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House Appropriations Government Operations panel dry-runs state auditor funding amendment; no action taken
Summary
Members of the House Appropriations —Government Operations Division reviewed amendment 02/2004, discussing FTE changes, IT and cybersecurity funding, a federally funded mineral royalties auditor position and one-time software and peer-review expenses. The panel did not take formal action and deferred further work to the full committee.
Chairman Munson opened the House Appropriations —Government Operations Division meeting and said the panel "has a quorum" and "we aren't going to take any action this morning," then introduced a dry run of amendment 02/2004, which Representative Pyle will carry to the floor.
Representative Pyle summarized the amendment's statement of purpose (25.0148.01001) and walked the committee through line-item changes. He said the amendment adjusts base payroll funding and showed a $219,998 increase "for the cost to continue wages and salaries," described as the 4% included in the 2023-25 biennium budget request. Pyle also said the amendment adds $927,774 for salary and benefit increases for health and retirement.
The draft reduces five FTE in the local government division, all paid from special funds, which Pyle said lowers that division's budget by $1,149,205. It adds two…
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