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Joint Fiscal Office explains 'ups and downs' crosswalk used to track appropriations changes
Summary
The committee heard an explanation from the Joint Fiscal Office about how the administratively produced "ups and downs" or crosswalk worksheet shows year-to-year appropriation changes and where to find supporting reports ahead of fiscal-year hearings.
The Appropriations Committee heard a walkthrough of the “ups and downs” or crosswalk worksheet from Amy Pope of the Joint Fiscal Office, who showed members where to find the document online and how it summarizes changes from the prior yearbudget.
The explanation matters because the ups-and-downs spreadsheet is the single-sheet view many agencies use to show increases or decreases in personal services, operating, grants and fund-source shifts between the previous-year appropriation and the next fiscal year. "The ups and downs, this document is actually created by the administration," Pope said, adding that the sheet compares the next fiscal year to the prior enacted budget rather than a later…
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