Office of Victim Services

 

The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 27, 2012):

·        The enacted budget makes no changes to the Executive Budget All Funds, state operations, appropriation proposal of $10.3 million.

 

·        Rejects the broad Executive Budget proposal to allow the Executive to have unlimited transfer and interchange authority over all State Operations appropriations. Instead it creates specific transfer and interchange authorization for State Operation appropriations, for this agency they include: OGS/Back Office, Call Center, and Information Technology.  In general 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 20, 2012):

 

A SFY 2012-13 workforce of 78 FTEs, an increase of 3 FTEs from the level in the proposed 2011-12 Executive Budget, in which OVS was part of the DCJS budget.  The adjusted FTE level for 2011-12 is at the same level as was proposed for this agency.  The estimated workforce level for SFY 2012-13 is the result of the attrition of 2 FTEs, being offset by 5 new fills. 

 

The following chart identifies adjustments in the current fiscal year FTEs along with the recommended differences in FY 2012-13 FTEs by program:

  

Program

SFY 2011-12 FTE

Adjustment

SFY 2012-13

Est FTEs

3/31/13

SFY 2012-13

change from Adjusted 2011-12

Administration

75

78

+3

Total

0

78

+3

 

·  An All Funds appropriation of $10.3 million, an increase of $59,000 (+.6%) from SFY 2011-12. 

 

·  The State Operations reduction reflects a reduction in Federal grant support as well as a slight increase in personal service to support the continued efforts of the agency to process victims claims in the most expeditious and accurate manner possible.

 

·  The total appropriation for Personal Service is $6.2 million, an increase of $68,000 (+1.1%) from SFY 2011-12.

 

·  It appears that the Victims and Witness Assistance Program is once again being funded as a standalone program within this agency.  In prior fiscal years the funds and accounts within this program were shifted to the Administration program and/or eliminated.  The total personal service appropriations within this program equal $779,000; the agency’s FTE table did not indicate how many FTEs are allocated to this program for SFY 2012-13.

 

·  The Office employed an estimated 2 employees (or 1 FTE) under consultant contracts in SFY 2011-12 at a cost of $90,000.  It is estimated that the same number of consultant employees will be employed in SFY 2012-13 at a cost of $110,000.  The expenditures may include more than personal service costs and is inconsistent with Office of State Comptroller data on consultant spending so it is difficult to draw conclusions as to the cost per consultant employee.

 

·  No major Article VII proposals.

Office of Victim Services
Program Details-State Operations 
  Enacted Proposed Enacted Change in Percent
Program 2011-12 Budget 2012-13 Budget 2012-13 Budget Appropriation Change
All Funds $10,224,000 $10,283,000 $10,283,000 $59,000 0.6%
Special Revenue-Federal $3,061,000 $3,120,000 $3,120,000 $59,000 1.9%
Special Revenue-Other $7,163,000 $7,163,000 $7,163,000 $0 0.0%
           
Personal Services $6,089,000 $6,157,000 $6,157,000 $68,000 1.1%
Contractual Services $2,803,000 $2,153,000 $2,153,000 ($650,000) -23.2%
           
Administration Program $10,224,000 $8,921,000 $8,921,000 -$1,303,000 -12.7%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) $3,061,000 $2,031,000 $2,031,000 -$1,030,000 -33.6%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $7,163,000 $6,890,000 $6,890,000 -$273,000 -3.8%
           
Crime Victims Asstnc (SRF) $2,454,000 $1,424,000 $1,424,000 -$1,030,000 -42.0%
Personal Services $1,781,000 $1,156,000 $1,156,000 -$625,000 -35.1%
Nonpersonal Services $418,000 $268,000 $268,000 -$150,000 -35.9%
Fringe Benefits $255,000 $0 $0 -$255,000 -100.0%
           
Crime Victims Compensation (SRF) $607,000 $607,000 $607,000 $0 0.0%
Personal Services $333,000 $333,000 $333,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Services $274,000 $274,000 $274,000 $0 0.0%
           
Criminal Justice Improvement Acct (SRO) $6,166,000 $5,917,000 $5,917,000 -$249,000 -4.0%
Personal Service $3,357,000 $3,286,000 $3,286,000 -$71,000 -2.1%
Regular $3,357,000 $3,286,000 $3,286,000 -$71,000 -2.1%
Nonpersonal service $2,809,000 $2,631,000 $2,631,000 -$178,000 -6.3%
Supplies and materials $34,000 $33,000 $33,000 -$1,000 -2.9%
Travel $25,000 $24,000 $24,000 -$1,000 -4.0%
Contractual Services $919,000 $777,000 $777,000 -$142,000 -15.5%
Equipment $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $0 0.0%
Fringe Benefits $1,713,000 $1,698,000 $1,698,000 -$15,000 -0.9%
Indirect Costs $113,000 $94,000 $94,000 -$19,000 -16.8%
           
OVS Restitution (SRO) $997,000 $973,000 $973,000 -$24,000 -2.4%
Personal Services $618,000 $603,000 $603,000 -$15,000 -2.4%
Regular $618,000 $603,000 $603,000 -$15,000 -2.4%
Nonpersonal Services $379,000 $370,000 $370,000 -$9,000 -2.4%
Supplies and materials $100,000 $98,000 $98,000 -$2,000 -2.0%
Travel $74,000 $72,000 $72,000 -$2,000 -2.7%
Contractual Services $105,000 $102,000 $102,000 -$3,000 -2.9%
Equipment $100,000 $98,000 $98,000 -$2,000 -2.0%
           
Victim and Witness Assistance Program $0 $1,362,000 $1,362,000 $1,362,000 100.0%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF) $0 $1,089,000 $1,089,000 $1,089,000 100.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO) $0 $273,000 $273,000 $273,000 100.0%
           
Crime Victims Asstnc (SRF) $0 $1,089,000 $1,089,000 $1,089,000 100.0%
Personal Services $0 $625,000 $625,000 $625,000 100.0%
Nonpersonal Services $0 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 100.0%
Fringe Benefits $0 $314,000 $314,000 $314,000 100.0%
           
Criminal Justice Improvement Acct (SRO) $0 $273,000 $273,000 $273,000 100.0%
Personal Service $0 $154,000 $154,000 $154,000 100.0%
Regular $0 $154,000 $154,000 $154,000 100.0%
Nonpersonal service $0 $119,000 $119,000 $119,000 100.0%
Supplies and materials $0 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 100.0%
Travel $0 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 100.0%
Contractual Services $0 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 100.0%
Fringe Benefits $0 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 100.0%