Department of General Services [194]
Secretarial Area: Administration
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $19,748,515 $217,675,741 $237,424,256
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $19,911,686 $217,441,938 $237,353,624
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $21,193,500 $222,014,975 $243,208,475
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $21,882,941 $225,746,620 $247,629,561
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $26,385,532 $237,151,051 $263,536,583
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $25,624,963 $239,723,629 $265,348,592
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $30,724,655 $244,374,866 $275,099,521
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $25,624,963 $239,723,629 $265,348,592
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $4,249,692 $1,961,388 $6,211,080
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $850,000 $2,689,849 $3,539,849
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $30,947,829 $245,436,372 $276,384,201
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $25,624,963 $239,723,629 $265,348,592
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $4,572,866 $1,986,050 $6,558,916
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $750,000 $3,726,693 $4,476,693
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 252.00 405.50 657.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 239.50 411.50 651.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 240.50 426.50 667.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 243.50 430.50 674.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 248.50 435.50 684.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 250.50 435.50 686.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 280.00 436.00 716.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 250.50 435.50 686.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 27.50 (19.50) 8.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 2.00 20.00 22.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 280.00 436.00 716.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 250.50 435.50 686.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 27.50 (19.50) 8.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 2.00 20.00 22.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $772,933 $772,933
Nongeneral Fund $1,479,389 $1,479,389
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($986,732) ($986,732)
Nongeneral Fund ($601,460) ($601,460)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $116,128 $116,128
Nongeneral Fund $222,270 $222,270
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $74,161 $74,161
Nongeneral Fund $163,925 $163,925
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $41,551 $41,551
Nongeneral Fund $79,498 $79,498
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,291) ($2,291)
Nongeneral Fund ($32,478) ($32,478)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,969 $5,969
Nongeneral Fund $22,840 $22,840
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 D. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,548 $15,548
Nongeneral Fund $4,798 $4,798
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,589 $4,589
Nongeneral Fund $10,487 $10,487
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($72) ($72)
Nongeneral Fund $13,547 $13,547
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Transfer appropriation for ongoing costs for statue storage Base Budget Adjustment
  Transfers appropriation from Central Appropriations to the Department of General Services to fund the ongoing costs associated with the storage of the Harry F. Byrd statue. A separate adjustment removes one-time funding from Central Appropriations provided for the removal of the Harry F. Byrd statue from Capitol Square.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,000 $7,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,237 $1,237
Nongeneral Fund $2,368 $2,368
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,108) ($1,108)
Nongeneral Fund ($2,166) ($2,166)
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Expand bioinformatics and sequencing support and capabilities Decision Package
  Provides appropriation and seven positions to expand bioinformatics and sequencing support and capabilities for pathogen surveillance.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,259,764 $2,485,915
Positions 7.00 7.00
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Provide funding for salary increases and compression at the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services Decision Package
  Provides funding for salary increases and compression at the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS). The funding will be used to increase starting salaries for currently vacant positions and adjust salaries for scientists employed by DCLS.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,817,213 $1,908,074
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Provide appropriation to increase recruitment and address retention at the Division of Engineering and Buildings Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to increase recruitment and address retention at the Division of Engineering and Buildings (DEB). The funding will be used to increase starting salaries for currently vacant positions and adjust salaries for architects and engineers employed by DEB.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $636,887 $636,887
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Reflect agency organizational update Decision Package
  Transfers positions among all of the agency's programs to reflect the staffing allocation and eliminates internal service fund appropriation for the Office of Graphics Communication (OGC). The staff, responsibilities, and services provided by OGC are being absorbed by the Division of Purchasing and Supply.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($161,823) ($161,823)
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Provide appropriation and position for agency information technology needs Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation and one position to support the agency's internal applications and systems.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $123,306 $147,968
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Provide funding for salary increases and compression in State Mail Services Decision Package
  Provides funding for salary increases and compression in State Mail Services. The funding will be used to increase starting salaries for currently vacant positions and adjust salaries for current employees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $123,240 $129,402
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increases in the Virginia minimum wage effective May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 T. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $22,880.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $562 $562
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Operating Support for the New General Assembly Building General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.7 million the first year and $3.7 million the second year in nongeneral fund appropriation and 20.0 FTE positions for the Department of General Services for anticipated operating expenses associated with the new General Assembly Building and parking deck facilities. A companion amendment provides the general fund share of internal service fund charges for associated operating and maintenance costs, including parking.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,689,849 $3,726,693
Positions 20.00 20.00
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Supplement Engineering and Facility Support General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding of $750,000 each year from the general fund and 2.0 FTE positions for the Department of General Services to support workload increases related to statewide initiatives.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $750,000 $750,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Fund Consulting Costs for Facial Recognition Technology Vendor Selection General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 general fund in fiscal year 2023 for consulting costs for the Department of General Services related to a review of facial recognition technology for agency use, consistent with the provisions of Senate Bill 741 of the 2022 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Increase DEB Rate to Reflect Statewide Salary Actions General Assembly Adjustment
  This language amendment increases the rate for architectural and engineering services provided by the Division of Engineering and Buildings within the Department of General Services. This rate change is commensurate with increased personnel costs resulting from the statewide raises in the first and second year.
