Adjusted Executive
Appropriation Request Percent
2000-01 2001-02 Change Change
AGENCY SUMMARY
General Fund 52,091,700 89,379,000 37,287,300 71.58%
Special Rev.-Fed. 0 5,000,000 5,000,000 --
Special Rev.-Other 0 5,000,000 5,000,000 --
Internal Service Fund 163,984,600 172,030,000 8,045,400 4.91%
Total for
AGENCY SUMMARY: 216,076,300 271,409,000 55,332,700 25.61%
STATE OPERATIONS
General Fund 52,091,700 89,379,000 37,287,300 71.58%
Special Rev.-Fed. 0 5,000,000 5,000,000 --
Special Rev.-Other 0 5,000,000 5,000,000 --
Internal Service Fund 163,984,600 172,030,000 8,045,400 4.91%
Total for
STATE OPERATIONS: 216,076,300 271,409,000 55,332,700 25.61%
Office for Technology
General Fund 52,091,700 64,379,000 12,287,300 23.59%
Internal Service Fund 163,984,600 172,030,000 8,045,400 4.91%
Total for Program: 216,076,300 236,409,000 20,332,700 9.41%
E-Government
General Fund 0 25,000,000 25,000,000 --
Special Rev.-Fed. 0 5,000,000 5,000,000 --
Special Rev.-Other 0 5,000,000 5,000,000 --
Total for Program: 0 35,000,000 35,000,000 --
ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Current Requested
Program 2000-01 2001-02 Change
Office for Technology 710 710 0
Total General Fund : 131 131 0
Total All Other Funds : 579 579 0
TOTAL: 710 710 0
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
(Executive Budget: pp. 435-438)
The Office for Technology (OFT) was originally established in 1996 as a task
force operating under the auspices of the Governor's Director of State
operations. In 1997, the Legislature enacted legislation creating the Office
for Technology with the statutory responsibility for the development of the
State's technology resources and policies. At that time permanent staff
assigned to OFT numbered less than 20. Last year, the Office was given
authority to proceed with the consolidation and operation of the State's
mainframe data centers. The process included the transfer of several hundred
computer staff from various other agencies to OFT's payroll during the current
fiscal year. Current authorized staffing is now 710. The OFT continues to be
one of the fastest growing agencies in State government.
State Operations
The Executive recommends an All Funds appropriation of $271,409,000, an increase
of $55,332,700, or 25.6 percent over State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2000-01. Included
in this request is a General Fund appropriation of $89,379,000, a jump of
$37,287,300, or 71.6 percent. Of this amount, $33,496,000 is for a variety of
new initiatives. These include General Fund appropriations of:
-- $25,000,000 for a group of initiatives collectively known as the
"E-Government" program, designed to coordinate all the activities of State
agencies working in electronic commerce or the provision of internet-based
services to the public or other governments.
-- $4,242,000 for the creation of an OFT managed Geographic Information System
(GIS) program. This program will include the aerial mapping of the entire
state and the inclusion of these maps in a computer data base, the
digitization of soil maps, a new spatial data warehouse, and the redesign of
the existing GIS data clearinghouse. In addition, OFT plans to develop GIS-
based applications that can be used by individuals who are not experts in
cartography or GIS technology.
-- $1,446,000 for a Statewide computer and internet security plan.
-- $1,608,000 for a State computer training academy.
-- $1,200,000 for the completion of a State technology inventory.
This inventory is mandated by existing State law.
The OFT budget also includes General Fund appropriations of $8,800,000 for
Personal Service, a $6,815,600 increase reflecting both the impact of negotiated
salary agreements and the full-year cost of positions authorized in the SFY
2000-01 budget. The on-going cost of building the OFT data center control
facility will decline by $700,000 to $11,300,000. Contractual services costs
are climbing from $2,693,700 to $35,263,000 while other NPS and MUs in the
agency are declining by $5,018,000 to a total of $520,000. This substantial
decline reflects the end of Certificate of Participation (COPS) payments related
to various Y2K computer "bug" remediation costs that were also under OFT
coordination.
The Executive also recommends an Internal Service Fund appropriation of
$172,030,000. This includes:
-- $97,430,000 for operation of the consolidated State Data Center, an increase
of $4,245,000.
-- $20,600,000 for operation the New York State Intranet (NYeNet), an increase
of $3,800,400.
Finally, the Executive recommends the creation of two new Special Revenue Funds
related to the new E-Government program:
-- $5,000,000 in Special Revenue-Federal funding to allow the use of possible
Federal support, including matching grants, for e-government projects.
-- $5,000,000 in Special Revenue-Other funding to allow for e-government
initiatives using undetermined State funding streams.
Neither of these proposed funds has a particular recommended use or funding
stream at this time.