7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES -- ROUTER MANAGEMENT
Governor: Transfer $67,600 PR and 1.0 PR position (information specialist--enterprise network specialist) annually associated with information technology router management from the Division of Technology Management to the Division of Information Technology Service (DITS). Funding to support the position in DITS would be provided from charges to state agencies for their use of computer utility services.
Agency Services
1. CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAM REVENUE APPROPRIATIONS
Governor: Consolidate four currently separate sum certain PR appropriations into a single appropriation. The separate appropriations that would be consolidated, and the adjusted base level funding for those appropriations, are as follows: (a) materials and services to state agencies and certain districts ($4,858,200 PR); (b) transportation services ($14,149,600 PR); (c) printing, document sales, mail distribution and record services ($18,334,500 PR); and (d) financial services ($8,990,900 PR). The separate transportation services, financial services and printing, document sales, mail distribution and record services appropriations would be transferred into the materials and services to state agencies appropriation. Recommended funding for this new appropriation (consolidated base level funding plus recommended increases) is $50,356,800 PR in 1999-00 and $51,377,900 PR in 2000-01). Revenues for these appropriations are generated by fees charged to agencies for services provided by DOA.
Provide that the unencumbered balances of the three appropriations to be consolidated (transportation services, printing, document sales, mail distribution and record services, and financial services) be transferred to the consolidated materials and services to state agencies appropriation on the general effective date of the budget bill and the dollar amount appropriated for the materials and services appropriation in 1999-00 be increased by the amount of the transferred unencumbered balances. Lastly, shift funding for the Treasurer's Office, previously provided out of the financial services appropriation, to be funded under the consolidated appropriation.
[Bill Sections: 80, 81, 105, 508, 518 thru 521, 524, 598, 644, 9201(1) and 9401(3)]
2. STATE AGENCY SERVICES -- REPEAL RECYCLING ACTIVITIES
Funding Positions
SEG - $264,000 - 2.50
Governor: Provide a reduction of $132,000 annually and 2.5 positions currently used for the development and enforcement of state procurement policy regarding recycled materials and supplies. The eliminated funds represent salary and fringe benefit costs for a procurement supervisor (-0.5 position), a procurement specialist (-1.0 position), and a program assistant (-1.0 position). The funding source for these positions is from the recycling fund. Revenues for this fund come from a temporary recycling surcharge on most businesses. This surcharge ends beginning with the tax years that end after April 1, 1999.
In addition to the funding reduction, repeal the following statutory requirements currently associated with DOA's resource recovery and recycling program: (a) the requirement to annually report to the Governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the Legislature on the program; (b) the requirement for agencies, authorities and participating local governmental units to biennially submit recommendations to DOA regarding the operation of the program; (c) the requirement for DOA to maintain a clearinghouse of information on recycled products available for purchase by governmental agencies; and (d) the requirement for DOA to annually submit a report to the Recycling Market Development Board regarding the activities of the program (under current law this last requirement would expire on June 30, 2001). The appropriation from the recycling fund to support these activities is also repealed. These repeals would all be effective on the general effective date of the budget bill.
[Bill Sections: 44, 84, 528, 1619, 1620 and 3262]
3. STATE AGENCY SERVICES TO NON-STATE
GOVERNMENTAL UNITS -- EXPENDITURE REESTIMATE
PR - $300,000
Governor: Reduce base level funding by $150,000 annually in the DOA appropriation established to cover the costs of providing services and purchase of state inventory for resale to non-state agency purchasers. DOA has an adjusted base spending level of $1,489,800 annually to provide services to non-state governmental agencies (cities, villages, counties and school districts) under a cost recovery basis. Examples of such programs are vanpool programs to alleviate traffic congestion and the sale of surplus state and federal property. Funding for this program comes from the sale of services and inventory items that are provided to these non-state agency purchasers.
