July 18, 2012
Honorable Brian S. Dempsey, Chair
House Committee on Ways and Means
State House – Room 243
Boston, MA 02133
Dear Representative Dempsey:
As required by Section 2 Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, the Office of the Comptroller is submitting this fourth quarter BFY2012, as of June 30, 2012, report on “Settlements and Judgments” to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means.
The attached report contains information regarding payments, by department, of settlements and judgments from appropriation account 1599-3384.
The total spent during the fourth quarter of BFY2012, from 1599-3384, was $480,001.
In summary:
A total of $480,001 was spent during the fourth quarter. Out of the $10,000,000 total appropriated in BFY2012 to the settlement and judgment account (1599-3384), $6,900,000 was appropriated prior to the account’s depletion in May of 2012. A supplemental budget of $3,100,000 was enacted late in the fiscal year on June 19, 2012. With pending unpaid claims and payroll taxes the estimated balance at the end of the accounts payable period will be $0.00.
Total Amount Available FY2012 $ 10,000,000
Expended in Previous Quarters (6,380,317)
Expended in the Fourth Quarter (480,001)
6/30/2012 Balance $ 3,139,682 (reflects 6/19/12 Supp of $3.1M )
8/31/2012 Estimated closing balance for FY12 $ 0
Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything further.
Sincerely,
Martin J. Benison
Comptroller
MJB/jdn
cc:
Stephen M. Brewer, Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Jay Gonzalez, Secretary, Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Doug Howgate, Budget Director, Senate Ways and Means Committee
Samuel Goldhar, Budget Director, House Ways and Means Committee
July 18, 2012
Honorable Stephen M. Brewer, Chair
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
State House – Room 212
Boston, MA 02133
Dear Senator Brewer:
As required by Section 2 Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, the Office of the Comptroller is submitting this fourth quarter BFY2012, as of June 30, 2012, report on “Settlements and Judgments” to the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means.
The attached report contains information regarding payments, by department, of settlements and judgments from appropriation account 1599-3384.
The total spent during the fourth quarter of BFY2012, from 1599-3384, was $480,001.
In summary:
A total of $480,001 was spent during the fourth quarter. Out of the $10,000,000 total appropriated in BFY2012 to the settlement and judgment account (1599-3384), $6,900,000 was appropriated prior to the account’s depletion in May of 2012. A supplemental budget of $3,100,000 was enacted late in the fiscal year on June 19, 2012. With pending unpaid claims and payroll taxes the estimated balance at the end of the accounts payable period will be $0.00.
Total Amount Available FY2012 $ 10,000,000
Expended in Previous Quarters (6,380,317)
Expended in the Fourth Quarter (480,001)
6/30/2012 Balance $ 3,139,682 (reflects 6/19/12 Supp of $3.1M )
8/31/2012 Estimated closing balance for FY12 $ 0
Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything further.
Sincerely,
Martin J. Benison
Comptroller
MJB/jdn
cc:Brian S. Dempsey, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
Jay Gonzalez, Secretary, Executive Office for Administration and Finance
Doug Howgate, Budget Director, Senate Ways and Means Committee
Samuel Goldhar, Budget Director, House Ways and Means Committee
Michael Esmond, Budget Director, Administration and Finance