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Increase DREFM Rate to Reflect Statewide Salary Actions General Assembly Adjustment
  This language amendment increases the rates charged for the administration of statewide leases to be commensurate with personnel costs when accounting for the statewide raises in the first and second year. The administration of leases is handled by the Division of Real Estate and Facilities Management within the Department of General Services. A companion amendment in Central Appropriations provides funding for the estimated general fund impact of these rate increases.
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JLARC VEC Policy Recommendation #1 (language only) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds language directing the Department of General Services and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to collaboratively assess current call center staffing contracts and make recommendations regarding the benefit of developing a new statewide contract. The agencies are to report steps taken and available solutions to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by December 31, 2022. This is in response to a policy recommendation contained in the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's November 2021 report, 'Operations and Performance of the Virginia Employment Commission'.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Construct New State Office Building and Parking Deck
  Provides additional planning funding for the construction of a new state office building and parking deck, as well as funding for the demolition of the existing structure.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,820,000 $0
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New Supreme Court Building and Parking Garage at 900 E. Main Street
  Amends the scope of the New Supreme Court Building and Parking Garage at 900 E. Main Street project to include space to accommodate the expanded Virginia Court of Appeals. The scope may also include the potential renovation of a portion of the Pocahontas Building.
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Transfer remaining project funds to maintenance reserve
  Authorizes the transfer of any remaining project funds from the "Perform waterproofing repairs for Capitol Visitor's Center" project at its conclusion to the Department of General Services' maintenance reserve project. The agency utilized maintenance reserve funds to begin the project and this authorization will allow for the reimbursement of the maintenance reserve project.
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DGS: Commonwealth Courts Building
  This amendment provides $22,500,000 in the first year from the general fund for an existing project to renovate the Pocahontas Building as the future site for the Virginia Supreme Court and Virginia Court of Appeals. Of the funding provided, $4,000,000 is to address the amended planning scope related to the recent expansion of the Virginia Court of Appeals and $18,500,000 is to assist Virginia Commonwealth University with the relocation of its data center from the Pocahontas Building to another location on university property. This amendment also renames the project to better reflect that the future facility will house both the Virginia Supreme Court and Virginia Court of Appeals.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $22,500,000 $0
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DGS - Replace Windows at DBHDS Facilities
  This amendment appropriates funding in the first year for the Department of General Services to manage an umbrella project to replace windows at facilities owned by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). A companion amendment removes the funding for this umbrella project from DBHDS.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,029,000 $0
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DGS - Replace Fire Alarms at DBHDS Facilities
  This amendment appropriates funding in the first year for the Department of General Services to manage an umbrella project to replace fire alarms at facilities owned by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). A companion amendment removes the funding for this umbrella project from DBHDS.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,810,000 $0
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DGS - Replace Access Control and Security Systems at DBHDS Facilities
  This amendment appropriates funding in the first year for the Department of General Services to manage an umbrella project to replace access control and security systems at facilities owned by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). A companion amendment removes the funding for this umbrella project from DBHDS.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,800,000 $0


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