2019–21 biennium operating budget instructions
Table of contents
2019-21 operating and capital budget instructions memo - June 11, 2018
2019-21 Biennium Operating Budget Instructions - complete document
Chapter 1: Budget Request Basics
- About the instructions
- Context for state agency budget requests
- The budget in two views
- What are the submittal requirements?
- Other general preparation requirements
- What is a decision package?
- Required elements of a decision package
- 2019-21 biennium budget decision package
Chapter 3: Activities and Performance
- What are the budget submittal requirements for activities?
- How to treat administrative costs in the activity inventory
- What are the budget submittal requirements for performance measures?
- Performance measure incremental estimates
Chapter 4: Recommendation Summary View
- What is the recommendation summary?
- RecSum submittal requirements
Chapter 5: Carry-Forward, Maintenance and Policy Levels
- What is carry-forward level?
- What is maintenance level?
- What is policy level?
- Unanticipated receipts?
Chapter 6: Salary, Pension and Insurance Data
- Agency compensation data collection and update
- Valid pension system codes
- Other compensation cost notes
Chapter 7: Agency Revenues and Fund Balance Reports
- Summarized revenues report
- Fund summary and fund balancing
- Revenue transfer reconciliation statement
- Working capital reserve (B9-1)
- Approval for new or increased fees
- Submittal process
Chapter 9: Facility Leases and Facility Maintenance
- Lease renewal and rate adjustments, major lease requests and six-year facilities plan
Chapter 10: Information Technology
- Information technology planning and budget requests - a statewide enterprise approach
- IT projects/systems/investments requiring consultation with consolidated technology services (WaTech)
- IT investments must comply with IT statutes and policies
- Statewide IT plan and technology budget
Chapter 11: Central Service Charges, Risk Management and Self-Insurance Premiums
- What are central services?
- Charges not included in the central service model
- How do I receive funding for these services?
- What fund split does my agency receive for these services
- Required information for central service provider agencies
- Risk management and self-insurance premiums
Chapter 12: Other Budget Reports
- Nonbudgeted local fund summaries
- State matching requirements for federal funding
- Additional federal receipts reporting requirements
- Puget Sound recovery
- Other budget reports and data
Appendices
- Appendix 1: Agency budget submittal due dates
- Appendix 2: Budget submittal components checklist
