Agency: Governor's Office

Function

The Office of the Governor is the executive office of state government. The office encompasses the programs and budget of the Governor's personal staff and statewide oversight and service functions relative to planning and budget. The Governor is the Commander-in-Chief of the State's military forces. He 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. He is the designated communicator between the state and the government of any other state and of the United States. The Governor also serves on the Board of Examiners.

The Office of the Governor is divided into six line items. They are:

1. The Governor's Office
2. The Lieutenant Governor's Office (Character Education)
3. The Governor's Emergency Fund
4. The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (GOPB)
5. The LeRay McAllister Program
6. The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ)

The Lieutenant Governor's Office (Character Education), Governor's Emergency Fund, and LeRay McAllister Program line items are appendages to the Governor's Office main line item.

This budget formerly included a number of functions that have been transferred to other areas of state government. The RS 2477 Line Item and funding were transferred to the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office as a result of passage of Senate Bill 239, 2005 General Session. Also, the GOPB Chief Information Officer Line Item and funding were transferred to the Department of Technology Services as a result of passage of House Bill 109, 2005 General Session.

Statutory Authority

The Office of Governor is empowered 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, Law Enforcement, and Crime Victims Reparations Trust accounts. Please see the CCJJ line item for more information.

  Sources of Finance	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Approp
  General Fund	$6,321,000	$6,836,200	$8,517,300	$8,061,700	$8,005,800
  General Fund, One-time	$400,000	$1,956,800	$7,123,300	$963,300	$1,176,200
  Federal Funds	$10,508,800	$8,513,000	$8,779,000	$8,145,300	$8,660,000
  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$0	$0	$47,000	$11,308,800
  Dedicated Credits Revenue	$532,200	$734,200	$1,173,000	$578,700	$909,200
  GFR - Criminal Forfeiture Restricted Account	$500,000	$300,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
  GFR - Law Enforcement Operations	$0	$0	$2,370,000	$2,370,000	$2,370,000
  Crime Victims Reparation Trust	$2,669,300	$2,879,300	$3,579,200	$3,722,000	$3,727,900
  Oil Overchg - Exxon	$431,900	$763,500	$771,500	$0	$0
  Oil Overchg - Stripper Well	$763,500	$431,900	$436,500	$0	$0
  Transfers	$0	$0	$15,600	$9,700	$0
  Transfers - Governor's Office Administration	$0	$0	$0	$28,800	$0
  Transfers - Other Agencies	$0	$0	$150,000	$0	$150,000
  Transfers - Within Agency	$160,000	$90,600	$0	$150,000	$0
  Beginning Nonlapsing	$2,121,800	$2,018,000	$3,816,200	$6,175,400	$4,338,300
  Closing Nonlapsing	($2,018,000)	($3,816,400)	($6,175,400)	($5,769,400)	($2,713,500)
  Lapsing Balance	($1,326,400)	$0	($629,500)	($731,300)	$0
  Total	$21,064,100	$20,707,100	$30,426,700	$24,251,200	$38,432,700
  Line Items	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Approp
  Governor's Office	$4,608,300	$4,773,000	$10,097,000	$5,421,800	$4,874,700
  Lt. Governor's Office	$0	$50,000	$5,000	$1,700	$50,000
  Emergency Fund	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100,000
  Governor's Office of Planning and Budget	$3,177,100	$3,666,400	$4,076,000	$4,077,500	$3,921,100
  LeRay McAllister Program	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,150,000
  Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice	$13,278,700	$12,217,700	$16,248,700	$14,750,200	$27,336,900
  Total	$21,064,100	$20,707,100	$30,426,700	$24,251,200	$38,432,700
  Categories of Expenditure	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Approp
  Personnel Services	$7,469,600	$7,539,600	$8,371,600	$8,858,400	$9,344,100
  In-state Travel	$73,800	$49,300	$50,900	$77,300	$52,600
  Out-of-state Travel	$446,400	$344,700	$421,700	$485,100	$535,500
  Current Expense	$1,469,600	$2,109,400	$5,821,600	$2,923,800	$3,182,900
  DP Current Expense	$898,900	$858,900	$1,084,100	$1,460,700	$1,071,500
  DP Capital Outlay	$0	$0	$89,500	$84,900	$0
  Capital Outlay	$9,300	$0	$0	$33,500	$0
  Other Charges/Pass Thru	$10,696,500	$9,805,200	$14,587,300	$10,327,500	$24,246,100
  Total	$21,064,100	$20,707,100	$30,426,700	$24,251,200	$38,432,700
  Other Indicators	2006 Actual	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Approp
  Budgeted FTE	103.0	98.9	105.7	95.5	104.9
  Vehicles	4	5	5	6	5

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