Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2008

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Office of the Comptroller


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
1599-2040 Chargeback for Prior-Year Deficiencies
For the payment of prior-year deficiencies based upon schedules provided to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may certify payments on behalf of departments for certain contracted goods or services rendered in prior fiscal years for which certain statutes, regulations, or procedures were not properly followed; provided, however, that the department which was a party to the transaction shall certify in writing that the services were performed or goods delivered and shall provide additional information that the comptroller may require; provided further, that the comptroller may charge departments' current fiscal year appropriations and transfer to this item amounts equivalent to the amounts of any prior-year deficiency, subject to the conditions stated in this item; provided further, that the comptroller shall assess a chargeback only to that current fiscal year appropriation which is for the same purpose as that to which the prior-year deficiency pertains, or if there is no appropriation for that purpose, to that current fiscal year appropriation which is most similar in purpose to the appropriation to which the prior-year deficiency pertains, or is for the general administration of the department that administered the appropriation to which the prior-year deficiency pertains; provided further, that no chargeback shall be made which would cause a deficiency in any current fiscal year appropriation; and provided further, that the comptroller shall include in the schedules the amount of each prior-year deficiency paid, the fiscal year and appropriation to which it pertained, the current fiscal year appropriation and object class to which it was charged, and the department's explanation for the failure to make payment in a timely manner
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
7,000,000 10,000,000

Increased funding to support projected costs.

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 134 692 712 1,338 1,338
Pensions & Benefits 278 271 389 541 541
Operating Expenses 2,672 762 1,122 1,391 1,391
Public Assistance 157 259 1,514 3,646 6,646
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 19 0 25 25
Debt Service 119 0 51 60 60
TOTAL 3,360 2,004 3,787 7,000 10,000

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=13%, Pensions & Benefits=5%, Operating Expenses=14%, Public Assistance=67%, Aid to Cities & Towns=0%, Debt Service=1%