4. STATE AGENCY SERVICES -- INTEGRATED DOCUMENT SERVICES COST INCREASES
PR $2,662,400
Governor: Provide $953,500 in 1999-00 and $1,708,900 in 2000-01 for operating cost increases and equipment purchases related to document services provided to state agencies as follows:
Operating Cost Increases. Provide $861,800 in 1999-00 and $898,600 in 2000-01 for increased operating costs associated with activities of the Bureau of Integrated Document Services. This Bureau is responsible for such services to state agencies as document sales and distribution, mail services, publishing services and the state records center. The funds would be used as follows: (a) $346,500 annually for the U.S. Postal Service rate increase effective January 1, 1999; (b) $324,600 annually for increased volume of mailings; (c) $138,100 in 1999-00 and $168,700 in 2000-01 for increased space costs due to building renovations and growth in state records center storage volume; and (d) $52,600 in 1999-00 and $58,800 in 2000-01 for increased mailing equipment maintenance.
Equipment Purchases. Provide one-time funding of $91,700 in 1999-00 and $810,300 in 2000-01 to purchase and upgrade equipment used for mailing, copying and records storage. The funds would be used as follows; (a) $15,000 in 1999-00 for mail pre-sorter machine hardware; (b) $25,000 in 1999-00 and $325,000 in 2000-01 to replace and upgrade an inserter machine that automatically folds and inserts letter contents; (c) $400,000 in 2000-01 for production copying equipment; and (d) $51,700 in 1999-00 and $85,300 in 2000-01 for increased records storage equipment.
Funding would be provided from charges assessed state agencies for the cost of purchased postage and the services provided to the agencies using the Bureau’s services.
5. STATE FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT -- INCREASED CON-TRACT COSTS
PR $174,400
Governor: Provide $58,100 in 1999-00 and $116,300 in 2000-01 for increased contract costs for the supervision of a portion of the state building program. The Division of Facilities Development employs private contractors (rather than state employes) to supervise some of the state's construction projects and the increased contract funds provided represents a 6.3% increase annually over the current cost level for such services of $922,800. The revenue source to support these increased expenditures comes from charges paid by the agencies as part of the building program.
6. STATE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT -- MADISON PARKING COSTS
PR $936,000
Governor: Provide $158,000 in 1999-00 and $778,000 in 2000-01 for anticipated increased maintenance costs associated with state-operated parking facilities in Madison. The second year funding increase is primarily associated with the addition of state-operated parking spaces in the Block 89 project. Of the second year increased funding, $612,000 is placed in unallotted reserve and subject to release by the State Budget Office. Funding would be provided from charges assessed state employes for parking in state-owned parking spaces in Madison.
7. STATE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT -- OPERATIONAL COSTS OF STATE BUILDINGS
PR $744,400
Governor: Provide $242,800 in 1999-00 and $501,600 in 2000-01 for increased maintenance and operation costs of state-owned buildings related to: (a) maintenance costs, including elevator maintenance, boiler testing, electricians, plumbers, snow removal, and other maintenance ($124,500 in 1999-00 and $249,000 in 2000-01); (b) janitorial services contracts ($92,000 in 1999-00 and $184,100 in 2000-01); and (c) increased utility costs ($26,300 in 1999-00 and $68,500 in 2000-01). Funding would be provided from fees assessed state agencies for rental of space in state office buildings.
8. STATE FINANCIAL SERVICES -- ACCOUNTING AND PAYROLL SYSTEMS OPERATING COSTS
PR $1,566,800
Governor: Provide $766,200 in 1999-00 and $800,600 in 2000-01 for increased data processing charges which are associated with operation of the state accounting (WISMART) and payroll systems and for increased costs of programming services, provided by the Department’s Division of Administrative Services for changes in the operating programs for these two systems. These systems are managed by the State Controller’s Office. The funds would be used as follows: (a) $486,200 in 1999-00 and $520,600 in 2000-01 for increases in computer programming needs based upon actual services provided to agencies; and (b) $280,000 annually to fund higher processing volume and provide new reporting services. Funding would be provided from charged assessed to state agencies for financial services provided by the State Controller’s Office.
