Council on the Arts

The enacted Budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 29, 2012).

·        Rejects the broad Executive Budget proposal to allow the Executive to have unlimited transfer and interchange authorization over all State Operations appropriations. Instead it creates specific transfer and interchange authorities for State Operation appropriations; for this agency they include: OGS/Back Office, Call Center and Information Technology.  This authorization allows the Executive to move appropriations between state agencies for these purposes. For additional detail please see page 5 of the Summary of the SFY 2012-13 Enacted Budget memo.

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 23, 2012 ):

A SFY 2012-13 workforce of 28, no change from the estimated FTEs in 3/31/12. However, the adjusted FTE level for 2011-12 is a decrease of (-1) FTE from the level projected in last year’s budget. 

The following chart identifies adjustments in the current fiscal year FTEs along with the

·        An All Funds appropriation of $4.22 million, a decrease of -$455,000 million, (-9.7%) from the SFY 2011-12 enacted budget’s All Funds appropriation.

·        A  total appropriation for personal service of $2.95 million, a decrease of $598,000 million, or (-5.6%) from the SFY 2011-12 enacted budget’s personal services  appropriation

·        A total appropriation for contractual services of $1.64 million, up $187,000, or +12.9% over the SFY 2011-12 enacted budget’s contractual services appropriation.

·        The Council on the Arts did not employ consultant employees in SFY 2011-12 and that remains the same for SFY 2012-13.

·        Provide $31.6 million in NYSCA grants in 2012-13, equal to the amount in 2011-12. There is a $1 million reduction in the total local assistance appropriation. The reduction is all in federal funds to better reflect actual federal resources.