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Agency finance report: fee fund explained and FY27 pay-plan added to budget work
Summary
An agency official told the Finance and Risk Management Committee the fee fund totaled about $4.4 million at the end of fiscal year 2025 and described it as a rainy-day reserve used for IT and operations; a roughly $43,000 pay-plan increase is being included in a FY27 change package.
An agency official presented the monthly finance report to the committee and said an apparent cash-balance mismatch between the SMART export and the budgeting system iBARS is due to reporting timing and the agency’s practice of using iBARS for official budget figures.
The presenter said the fee fund at the end of fiscal year 2025 (June 30) was "just a little over 4,400,000" and described the fund as a reserve the agency can draw on because it receives no state general fund support. The official said renewals—typically about 2,500 to 3,000 per month—drive revenue and that exemptions for military families and certain fingerprinting fees reduce collections.
On the FY26/FY27 budget, the presenter said the agency must submit its budget by Sept. 15 and that a pay-plan increase added roughly $43,000 to appropriations; staff is preparing a change package for FY27 in case the agency cannot absorb the increase. The presenter also summarized a committee review of 10-year expenditure changes across health licensure boards and noted the agency is among the more automated boards, which drives recurring IT and maintenance costs.
