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State Independent Living Council outlines fund balances, asks panel to shift small appropriation to general fund
Summary
The Idaho State Independent Living Council told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it spends nearly all of its federal-dedicated revenues, maintains roughly six months of operating reserves and that the governor recommends an $11,700 shift from the council’s dedicated fund to the general fund to cover statewide cost increases.
The Idaho State Independent Living Council told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 that it typically spends nearly all federal dedicated revenues each year, maintains roughly $280,000 in reserves (about six and a half months of expenses), and that the governor recommends shifting $11,700 of personnel appropriation from the council’s dedicated fund to the general fund for FY2026.
Kellen McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the council (SILC) has four full-time positions, including Executive Director Mel Levitan, and that those positions are “essentially always filled.” McGurkin said variations between appropriation and expenditures appear because federal grant periods and state fiscal years do not align, which can make a year look like an agency spent more than…
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