9. STATE FINANCIAL SERVICES -- WISMART MASTER LEASE COSTS
PR - $800,600
Governor: Provide a decrease of $800,600 in 2000-01 to reflect a reduction in master lease payments as financing costs associated with the purchase and installation of WISMART (the state accounting system) are paid off. Beginning in 2000-01, the master lease debt incurred to establish the WISMART system will begin to be retired which will result in a reduced cost of $800,600 in 2000-01. These master lease costs are paid from charges assessed state agencies for financial services provided by the State Controller’s Office.
10. STATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -- VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AND AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL
PR $3,386,900
Governor: Provide $1,175,500 in 1999-00 and $2,211,400 in 2000-01 for vehicle replacements and aircraft engine and propeller overhauls. Utilizing base funding ($6,657,900 annually) plus the requested increased funds, DOA would perform the aircraft overhauls and purchase 502 vehicles in 1999-00 and 511 vehicles in 2000-01. Of the total funding that would be available with the addition of these funds, $7,662,000 in 1999-00 and $8,125,500 in 2000-01 would be used for purchase of replacement vehicles and $171,400 in 1999-00 and $743,800 in 2000-01 would be used for aircraft engine and propeller overhauls. Funding would be provided from charges assessed against state agencies for use of state vehicles and airplanes.
Of the increased expenditure authority for aircraft maintenance, $27,000 in 1999-00 and $660,000 in 2000-01 is one-time financing provided for maintenance on a Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft subsequently identified by DOA for replacement. A request for funding of $3.7 million in 1998-99 to replace the plane was approved by the Joint Committee on Finance under the s. 16.515 process in February, 1999.
11. STATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES -- PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL VEHICLES
PR $2,731,400
Governor: Provide $1,367,700 in 1999-00 and $1,363,700 in 2000-01 for the purchase of 152 additional vehicles and to pay associated maintenance, fuel and insurance costs. The funds would be used as follows: (a) one-time funding of $1,255,200 in 1999-00 to purchase 80 additional vehicles and of $1,150,000 in 2000-01 to purchase 72 additional vehicles; (b) $112,500 in 1999-00 and $213,700 in 2000-01 for associated operating costs for these additional vehicles. The departments requesting additional vehicles include DOC (95 vehicles), DHFS (18 vehicles) and Commerce (16 vehicles). Funding would be provided from charges assessed against state agencies for use of state vehicles.
12. CONSOLIDATION OF STATE VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
Governor: Require the Department to submit to the Co-chairs of Joint Finance Committee (JFC), for approval by the Committee, two implementation plans for consolidating certain state vehicle fleet management activities. Provide that the first implementation plan would be due at the fourth quarterly meeting in CY 1999 of the Committee under section 13.10, and would be for the consolidation of DNR vehicle fleet activities with corresponding DOA activities. Provide that the second implementation plan would be due at the third quarterly s. 13.10 Committee meeting in CY 2000 and would be for the consolidation of the DOT and UW-Madison vehicle fleet management activities with corresponding DOA activities. Create session law language specifying that JFC may disapprove, approve with modification, or approve one or both plans and that if approved, DOA is authorized to implement the plans on the date specified in the plans.
