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Appropriations panel reviews Agency of Administration budget; flags Rebecca Kelly transfer and Clean Water Fund grant
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Summary
Committee members reviewed the Agency of Administration base budget, discussed the transfer of Rebecca Kelly into the agency’s communications unit and a Clean Water Board grant of approximately $850,000, and left the item open pending an updated funding number.
The committee reviewed the Agency of Administration’s base budget and discussed several staffing and special-fund items, including the transfer of the communications director and a Clean Water Board grant.
The chair noted a transfer of the communications director, Rebecca Kelly, from the governor’s office to the Agency of Administration and described her new role: Kelly now heads communications across administration offices and is charged to internal service funds so agencies share the cost of her salary.
Committee members flagged a special-fund grant tied to the Clean Water Board. The transcript records an $850,000 figure identified as Clean Water Fund money placed in the agency budget; members warned that a formula change could reduce the amount and requested that Adam (staff) provide an updated figure before closing the item. One staffer noted the same special fund line appears in the $875,000 special-fund column in the web report, and the chair asked members to hold the item open until the reconciled number is provided.
Committee staff also reviewed internal service funds that administer workers’ compensation and general liability pools and noted there are no position changes in some offices such as the Office of Racial Equity. Members recommended closing portions of the agency budget where only routine personnel or operating adjustments appear, while keeping open any lines tied to grants or where numbers are likely to change.
Next steps: staff (Adam and web-report administrators) will provide updated numbers—particularly the Clean Water Fund amount—so the committee can decide whether to close or keep the line open during final markup.
