractual Services	$313,200	$131,000	$131,000	($182,200)	-58.2%
Fringe benefits	$6,300	$3,000	$3,000	($3,300)	-52.4%
Indirect costs	$7,300	$3,000	$3,000	($4,300)	-58.9%

NYS Theater Institute Corp Pgm	$3,066,000	$1,289,000	$1,532,000	($1,534,000)	-50.0%
Cultural Education Acct - (SRO)	$3,066,000	$1,289,000	$1,532,000	($1,534,000)	-50.0%
Personal Service	$1,795,000	$811,000	$1,054,000	($741,000)	-41.3%
Regular	$1,447,000	$705,000	$900,000	($547,000)	-37.8%
Temporary Service	$346,000	$105,000	$153,000	($193,000)	-55.8%
Holiday/overtime compensation	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	($1,000)	-50.0%
Nonpersonal Service	$1,271,000	$478,000	$478,000	($793,000)	-62.4%
Supplies and materials	$97,000	$25,000	$25,000	($72,000)	-74.2%
Travel	$17,000	$9,000	$9,000	($8,000)	-47.1%
Contractual Services	$200,000	$37,000	$37,000	($163,000)	-81.5%
Equipment	$15,000	$1,000	$1,000	($14,000)	-93.3%
Fringe benefits	$880,000	$379,000	$379,000	($501,000)	-56.9%
Indirect costs	$62,000	$27,000	$27,000	($35,000)	-56.5%