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Iowa DOC says revenues are on target as expenditures run below projected pace; vacancies shrinking
Summary
Department of Corrections officials told the board April 11 that revenues are near forecast while major expense lines — including salaries, food and utilities — are running slightly below the expected 75% mark for nine months into the fiscal year. Officials also reported reductions in overall vacancies and steps taken to recruit medical staff.
The Iowa Department of Corrections reported to the Iowa Board of Corrections on April 11 that revenues and expenditures are tracking differently through nine months of the fiscal year, and that vacancy rates have declined from earlier in the year.
"We are currently at 71% of our expenditure budget, which is beneath where we would anticipate being, and 99% of our revenues," a department finance official identified in the meeting as Steve said during the finance update. The official told the board the department receives most of its revenue via state appropriation "day 1," which helps explain the revenue-to-expenditure gap.
Why it matters: the department’s financial position determines whether planned capital work, staffing increases and program funding can proceed without supplemental appropriations. The board was told managers…
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