Division of Housing and Community Renewal

The enacted budget makes no changes to the Executive Budget (June 29, 2010)

The 21-day amendments propose the following changes (analysis as of February 12, 2010):

 

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 25, 2010):

A FY 2010-11 workforce of 875.  This level of FTEs is a net (-16) reduction from the adjusted FTE estimate for FY 2009-10. During SFY 2009-10 DHCR lost 32 positions from the level approved in the enacted SFY 2009-10 budget.

The following chart identifies changes in the in the FTEs, including the adjusted differences from what the FY 2009-10 enacted budget recommended.

Program

FY 2009-10  FTE  Adjustment

FY 2010-11 Est.  FTEs 3/31/11

FY 2010-11 Difference  from  Adjusted  2009-10

Administration

(+20)

67

(-4)

Community Development

(+9)

112

(-4)

Housing

(+36)

206

(-4)

Housing Development Fund Program

(-10)

0

0

Housing Information Systems

(+3)

71

(-4)

New Facilities

(-10)

33

0

Rent Administration

(-80)

386

0

Total

(-32)

875

(-16)

 

·         An All Funds appropriation of $99.3 million, a decrease of $6.9 million or (-6.5%) from the enacted SFY 2009-10 budget. $2.2 million of these savings are realized by a reduction in operational costs by 10 percent. The Administration program is cut by $3.17 million (19.9%); the largest cut in the agency.

·         A $2.9 million (-4.9 %) decrease in the Personal Service appropriation (from the enacted SFY 2009-10 budget; from $59.5 million to $56.6 million). According to the Assembly $1.2 million of this decrease is due to the elimination of 16 FTE positions through attrition. Other personal service changes noted by the Assembly include:

ü  A reduction of $230,000 in General Fund support attributed to personal service and salary adjustments.

ü  A decrease of $520,000 in personal service expenses in the Special Revenue budget for the Rent Administration Program. 

ü  A reduction of $277,000 in Special Revenue funding to the administrative program attributed to personal and non-personal service cost decreases.

ü  A decrease of $92,000 in Special Revenue funding in the Housing Development Fund attributed to personal service cost reductions 

·         Contractual Services budget of $13.9 million, or $3.64 million (-20.7%) less than the enacted SFY 10089-10 budget. The largest cut in contractual services occurs in the Housing Information program which is cut by $1.88 million overall, $1.1 million of the cut is in its contractual services appropriation

·         Estimated number of contract employees of 29, or (-8) fewer than the estimated contract employees of 37 in SFY 2009-10. According to the Agency Presentation, DHCR plans on disbursing $1.2 million for contract employees in 2010-11, or (-$115,000) less than in 2009-10.

·         Consolidation of administration and program operations within the Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the nyhomes family of public benefit corporations including the Housing Finance Agency to save $3.5 million.

·         Reduced Neighborhood Preservation and Rural Preservation Program Local Assistance funding by $3.7 million from the $16.6 million SFY 2009-10 appropriation. These programs provide funding to 217 not-for –profit community based housing corporations that provide housing services around the state.

Division of Housing and Community Renewal
Program Details-State Operations 
  Enacted Proposed Enacted Change in Percent
Program 2009-10 Budget 2010-11 Budget 2010-11 Budget Appropriation Change
All Funds $106,206,000 $99,303,000 $99,303,000 ($6,903,000) -6.5%
General Fund $28,604,000 $23,930,000 $23,930,000 ($4,674,000) -16.3%
Special Revenue-Federal $17,007,000 $16,437,000 $16,437,000 ($570,000) -3.4%
Special Revenue-Other $60,595,000 $58,936,000 $58,936,000 ($1,659,000) -2.7%
           
Personal Services $59,493,000 $57,145,000 $57,145,000 ($2,348,000) -3.9%
Contractual Services $17,586,000 $13,897,000 $13,897,000 ($3,689,000) -21.0%
           
Administration $15,919,000 $15,181,000 $15,181,000 ($738,000) -4.6%
Personal Service $3,880,000 $3,765,000 $3,765,000 ($115,000) -3.0%
Regular $3,855,000 $3,740,000 $3,740,000 ($115,000) -3.0%
Temporary service $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $9,128,000 $7,351,000 $7,351,000 ($1,777,000) -19.5%
Supplies and materials $299,000 $217,000 $217,000 ($82,000) -27.4%
Travel $256,000 $186,000 $186,000 ($70,000) -27.3%
Contractual Services $7,993,000 $6,528,000 $6,528,000 ($1,465,000) -18.3%
Equipment $580,000 $420,000 $420,000 ($160,000) -27.6%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $2,911,000 $4,065,000 $4,065,000 $1,154,000 39.6%
           
