Agency: Governor's Office Function The executive power of the state is vested in the Governor, who must see that state laws are faithfully executed. The Governor is the Commander-in-Chief of the State's military forces. The Governor transacts executive business on behalf of the state. With respect to the Legislature, the Governor calls special sessions, acts upon passed legislation, fills vacancies, and annually submits a budget. The Governor also appoints state agency leadership positions and judges. The Governor is the designated communicator between the state and other states and the federal government. The Governor also serves on the Board of Examiners.
The Governor's Office budget funds the Governor's appointed staff as well as statewide functions including elections, planning, and budget. Appropriations are divided into eight line items: - The Governor's Office
- Public Lands Litigation
- Character Education
- The Governor's Emergency Fund
- The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB)
- GOPB-Inspector General of Medicaid Services
- The LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Program
- The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ)
Statutory Authority Legal authority for the Office of Governor is granted by the State Constitution and several statutes. Principal sections include: - Utah Constitution, Article VII, "Executive Department" provides the qualifications, powers, and duties of the Governor and Lt. Governor;
- UCA 67-1, "Governor" lists official duties and powers of the office;
- UCA 67-1a, "Lieutenant Governor" lists official duties of that office;
- Several sections of code require the Governor to appoint agency directors, judges, board members, commissioners, and so forth;
- UCA 63G-9-201 Appoints the Governor, State Auditor and Attorney General to the Board of Examiners;
- UCA 20A-1-503 and 504 require the Governor to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives, Senate, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Auditor, and Lt. Governor until the next general election;
- UCA 20A provides for the Lt. Governor to oversee referenda, initiatives, elections, and lobbying.
Funding Detail Almost all federal funds in the Governor's Office are pass-through funds administered by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ). The commission also administers funds from the Criminal Forfeiture Account, Law Enforcement Services, Law Enforcement Operations Account, and Crime Victims Reparations Fund. Please see the CCJJ line item for more information. | Sources of Finance | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | General Fund | $8,517,300 | $8,061,700 | $8,005,800 | $8,296,100 | $9,355,000 | | General Fund, One-time | $7,123,300 | $963,300 | $977,100 | $339,400 | $785,000 | | Federal Funds | $8,779,000 | $8,145,300 | $8,214,500 | $13,907,100 | $11,529,700 | | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | $0 | $47,000 | $12,360,300 | $647,600 | $4,898,500 | | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $1,173,000 | $578,700 | $774,900 | $1,085,900 | $947,100 | | GFR - Law Enforcement Services | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $619,000 | | GFR - Constitutional Defense | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $1,250,000 | | GFR - Criminal Forfeiture Restricted Account | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $820,000 | $750,000 | | GFR - Law Enforcement Operations | $2,370,000 | $2,370,000 | $2,365,200 | $2,419,000 | $1,800,000 | | Crime Victim Reparations Fund | $3,579,200 | $3,722,000 | $3,716,200 | $3,560,600 | $3,874,500 | | GFR - Oil Overchg - Exxon | $771,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | GFR - Oil Overchg - Stripper Well | $436,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers | $15,600 | $9,700 | $2,100 | $0 | $6,000 | | Transfers - Governor's Office Administration | $0 | $28,800 | ($80,000) | $16,100 | $0 | | Transfers - Medicaid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $81,500 | | Transfers - Other Agencies | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Transfers - Within Agency | $0 | $150,000 | $48,000 | $48,000 | $48,000 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $3,816,200 | $6,175,400 | $9,356,300 | $8,195,600 | $3,927,400 | | Closing Nonlapsing | ($6,175,400) | ($5,769,400) | ($8,195,500) | ($8,470,600) | ($2,196,200) | | Lapsing Balance | ($629,500) | ($731,300) | ($655,600) | ($416,700) | $0 | | Total | $30,426,700 | $24,251,200 | $37,389,300 | $31,448,100 | $37,675,500 |
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| | Line Items | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | Governor's Office | $10,097,000 | $5,421,800 | $4,834,500 | $5,564,500 | $5,721,800 | | Public Lands Litigation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | | Character Education | $5,000 | $1,700 | $75,000 | $29,000 | $200,000 | | Emergency Fund | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | | Governor's Office of Planning and Budget | $4,076,000 | $4,077,500 | $11,876,300 | $3,705,100 | $7,032,300 | | GOPB - Inspector General of Medicaid Services | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,632,500 | | LeRay McAllister Program | $0 | $0 | $1,462,600 | $1,073,700 | $1,800,000 | | Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice | $16,248,700 | $14,750,200 | $19,140,900 | $21,074,300 | $19,288,900 | | Total | $30,426,700 | $24,251,200 | $37,389,300 | $31,448,100 | $37,675,500 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | Personnel Services | $8,371,600 | $8,858,400 | $9,066,300 | $9,083,400 | $12,697,900 | | In-state Travel | $50,900 | $77,300 | $103,800 | $108,200 | $84,000 | | Out-of-state Travel | $421,700 | $485,100 | $429,800 | $479,500 | $468,000 | | Current Expense | $5,821,600 | $2,923,800 | $1,834,700 | $2,212,300 | $2,338,000 | | DP Current Expense | $1,084,100 | $1,460,700 | $1,604,500 | $1,327,700 | $1,297,300 | | DP Capital Outlay | $89,500 | $84,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Capital Outlay | $0 | $33,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $14,587,300 | $10,327,500 | $24,350,200 | $18,237,000 | $20,790,300 | | Total | $30,426,700 | $24,251,200 | $37,389,300 | $31,448,100 | $37,675,500 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2008
Actual | 2009
Actual | 2010
Actual | 2011
Actual | 2012
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 105.3 | 102.8 | 104.9 | 103.2 | 130.6 | | Actual FTE | 94.9 | 95.5 | 100.2 | 100.9 | 0.0 | | Vehicles | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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