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Commission on Sentencing says budget impasse leaves about $700,000 in reserves and limited runway
Summary
Commission staff told members the agency has roughly $700,000 in liquid reserves, roughly 2.5 months of operating funds at current burn, four vacancies and is diverting earmarked project funds to pay salaries while the state budget remains unresolved.
The Commission on Sentencing reported at its business meeting that ongoing state budget negotiations have left the agency with roughly $700,000 in available funds and about two and a half months of operating runway at current spending levels, staff said.
Commission staff said the agency had about $1.3 million at the end of fiscal year 2024–25 but has roughly $650,000 in encumbered or unpaid obligations (salaries for June–August and consultant work), leaving the $700,000 figure. The commission’s monthly expenditure rate was presented as roughly $274,000.
The budget shortfall has prompted temporary…
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