Housing Indirect Cost Recovery Acct - (SRO) $2,911,000 $4,065,000 $4,065,000 $1,154,000 39.6%
Personal Service $660,000 $1,936,000 $1,936,000 $1,276,000 193.3%
Regular $660,000 $1,936,000 $1,936,000 $1,276,000 193.3%
Nonpersonal Service $2,251,000 $2,129,000 $2,129,000 ($122,000) -5.4%
Supplies and materials $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $0 0.0%
Travel $70,000 $70,000 $70,000 $0 0.0%
Contractual Services $1,725,000 $1,604,000 $1,604,000 ($121,000) -7.0%
Equipment $71,000 $71,000 $71,000 $0 0.0%
Fringe benefits $310,000 $309,000 $309,000 ($1,000) -0.3%
Indirect costs $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 0.0%
           
Community Development $9,928,000 $9,209,000 $9,209,000 ($719,000) -7.2%
Personal Service $1,979,000 $1,561,000 $1,561,000 ($418,000) -21.1%
Regular $1,954,000 $1,536,000 $1,536,000 ($418,000) -21.4%
Temporary service $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $72,000 $52,000 $52,000 ($20,000) -27.8%
Supplies and materials $7,000 $5,000 $5,000 ($2,000) -28.6%
Travel $36,000 $26,000 $26,000 ($10,000) -27.8%
Contractual Services $18,000 $13,000 $13,000 ($5,000) -27.8%
Equipment $11,000 $8,000 $8,000 ($3,000) -27.3%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) $5,909,000 $5,358,000 $5,358,000 ($551,000) -9.3%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $1,968,000 $2,238,000 $2,238,000 $270,000 13.7%
           
Dept of Energy Weatherization Acct - (SRF) $5,909,000 $5,358,000 $5,358,000 ($551,000) -9.3%
personal service $3,061,000 $2,734,000 $2,734,000 ($327,000) -10.7%
nonpersonal service $278,000 $278,000 $278,000 $0 0.0%
Fringe benefits $1,278,000 $1,168,000 $1,168,000 ($110,000) -8.6%
Indirect costs $1,292,000 $1,178,000 $1,178,000 ($114,000) -8.8%
           
DHCR-HCA Application Fee Acct - (SRO) $1,968,000 $2,238,000 $2,238,000 $270,000 13.7%
personal service $991,000 $1,104,000 $1,104,000 $113,000 11.4%
Regular $991,000 $1,104,000 $1,104,000 $113,000 11.4%
Nonpersonal Service $977,000 $1,134,000 $1,134,000 $157,000 16.1%
Supplies and materials $54,000 $48,000 $48,000 ($6,000) -11.1%
Travel $98,000 $87,000 $87,000 ($11,000) -11.2%
Contractual Services $293,000 $164,000 $164,000 ($129,000) -44.0%
Equipment $54,000 $54,000 $54,000 $0 0.0%
Fringe benefits $438,000 $397,000 $397,000 ($41,000) -9.4%
Indirect costs $40,000 $384,000 $384,000 $344,000 860.0%
           
Housing Program $21,355,000 $20,898,000 $20,898,000 ($457,000) -2.1%
Personal Service $1,348,000 $1,204,000 $1,204,000 ($144,000) -10.7%
Regular $1,343,000 $1,199,000 $1,199,000 ($144,000) -10.7%
Temporary service $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $68,000 $50,000 $50,000 ($18,000) -26.5%
Supplies and materials $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 ($1,000) -100.0%
Travel $46,000 $34,000 $34,000 ($12,000) -26.1%
Contractual Services $15,000 $11,000 $11,000 ($4,000) -26.7%
Equipment $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 ($1,000) -20.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) $11,098,000 $11,079,000 $11,079,000 ($19,000) -0.2%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $8,841,000 $8,565,000 $8,565,000 ($276,000) -3.1%
           
Housing and Urban Dev Section 8 Acct - (SRF) $11,098,000 $11,079,000 $11,079,000 ($19,000) -0.2%
personal service $6,397,000 $6,382,000 $6,382,000 ($15,000) -0.2%
nonpersonal service $4,701,000 $4,697,000 $4,697,000 ($4,000) -0.1%
           
Housing Special Revenue Acct - (SRO) $7,116,000 $6,627,000 $6,627,000 ($489,000) -6.9%
personal service $4,493,000 $4,072,000 $4,072,000 ($421,000) -9.4%
Regular $4,493,000 $4,072,000 $4,072,000 ($421,000) -9.4%
nonpersonal service $2,623,000 $2,555,000 $2,555,000 ($68,000) -2.6%
Supplies and materials $41,000 $36,000 $36,000 ($5,000) -12.2%
Travel $237,000 $210,000 $210,000 ($27,000) -11.4%
Contractual Services $140,000 $124,000 $124,000 ($16,000) -11.4%
Equipment $41,000 $35,000 $35,000 ($6,000) -14.6%
Fringe benefits $1,984,000 $1,970,000 $1,970,000 ($14,000) -0.7%
Indirect costs $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $0 0.0%
           
