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Budget Recommendations

Executive Office of Public Safety
Office of the Secretary of Public Safety

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
8000-0000  

For the administration of the office of the secretary of public safety

543,187
 
Highway Fund 85.00%
General Fund 15.00%
 

COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS
8000-0010  

For community policing grants to be administered by the executive office of public safety

19,660,000
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

STATEWIDE EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD
8000-0020  

For the operation of the statewide emergency telecommunications board

301,942
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

HATE CRIMES AWARENESS PROGRAM
8000-0030  

For the operation of a hate crimes awareness program to be administered by the executive office of public safety

100,000

VICTIM NOTIFICATION PROGRAM
8000-0031  

For the operation of a victim notification program to be administered by the executive office of public safety

525,000

POLICE CAREER INCENTIVE REIMBURSEMENTS TO CITIES AND TOWNS
8000-0040  

For a reserve to reimburse certain cities and towns for career incentive salary increases for police officers

17,610,397
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

COUNTY CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS
8910-0000  

For the operation of the county correctional programs; provided, that the funds appropriated herein shall be distributed among the counties by the county government finance review board; provided further, that the funds distributed from this item shall be paid to the treasurer of each county who shall place said funds in a separate account within the treasury of each county; provided further, that said treasurers shall authorize temporary transfers into said accounts for operation and maintenance of jails and houses of correction in advance of receipt of the amount distributed by the commonwealth from this item; provided further, that upon receipt of the commonwealth distribution, said treasurers shall be authorized to transfer out of said accounts an amount equal to the funds so advanced; provided further, that all funds deposited in said accounts and any interest accruing thereto shall be used solely for the functions of the sheriffs` departments of the various counties, including, but not limited to, maintenance and operation of jails and houses of correction, without further appropriation; provided further, that the sheriff`s department of each county receiving funds from this item shall reimburse the treasurer of each county for personnel-related expenses, with the exception of salaries, attributable to the operations of the sheriff`s department of each county heretofore paid by the county including, but not limited to, the cost of employee benefits; provided further, that the spending plans required by this item shall be developed by said board, in consultation with the Massachusetts sheriffs` association; provided further, that in accordance with section 247 of chapter 38 of the acts of 1995, all such spending plans shall be detailed by subsidiary and object code in accordance with any and all expenditure classification requirements promulgated by the comptroller; provided further, that said spending plans shall be accompanied by a delineation of all personnel employed by each county correctional facility; provided further, that no sheriff receiving funds from this item shall purchase any new vehicles or major equipment in fiscal year 1999 unless such purchase is made pursuant to a multi-county or regionalized collaborative procurement arrangement, or is directly related to significant population increase or is otherwise necessary to address an immediate and unanticipated public safety crisis, and is approved by said board and the executive office of public safety; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions contained herein, sheriffs receiving funds from this item may purchase "marked" prisoner transportation vans upon notification to said board; provided further, that said board and said executive office shall develop plans to reduce expenditures through shared contracts, regionalized services, bulk purchasing, and other centralized procurement savings programs; provided further, that on or before October 15, 1998, each county sheriff receiving funds from this item shall submit a final spending plan for fiscal year 1999 to said board, detailing the level of resources deemed necessary for the operation of each county correction facility and any expenditures which must be reduced to remain within the amount distributed from the sum appropriated herein; provided further, that failure by a county sheriff to comply with any provision of this item shall result in a reduction of subsequent quarterly payments to amounts consistent with a rate of expenditure of 95 per cent of the rate of expenditure for fiscal year 1998, as determined by said board; provided further, that each sheriff receiving funds from this item shall submit to said executive office copies of said spending plans no later than October 15, 1998; provided further, that on or before November 15, 1998, said board shall have approved final fiscal year 1999 county corrections budgets; provided further, that said board shall provide said executive office with copies of said approved budgets no later than January 2, 1999; provided further, that said budgets shall include distribution schedules for the final two quarters of fiscal year 1999, and said plans shall be used to make all subsequent quarterly distributions; provided further, that services shall be provided to the extent determined to be possible within the amount appropriated herein, and each sheriff shall make all necessary adjustments to ensure that expenditures do not exceed said appropriation; and provided further, that each county shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 247 of chapter 38 of the acts of 1995, continue to report all expenditures which occur from this item on the Massachusetts management accounting and reporting system, so called, in accordance with any and all expenditure classification requirements promulgated by the comptroller

184,052,807
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 

LEMUEL SHATTUCK HOSPITAL COUNTY EXPENSES
8910-0010  

For services provided to inmates of county correctional facilities by the department of public health`s Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided, that said department shall notify the county government finance review board and the comptroller of the costs of all such services; provided further, that not more than 30 days after receiving such notification, said board shall certify to the comptroller the amount of such costs to be charged to this item; provided further, that upon receiving said certification, the comptroller shall effect the transfer of said amount from this item to item 4590-0903; and provided further, that actual and projected payments for all such costs shall be considered expenditures within each county spending plan and shall be reflected as such in proposed spending plans required by item 8910-0000

1,536,526
 
Local Aid Fund 100%
 


Budgetary Retained Revenues

AUTO ETCHING FEES RETAINED REVENUE
8000-0101  

The executive office of public safety is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $17,980 from revenues collected from fees for services performed through the auto etching program, for the performance of said services

17,980


Trust and Other Spending

8000-0045  

POLICE ACCREDITATION EXPENDABLE TRUST

125,000

8000-0109  

STATEWIDE EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD ENHANCED 911 SERVICE

386,057

8000-6605  

AUTO THEFT STRIKE FORCE

125,000

8000-6612  

SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENTS

60,067



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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Fiscal Affairs Division
State House, Room 272
Boston, MA 02133
(617) 727-2081


Last updated on January 22, 1998

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