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Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2008 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2008 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2008 Total Spending |
FY 2008 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance | 207,950 | 57,041 | 264,992 | 10,767 |
| TOTAL | 207,950 | 57,041 | 264,992 | 10,767 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE | 264,991,594 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 207,950,095 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 1100-1100 | Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance
For the operation of the office of the secretary of administration and finance and the fiscal affairs division |
3,826,821 |
| 1599-0035 | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Debt Service Contract Assistance
For certain debt service contract assistance to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority |
2,533,359 |
| 1599-0049 | Foxborough Contract Assistance
For contract assistance payments to the Foxborough Industrial Development Finance Authority, pursuant to section 8 of chapter 16 of the acts of 1999 |
4,935,988 |
| 1599-0050 | Route 3 North Contract Assistance
For route 3 north contract assistance payments, pursuant to chapter 53 of the acts of 1999 |
26,757,093 |
| 1599-0093 | Water Pollution Abatement Trust Contract Assistance
For contract assistance to the water pollution abatement trust for debt service obligations of the trust, pursuant to sections 6, 6A and 18 of chapter 29C of the General Laws |
64,166,198 |
| 1599-1970 | Central Artery/Tunnel Operation and Maintenance
For a reserve for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for costs incurred in fiscal year 2007 for the operation and maintenance of the central artery/tunnel project pursuant to chapter 235 of the acts of 1998 |
25,000,000 |
| 1599-2008 | Reserve to Fund Expiring Collective Bargaining Contracts
For the payment of the fiscal year 2008 incremental costs of contractual obligations required by section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws; provided, that once an agreement has been reached between the employer and the exclusive representative, executed by the parties and ratified by the membership, the governor shall file a bill requesting that the legislature appropriate funding for the contract, a portion of which may be drawn from this reserve |
50,000,000 |
| 1599-3234 | South Essex Sewerage District Debt Service Assessment
For the commonwealth's south Essex sewerage district debt service assessment |
94,486 |
| 1599-3856 | Massachusetts Information Technology Center Rent
For rent and associated costs at the Massachusetts information technology center in the city of Chelsea |
7,186,150 |
| 1599-3857 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Lease Costs
For capital lease payments from the University of Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency and for annual operations of the advanced technology and manufacturing center in Fall River |
1,450,000 |
| 1599-6901 | Purchase of Service Rate Increase
For a reserve to adjust the wages, compensation or salary and associated employee-related costs to personnel earning less than $25,000 in annual compensation who are employed by private human service providers that deliver human and social services under contracts with departments within the executive office of health and human services and the executive office of elder affairs; provided, that home care workers shall be eligible for funding from this item; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance may allocate the funds appropriated in this item to the departments in order to implement this initiative; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall condition the expenditure of the reserve upon assurances that the funds shall be used solely for the purposes of adjustments to wages, compensation or salary; provided further, that not later than January 15, 2008, the executive office shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means a report delineating the number of employees, by job title and average salary, receiving the adjustment in fiscal year 2008 and the average percentage adjustment funded by this reserve; provided further, that the report shall also include, for each contract scheduled to receive any allocation from this item in each department, the total payroll expenditures in each contract for the categories of personnel scheduled to receive the adjustments; provided further, that no funds from this item shall be allocated to special education programs under chapter 71B of the General Laws, contracts for early education and care services or programs for which payment rates are negotiated and paid as class rates as established by the division of health care finance and policy; provided further, that no funds shall be allocated from this item to contracts funded exclusively by federal grants as delineated in section 2D; provided further, that the total fiscal year 2008 cost of salary adjustments and any other associated employee costs shall not exceed $12,000,000; provided further, that the executive office shall submit an allocation schedule to the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days after disbursement of funds; provided further, that the annualized cost of the adjustments in fiscal year 2009 shall not exceed the amount appropriated in this item; and provided further, that the raises provided through this item shall be in addition to any already agreed to or collectively bargained pay increases; provided further, that the executive office shall submit a plan by January 1, 2008 to the executive office of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with recommendations for moving toward a more rational, market-based system for reimbursement rates for social services purchased under the purchase-of-service system; provided further, that the plan shall organize current services into classes according to their similarity of purpose, cost structure and intended outcome; provided further, that the plan shall outline a strategy and resource requirements to restructure reimbursement rates for services within each class; and provided further, that the plan shall be based on a comprehensive cost and market analysis with regard to unit rates, uniform pricing, efficiency standards, performance outcomes, annual rate of inflation and other relevant factors, as determined by the executive office |
12,000,000 |
| 1599-7011 | Education Accountability Study Reserve
For a comprehensive review of the state's education accountability system including a plan for a streamlined, effective system that meets the educational goals of the entire state and provides schools and districts with the professional assistance necessary to improve teaching and learning for all students |
300,000 |
| 1599-7066 | Higher Education Efficiency Incentive Program
For a reserve to provide incentives and program development funding to encourage efficiencies in higher education, including, but not limited to, shared services, shared procurement, and administrative consolidation and coordination; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance may allocate the funds appropriated in this item to the institutions or departments which demonstrate innovative cost-savings, policy and management changes |
6,000,000 |
| 1599-7104 | Star Store Reserve
For a reserve for the facilities costs associated with the college of visual and performing arts at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; provided, that funds may be expended for Bristol community college |
2,700,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 1599-0025 | Online Transaction Activity Expansion Retained Revenue
To provide the commonwealth's customers with the convenience of expanded access to internet payment options and to improve revenue collections and cash flow, the secretary of the executive office for administration and finance may expend an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 collected from payments made electronically to subsidize the costs associated with processing those payments; provided, that the secretary, in consultation with the comptroller, may enter into agreements with state agencies to provide for an electronic transaction fee subsidy, which shall be structured to expire after 3 years |
1,000,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 57,041,499 | |
| 1100-2292 | Strategic Investment Grant | 15,000 |
| 1599-2221 | Boston Convention Center Trust | 52,654,894 |
| 1599-4055 | Springfield Fiscal Recovery Trust Fund | 4,371,605 |