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Joint Budget Committee approves seasonal admin slot, cuts operating funds in JBC staff budget
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee approved converting one administrative assistant position to seasonal status and accepted operating expense reductions as part of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) staff recommendation for FY 2025–26. The committee also approved the legislative line-item base appropriation for the JBC staff.
Director Harper, director of Joint Budget Committee staff, presented the committee with the JBC staff figure‑setting recommendation, asking members to approve a total appropriation of $3,300,000 and 20.3 full‑time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2025–26. Harper said the office is “about 96% personal services” and that compensation and benefits are the main cost drivers, noting the recommendation assumes a placeholder for the Statewide Common Policy for compensation and benefits that includes a 3.1% salary survey and roughly $68,000 for health, life and dental insurance within the $142,000 compensation placeholder.
The committee focused discussion on two staff proposals. The first (R1) would convert one of two Administrative Assistant II positions to a seasonal appointment, producing a savings of roughly $31,000 and 0.4 FTE. Harper described the plan as a front‑desk, session‑only model that would staff the front desk from Nov. 1 through May 15 and convert the affected position to a daily‑rate…
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