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

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
2800-0300 State and Urban Parks Operations
For the operation and maintenance of the department of conservation and recreation including, but not limited to, its divisions of urban parks and recreation, state parks and recreation, central artery/tunnel parks, an urban and state park ranger program, the bureaus of special events and services, recreation, forestry and forest fire control, and their operation and maintenance including, but not limited to, parks, reservations, forests, recreational trails, freshwater and saltwater beaches, pools and spray pools, rinks, harbor islands, parkways, roads, bridges, dams, flood control structures, waterways and dredging activities, and state piers; provided, that savings through any efficiency from the consolidation of department operations into a single line-item shall be directed towards meeting publicized performance standards for regular maintenance operations, such as trash pick-up, bathroom cleaning, grass cutting and graffiti removal at parks, recreation facilities and beaches throughout the department's system, meeting publicized standards for customer service responsiveness, and development and implementation of new operations and management agreements for department assets in partnership with municipalities and citizen groups where appropriate; and provided further, that funds in this item shall be used for the staffing and operations costs of rangers in each district within urban and state parks, as well as the assignment of additional rangers to high-use year-round facilities; and provided further that funds from this item shall be used to operate the 24-hour communications center located in the state house
0 54,117,953

Consolidated with 2810-0100, 2820-0100, 2820-0101, and 2820-0300.

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 0 0 0 0 35,479
Pensions & Benefits 0 0 0 0 1,823
Operating Expenses 0 0 0 0 16,046
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 0 0 0 770
TOTAL 0 0 0 0 54,118

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

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=66%, Pensions & Benefits=3%, Operating Expenses=30%, Aid to Cities & Towns=1%



 
HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
Account Description
June
2004

June
2005

June
2006

Jan.
2007

Projected
FY08
2800-0300 State and Urban Parks Operations 0 0 0 0 815

* Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) that paid from budgeted funds and are considered standard workforce.

* FY08 FTE figures are approximate and do not represent maximum allowable hires.