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Executive Office seeks transfers to restore emergency fund, explores constituent-management system
Summary
Analysts and Division of Financial Management officials briefed lawmakers on Feb. 18 about the executive office’s request to restore the governor’s emergency fund to its $2 million base, a proposed $250,000 allocation to support America250 events, and an unspent appropriation for a constituent-services platform. Legislators questioned interagency
The Executive Office of the Governor told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18 that it is seeking to restore its governor’s emergency fund cash balance and is evaluating how best to implement a constituent-services management system.
Christopher LaHozet, a legislative budget analyst, told the committee the governor’s emergency fund has a base appropriation of $2 million but its cash balance fell to roughly $650,000 after reimbursements tied to law-enforcement and public-safety responses and related items. The governor recommends a one-time transfer of $1,350,000 from the general fund to restore the emergency fund cash balance to the statutory base appropriation.
LaHozet also outlined other enhancement requests: $45,000 one-time for ITS replacement items and $250,000 one-time from the general fund to implement the objectives of the White House Task Force marking…
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