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 seven line items:

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

This budget formerly included a number of functions that have been transferred to other areas of state government. The RS 2477 line item was transferred to the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) with passage of Senate Bill 239, 2005 General Session. Also, the GOPB Chief Information Officer line item was transferred to the Department of Technology Services (DTS) as a result of House Bill 109, 2005 General Session.

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, Law Enforcement, and Crime Victims Reparations Trust accounts. Please see the CCJJ line item for more information.

  Sources of Finance	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
  General Fund	$6,836,200	$8,517,300	$8,061,700	$8,005,800	$8,296,100
  General Fund, One-time	$1,956,800	$7,123,300	$963,300	$977,100	$339,400
  Federal Funds	$8,513,000	$8,779,000	$8,145,300	$8,214,500	$12,221,200
  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$0	$47,000	$12,360,300	$7,730,800
  Dedicated Credits Revenue	$734,200	$1,173,000	$578,700	$774,900	$858,900
  GFR - Law Enforcement Services	$0	$0	$0	$0	$619,000
  GFR - Constitutional Defense	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000,000
  GFR - Criminal Forfeiture Restricted Account	$300,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
  GFR - Law Enforcement Operations	$0	$2,370,000	$2,370,000	$2,365,200	$1,800,000
  Crime Victims Reparation Trust	$2,879,300	$3,579,200	$3,722,000	$3,716,200	$3,560,600
  Oil Overchg - Exxon	$763,500	$771,500	$0	$0	$0
  Oil Overchg - Stripper Well	$431,900	$436,500	$0	$0	$0
  Transfers	$0	$15,600	$9,700	$2,100	$0
  Transfers - Governor's Office Administration	$0	$0	$28,800	($80,000)	$0
  Transfers - Other Agencies	$0	$150,000	$0	$0	$41,000
  Transfers - Within Agency	$90,600	$0	$150,000	$48,000	$0
  Beginning Nonlapsing	$2,018,000	$3,816,200	$6,175,400	$9,356,300	$3,571,700
  Closing Nonlapsing	($3,816,400)	($6,175,400)	($5,769,400)	($8,195,500)	($100,000)
  Lapsing Balance	$0	($629,500)	($731,300)	($655,600)	$0
  Total	$20,707,100	$30,426,700	$24,251,200	$37,389,300	$40,438,700
  Line Items	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
  Governor's Office	$4,773,000	$10,097,000	$5,421,800	$4,834,500	$6,314,400
  Public Lands Litigation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000,000
  Character Education	$50,000	$5,000	$1,700	$75,000	$30,000
  Governor's Office of Planning and Budget	$3,666,400	$4,076,000	$4,077,500	$11,876,300	$4,824,100
  LeRay McAllister Program	$0	$0	$0	$1,462,600	$2,199,700
  Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice	$12,217,700	$16,248,700	$14,750,200	$19,140,900	$26,070,500
  Total	$20,707,100	$30,426,700	$24,251,200	$37,389,300	$40,438,700
  Categories of Expenditure	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
  Personnel Services	$7,539,600	$8,371,600	$8,858,400	$9,066,300	$9,571,100
  In-state Travel	$49,300	$50,900	$77,300	$103,800	$84,700
  Out-of-state Travel	$344,700	$421,700	$485,100	$429,800	$591,400
  Current Expense	$2,109,400	$5,821,600	$2,923,800	$1,834,700	$2,204,200
  DP Current Expense	$858,900	$1,084,100	$1,460,700	$1,604,500	$1,105,400
  DP Capital Outlay	$0	$89,500	$84,900	$0	$0
  Capital Outlay	$0	$0	$33,500	$0	$0
  Other Charges/Pass Thru	$9,805,200	$14,587,300	$10,327,500	$24,350,200	$26,881,900
  Total	$20,707,100	$30,426,700	$24,251,200	$37,389,300	$40,438,700
  Other Indicators	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
  Budgeted FTE	109.4	105.3	102.8	104.9	103.4
  Vehicles	5	5	6	5	5

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