Provide that the respective plans could include provisions for DNR, DOT and/or the UW-Madison relating to vehicle fleet management functions for any of the following on the effective date specified in the plan:
a. the transfer of all assets and liabilities from the respective agency to DOA;
b. the transfer of all tangible personal property, including records from the respective agency to DOA;
c. the transfer of all contracts of the agency from the respective agency to DOA with the provision that contracts that were in effect on the effective date of the bill would remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until they were rescinded or modified by DOA to the extent allowed in the contract;
d. the transfer of all rules promulgated and orders issued by agency that were in effect on the effective date of the plan to DOA with the provision that they would remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until they were amended or repealed by DOA;
e. the transfer of all pending matters and all materials submitted to the agency to DOA with the specification that all materials submitted to or actions taken by the respective agency concerning the pending matter would be considered as having been submitted to or been taken by DOA;
f. the transfer of any FTE positions of the agencies relating to its vehicle fleet management functions from the related agency to DOA, with an identification of the numbers, revenue sources and types of the positions to be transferred; and
g. the transfer to DOA of any incumbent employes holding those positions with the specification that any employes transferred would retain all employment rights and status they held prior to the transfer and that no transferred employe who had attained permanent status in the classified service would be required to serve a new probationary period.
Require that DNR, DOT and the UW Board of Regents to submit, as a part of their 2001-03 biennial budget request, information reflecting any savings incurred from any consolidation of vehicle fleet management functions approved under these provisions. Finally, direct that these agencies fully cooperate with DOA in implementing any plan approved by the Joint Committee of Finance.
[Bill Section: 9158(4)]
13. RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM -- CLAIMS PAYMENTS REESTIMATE
PR - $350,000
Governor: Adjust estimated risk management claims payments by -$425,000 in 1999-00 and $75,000 in 2000-01 to reflect the following program changes: (a) an increase of $200,000 in 1999-00 and $400,000 in 2000-01 to increase total estimated property claims payments to $2,800,000 in 1999-00 and $3,000,000 in 2000-01; (b) a increase of $900,000 in 1999-00 and $1,100,000 in 2000-01 to increase total estimated liability claims payments to $6,400,000 in 1999-00 and $6,600,000 in 2000-01; (c) an increase of $100,000 in 2000-01 to reflect total estimated workers compensation claim payments of $10,425,000 in 1999-00 and $10,525,000 in 2000-01; (d) a decrease of $1,525,000 annually to reduce total estimated claims payments associated with hazardous waste cleanups to $275,000 annually. Funding would be provided from charges assessed state agencies for the operation of the self-insured state risk management program.
14. RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM -- REALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY
Governor: Transfer $175,000 in expenditure authority from the workers compensation claims appropriation account to the Risk Management Division's administrative appropriation. Previously accounted for as claims, these are costs assessed by DWD's Worker's Compensation Division to the state that are currently charged to the claims appropriation for DWD's provision of regulation, hearings and appeals of disputed claims and technical assistance for state employe worker's compensation cases. The Legislative Audit Bureau recommended treating these costs as administrative costs rather than claims costs. According to DOA, this will have no effect on premiums charged to state agencies, but may affect the relative portion paid by individual agencies.
Division of Gaming
1. TRIBAL GAMING REVENUE ALLOCATIONS
PR-REV
1998-99 $172,500
1999-00 21,538,700
2000-01 24,025,000
Total $45,736,200
Governor: Create a program revenue appropriation to receive all state receipts relating to Indian gaming, less the amounts appropriated to DOA for general program operations relating to Indian gaming and the Department of Justice for Indian gaming law enforcement. Modify the statutory definition of "Indian gaming receipts" to include monies received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to an Indian gaming compact, except monies received as direct reimbursements to the Department of Justice. Allocate, from the newly-created appropriation, approximately $20.6 million PR in 1999-00 and $22.1 million PR in 2000-01 for a variety of purposes (not including regulation and enforcement). The revenue derives primarily from tribal gaming revenue provided to the state under state-tribal gaming compact amendments. Under the recently signed compact amendments, each tribe will make additional annual payments to the state, not required under the original compacts, over a five-year period. The amounts vary by tribe and reflect the variation in total net revenue among the tribes. Revenue provided to the state is estimated to total $21.5 million in 1999-00 and $24.0 million in 2000-01. The following table shows state revenue for fiscal years 1998-99 through 2003-04.
Tribe or Band 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Bad River 1 $172,500 $230,000 $230,000 $230,000 $230,000 $57,500
