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Budget vacancy and efficiency drills: Parks and Fish & Wildlife to absorb reductions; lawmakers ask for program‑level detail
Summary
As part of the May revision, the administration has applied vacancy and efficiency drills across departments to lower budgeted salary and expenditure authority. State Parks and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) were told to implement reductions; officials said they prioritized public‑facing services but senators and analysts asked for more
The Department of Finance described two related exercises in the May revision: an efficiency (expenditure) drill and a vacancy reduction drill that apply across fund sources. Officials said the drills were ordered under control‑section authority to find savings across state programs, including special funds, and that the agency worked with departments to limit impacts to core public services.
At the hearing, DFW and State Parks officials said they prioritized public safety, visitor services and statutory mandates while identifying vacancies and expenditure reductions. Fish and Wildlife said the vacancy drill affected…
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