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| Increase federal appropriation |
Decision Package |
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Provides additional federal fund appropriation to support federal grant awards and federal disaster funding. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$15,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
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| • |
| Provide additional Commonwealth Transportation funding for hazardous materials operations |
Decision Package |
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Provides additional Highway Fund appropriation to address funding shortfalls in supporting positions assigned to the hazardous materials program. The cost to support the staff has increased since the last funding adjustment for this program was made. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$237,388 |
$237,388 |
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| Continue the Citizen Corps activities |
Decision Package |
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Provides general fund support to continue the Citizen Corps activities once the federal funding expires. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$178,162 |
$213,794 |
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| Establish a sheltering coordinator position |
Decision Package |
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Provides a position that will be responsible for coordinating sheltering services in the Commonwealth. The position will coordinate with all participating agencies and localities regarding the state's sheltering initiative. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$99,762 |
$133,015 |
| Positions |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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| • |
| Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the costs of items such as salary increases, changes in retirement and other benefit contribution rates, as well as the distribution of other centrally funded items. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$82,755 |
$82,755 |
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| • |
| Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$5,451 |
$57,028 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$5,076 |
$53,095 |
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| • |
| Replenish Disaster Response Fund line of credit |
Decision Package |
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Provides one-time general fund support to address the debt to the Treasurer of Virginia for use of the line of credit for the Disaster Response Fund. Historically, the agency has been provided one-time funding to pay off the line of credit. The last time the fund was replenished was in 2007 ($100,000). |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$100,000 |
$0 |
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| Start an emergency response vehicle replacement program |
Decision Package |
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Provides sufficient funding to support an emergency vehicle replacement program using Master Equipment Lease Program (MELP) to finance two vehicles in 2015 and two vehicles in 2016. The goal is to seek additional MELP funding for two vehicles in 2017, thereby providing a six vehicle replacement plan. This funding allows the agency to have a dedicated, consistent funding source to maintain core services. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$28,876 |
$57,752 |
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| Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state’s Automobile Insurance Liability program. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$7,685 |
$7,685 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$8,227 |
$8,227 |
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| • |
| Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system |
Decision Package |
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Provides appropriation to the agency’s budget to pay for the agency’s share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$0 |
$1,905 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$0 |
$12,672 |
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| • |
| Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
($94) |
($90) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($6,487) |
($6,247) |
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| Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges |
Decision Package |
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Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| General Fund |
$585 |
$585 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$3,892 |
$3,892 |
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| • |
| Convert contract positions to grant supported positions |
Decision Package |
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Converts five contract positions to nongeneral funded grant management positions. Appropriation is not required as the agency will use existing appropriation to support these new positions. |
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FY 2015 |
FY 2016 |
| Positions |
5.00 |
5.00 |
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| • |
| Provide authority to Sheltering Coordinator |
Decision Package |
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Provides language that establishes the Commonwealth's Sheltering Coordinator position that will be responsible for coordinating upon evacuation and subsequent housing in a local or state shelters; and provides the authority to establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and operation of state emergency shelters, and facilitate cooperation among local entities and state agencies in the sheltering preparedness efforts in the Commonwealth. |
