Physical Therapy Board reports Q3 finances and hiring; travel limited amid enforcement cost increases

At its June 26 meeting the Physical Therapy Board of California heard an administrative services update that outlined personnel, purchasing and fiscal status for the current fiscal year.

Anastasia Stokes, lead budget and contracts analyst for the board—s administrative services unit, and colleagues reviewed the board—s authorized FY budget of $7,086,000. Staff reported third-quarter spending of $1,480,596 and year-to-date expenditures of $5,466,476, approximately 77% of the full-year allocation. Third-quarter revenue collection was $1,839,358 and year-to-date revenue totaled $6,222,812.

Staff said revenue collections are sufficient to support current operations as of March 31 and that some travel and nonessential equipment purchases are being restricted because enforcement costs have increased. Leadership said purchases are being limited to mission-critical items. The unit reported three vacancies during the third quarter (one staff services analyst limited-term position and two AGPA positions) and that one AGPA was filled during the period.

Board members asked whether recent budget augmentations and reallocated costs were reflected in the Q3 numbers; staff said those adjustments would appear in quarter 4 reporting. The administrative team also explained an equipment overage: an IT hardware order delayed from the prior fiscal year was processed this fiscal year, making the item appear as an overage in current-year equipment spending.

Staff said all employees are current on mandatory training and that training needs not available through DCA SOLID are being handled case-by-case. No formal board action was taken on the administrative report.