Low IncomeHousing Monitoring Acct - (SRO) $1,725,000 $1,938,000 $1,938,000 $213,000 12.3%
personal service $1,164,000 $1,344,000 $1,344,000 $180,000 15.5%
Regular $1,154,000 $1,324,000 $1,324,000 $170,000 14.7%
Temporary Service $10,000 $20,000 $20,000 $10,000 100.0%
nonpersonal service $561,000 $594,000 $594,000 $33,000 5.9%
Fringe benefits $514,000 $558,000 $558,000 $44,000 8.6%
Indirect costs $47,000 $36,000 $36,000 ($11,000) -23.4%
           
Housing Development Fund Program $1,371,000 $1,279,000 $1,279,000 ($92,000) -6.7%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $1,371,000 $1,279,000 $1,279,000 ($92,000) -6.7%
           
Housing Special Revenue Acct - (SRO) $1,371,000 $1,279,000 $1,279,000 ($92,000) -6.7%
personal service $925,000 $833,000 $833,000 ($92,000) -9.9%
Regular $925,000 $833,000 $833,000 ($92,000) -9.9%
nonpersonal service $446,000 $446,000 $446,000 $0 0.0%
Fringe benefits $409,000 $409,000 $409,000 $0 0.0%
Indirect costs $37,000 $37,000 $37,000 $0 0.0%
           
Housing Information Sys $9,464,000 $7,580,000 $7,580,000 ($1,884,000) -19.9%
Personal Service $4,295,000 $3,935,000 $3,935,000 ($360,000) -8.4%
Regular $4,275,000 $3,915,000 $3,915,000 ($360,000) -8.4%
Temporary service $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $5,169,000 $3,645,000 $3,645,000 ($1,524,000) -29.5%
Supplies and materials $27,000 $20,000 $20,000 ($7,000) -25.9%
Travel $46,000 $33,000 $33,000 ($13,000) -28.3%
Contractual Services $3,976,000 $2,781,000 $2,781,000 ($1,195,000) -30.1%
Equipment $1,120,000 $811,000 $811,000 ($309,000) -27.6%
           
Rent Administration $48,169,000 $45,156,000 $45,156,000 ($3,013,000) -6.3%
Personal Service $2,145,000 $2,040,000 $2,040,000 ($105,000) -4.9%
Regular $2,140,000 $2,036,000 $2,036,000 ($104,000) -4.9%
Temporary service $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 ($1,000) -20.0%
Nonpersonal Service $520,000 $327,000 $327,000 ($193,000) -37.1%
Supplies and materials $43,000 $31,000 $31,000 ($12,000) -27.9%
Travel $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 ($1,000) -20.0%
Contractual Services $378,000 $224,000 $224,000 ($154,000) -40.7%
Equipment $94,000 $68,000 $68,000 ($26,000) -27.7%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $45,504,000 $42,789,000 $42,789,000 ($2,715,000) -6.0%
           
Rent Revenue Acct - (SRO) $1,037,000 $671,000 $671,000 ($366,000) -35.3%
personal service $700,000 $436,000 $436,000 ($264,000) -37.7%
Regular $700,000 $436,000 $436,000 ($264,000) -37.7%
nonpersonal service $337,000 $235,000 $235,000 ($102,000) -30.3%
Fringe benefits $309,000 $207,000 $207,000 ($102,000) -33.0%
Indirect costs $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 $0 0.0%
           
Rent Revenue Other Acct - (SRO) $44,467,000 $42,118,000 $42,118,000 ($2,349,000) -5.3%
Personal Service $27,455,000 $25,799,000 $25,799,000 ($1,656,000) -6.0%
Regular $27,425,000 $25,769,000 $25,769,000 ($1,656,000) -6.0%
Temporary Service $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $17,012,000 $16,319,000 $16,319,000 ($693,000) -4.1%
Supplies and materials $371,000 $371,000 $371,000 $0 0.0%
Travel $66,000 $66,000 $66,000 $0 0.0%
Contractual Services $3,048,000 $2,448,000 $2,448,000 ($600,000) -19.7%
Equipment $305,000 $305,000 $305,000 $0 0.0%
Fringe benefits $12,124,000 $12,031,000 $12,031,000 ($93,000) -0.8%
Indirect costs $1,098,000 $1,098,000 $1,098,000 $0 0.0%