Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
October 13, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report presents statements of fund condition and operations (budgetary basis) of the State of Wisconsin for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000. This satisfies the requirements of sec. 16.40(3), Wisconsin Statutes. Displayed are major sources of revenues and major categories of expenditures for the General Fund and other funds compared to the prior year.
The General Fund has an undesignated balance of $835.7 million as of the end of the fiscal year. This is $176.9 million higher than the $658.8 million estimate that was projected in the final Chapter
20 fund condition statement.
General purpose revenue taxes were $10.946 billion compared to $9.948 billion in the prior year, an increase of $998 million or 10.0 percent. General purpose revenue expenditures, excluding fund transfers, were $11.270 billion compared to $9.845 billion in the prior year, an increase of $1,425 million or 14.5 percent.
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General purpose revenue spending increases in fiscal year 2000 were largely driven by increases in three areas: School Aids increased by $313.6 million, Corrections increased by $89.9 million, and the one-time Sales Tax Rebate cost $699.7 million.
In fiscal year 2000, the State of Wisconsin continued to devote the major share of state tax collections to assistance to local school districts, municipalities and counties. Local assistance accounted for 56.8 percent of total general purpose revenue spending. Aid payments to individuals and organizations represented 21.5 percent of total general purpose revenue expenditures. The University of Wisconsin accounted for 8.4 percent of total general purpose revenue spending and state operations spending for all other state agencies accounted for 13.3 percent of the total.
The State of Wisconsin expects to publish its comprehensive annual financial report in December of 2000. The report will be prepared under generally accepted accounting principles.
Respectfully submitted,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
William J. Raftery, CPA
State Controller
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Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball Park District
Milwaukee
October 19, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed please find the Miller Park Monthly Progress Report for the month of September 2000 for your review and consideration. As the enclosed report indicates, Miller Park continues to develop with the District Board's objectives of building the premier baseball facility in the country; scheduled for play on Opening Day 2001; within budget; and with meaningful community participation.
As always, please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed report.
Very truly yours,
Michael R. Duckett, P.E., R.l.s.
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
October 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I want to give my sincere thanks to all of you in prison industries, community services and farms, on another fine year of high performance. Your diligence and efforts have led us to sustained growth in revenues and inmate employment.
As we enter the new millennium, we are defining the future of the Department of Corrections and Prison Industries. With new correctional facilities in the works, we will be adding new prison industries. This will enhance our goals of protecting the public through secure and humane treatment of inmates committed to its custody. Add to these opportunities many new technologies will allow for an even greater opportunity for the inmates to increase their skill level for the workplace. I am particularly excited by the opportunity new industries will provide for the development of literacy to work initiatives. I am also pleased with our efforts to expand our Corrections Agricultural Program and to begin formalizing our training efforts.
I look forward to the future and the opportunities it presents to expand its impact.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary
