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

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Executive Office of Public Safety and Security


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
8400-0100 Merit Rating Board
For the operation of the safe driver insurance plan program at the merit rating board; provided, that the amount appropriated in this item, and the associated indirect costs and fringe benefits, shall be borne by insurance companies doing motor vehicle insurance business within the commonwealth, pursuant to section 183 of chapter 6 of the General Laws; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no safe driver insurance plan shall require the payment of an unsafe driver point surcharge for the first offense for non-criminal, motor vehicle traffic violations as described in chapter 90C of the General Laws
                Highway Fund ............... 100%
8,964,336 8,866,697

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Wages & Salaries 6,435 6,436 2,510 2,834 2,887
Pensions & Benefits 36 44 35 66 56
Operating Expenses 1,843 1,557 5,705 6,124 5,923
TOTAL 8,314 8,037 8,250 9,024 8,867

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

 

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=33%, Pensions & Benefits=1%, Operating Expenses=66%



 
HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
Account Description
June
2004

June
2005

June
2006

Jan.
2007

Projected
FY08
8400-0100 Merit Rating Board 52 53 53 53 60

* 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.