Agency Recommendation Summaries

The Proposed 2008 Supplemental Budget Recommendation Summaries contains summary tables that display the dollar and FTE differences between each agency’s current 2007-09 expenditure authority and the revised biennial budget proposed by the Governor.

An asterisk (*) at the end of the item indicates expenditure changes that are dependent upon new revenue legislation. Changes requiring other types of legislation are identified by a pound sign (#).

The Agency Activity Inventory for the proposed 2008 supplemental budget can be found on the Agency Activity Inventory and Performance Measures page or in each agency by clicking the Total Proposed Budget line link located on each agency’s recommendation summary page. Statewide adjustments have not been allocated to individual agency activities. Agencies will assign these costs to the proper activities after the budget is enacted.

The statewide adjustments described below appear in numerous agency budgets.

  • Pension Plan 1 Cost of Living Adjustment: Funding was provided in the 2007-09 budget for the additional employer contributions to retirement systems required by modifications to the eligibility criteria for the uniform COLA in the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 1 (PERS 1) and the Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1 (TRS 1) in Senate Bill 5175. This item moves that funding from the State Employee Compensation Adjustments agency into individual agency budgets.
  • PEBB Rate Reduction: The state contributes 88 percent of the total weighted average of the employee health care premium and also pays for the cost of dental, life and long-term disability insurance. Total Public Employees Benefit Board (PEBB) expenditures for the 2007-09 Biennium are anticipated to be lower than budgeted because (1) health plan costs for calendar year 2008 are lower than expected, which will benefit both the state and its employees; (2) the Uniform Medical Plan continues to perform better than projected; and (3) funding was removed from the PEBB administrative cost allocation for an information technology system replacement due to the restrictive nature of federal funding. The state employer contribution rate will be reduced from $732 per month to $575 per month. This one-time reduction will leave an unrestricted fund balance of $19.2 million at the end of Fiscal Year 2009.
  • Online Recruiting Service: To support the state's online recruitment tool (E-Recruiting), additional funds are provided for a one-time charge from the Department of Personnel. This will improve the ability of agencies to manage their recruitment and hiring processes as required by the Personnel System Reform Act of 2002.

These documents are presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have the PDF reader installed on your computer, a free download is available at the Adobe Web site.

Entire Recommendation Summaries Document (1.6 megabyte PDF) This version of the document also contains the 2008 capital plan project list, fund summary, and proposed alternate financing projects (certificates of participation authorizations). It does not include recommendation summaries for those agencies that only include statewide adjustments in their supplemental budget. A list of those agencies that only include statewide adjustments can be found beginning on page ii.

Legislative
Judicial
Governmental Operations
Human Services - DSHS
Human Services - Other
Natural Resources and Recreation
Transportation
Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Education
Higher Education
Other Education
Special Appropriation Agencies
Administrative Fee Increases Assumed in the Supplemental Budget
Expenditures


Legislative

Judicial

Governmental Operations

Human Services - DSHS

Human Services - Other

Natural Resources and Recreation

Transportation

Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Education

Higher Education

Other Education

Special Appropriation Agencies

Administrative Fee Increases Assumed in the Supplemental Budget

Statewide Expenditure Summary