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State Independent Living Council seeks small appropriation shift as budget review shows steady reserves
Summary
The Idaho State Independent Living Council told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee it spends nearly all federal dedicated-fund revenue each year, maintains roughly $280,000 in reserves, and supports a governor-recommended $11,700 shift of appropriation from its dedicated fund to the general fund to cover personnel cost increases.
The Idaho State Independent Living Council asked the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 to approve a governor-recommended $11,700 shift of appropriation from the council’s dedicated federal fund to the general fund to help cover statewide personnel costs, Legislative Services Office analyst Kellan McGurkin and council director Mel Levitan told the committee.
The request would reduce the council’s dedicated‑fund appropriation and increase its general‑fund appropriation so the general fund would cover about half of the council’s recent statewide health benefit and change‑in‑employee‑compensation (CEC) increases, McGurkin said. He said the change is essentially an accounting shift so the general fund, rather than the council’s dedicated federal fund,…
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