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Agencies outline 5% reduction options; officials warn of security, service and revenue risks
Summary
DAS, the Department of Revenue and the Secretary of State presented 5% reduction proposals on Nov. 17, warning cuts would increase cybersecurity risk, reduce customer service and could lower future tax collections if enforcement and audits are cut.
At an informational session on Nov. 17, three state agencies presented plans showing how they would meet a possible 5% budget reduction and warned of tradeoffs in services and revenue.
Betsy Eimholt, Service Director at the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), said the DAS 5% reduction list would "increase our security risks," lower employee engagement and retention, raise legal exposure and reduce customer service. She noted DAS manages a large portfolio of pass‑through general fund amounts ("most of that general fund, actually 92,000,000 of that 94,000,000 ... was to direct pass through to local government and nonprofits") and that DAS's other‑fund reduction target was roughly $39,700,000.
Terrence Woods, the state's chief…
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