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Governor’s office seeks $1.35 million to restore emergency fund and explores constituent‑service software
Summary
Analysts told JFAC the governor’s emergency fund balance has fallen below its $2 million base and the executive office recommended a $1.35 million cash transfer; the office is also developing a constituent services platform after rejecting a Salesforce subscription as cost‑prohibitive.
The Executive Office of the Governor presented its budget to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18 and recommended restoring the governor’s emergency fund cash balance to its base appropriation and pursuing a new constituent‑services platform.
Christopher LaHozet, budget and policy analyst for the legislative services office, outlined that the governor’s emergency fund has a base appropriation of $2 million but a cash balance near $650,000 after prior expenditures. LaHozet said the governor proposes a one‑time cash transfer of $1,350,000 from the general fund to restore the emergency fund cash balance to $2 million.
LaHozet also described a $250,000 one‑time request to implement objectives of…
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