COBI 2015 - Cemetery

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The department operates and manages the Utah Veterans' Cemetery and Memorial Park in Bluffdale. Responsibilities include coordinating burials, arranging services, assisting families in obtaining burial benefits from the United States VA, and all related services that are provided in the normal operation of a cemetery. A veteran with a discharge of any type other than dishonorable is allowed to be buried here, at no expense to the family.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Fee Increases - Veterans' and Military Affairs

The federal Department of Veterans' Affairs has set the following changes to burial rates: - Veterans Burial: From $734.00 to $745.00. Estimated quantity: 282. Revenue change: $3,102.00. - Spouse/Dependent Burial: From $734.00 to $745.00. Estimated quantity: 87. Revenue change: $957.00. - Chapel Rental: From $125.00 to $150.00. Estimated quantity: 40. Revenue change: $1,000.00. Total estimated revenue change: $5,059.00.

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $602,900 from all sources for Cemetery. This is a 0.4 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $272,600 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 2 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

The cemetery provides for nearly 500 funeral arrangements each year.

Interments

The Veterans' Cemetery conducted 353 interments in FY 2013, 394 in FY 2014, and is on track for 450 in FY 2015.

Statute

UCA 71-7-3(1): The Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs, in consultation with the Veterans' Memorial Park Board, shall develop, operate, and maintain a veterans' cemetery and memorial park.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 133

Under terms of Section 63J-1-603(3)(a) Utah Code Annotated, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs in item 2, Chapter 12, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

HB0003: Item 133

Under terms of Section 63J-1-603(3)(a) Utah Code Annotated, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs to develop a plan to move the Utah Air National Guard to Hill Air Force Base in item 139, Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the same purpose as the original appropriation.

SB0002: Item 179

The Legislature intends that the Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs be allowed to increase its vehicle fleet by two vehicles for nursing home operations if funding for the vehicles comes from nursing home per diem payments.

Cemetery revenues come from three distinct revenue sources:

Federal payments under the Federal Burial Allowance Program (CFDA 64.101)
Private payments for family burials not eligible for federal benefits
State appropriations

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	203,500	201,900	89,200	217,200	265,300	0	265,300	2,800	268,100
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	35,000	2,000	0	2,000	2,500	4,500
Federal Funds	0	3,579,000	925,100	230,500	189,500	50,500	240,000	17,000	257,000
Dedicated Credits Revenue	122,900	344,900	70,400	76,500	70,000	(2,000)	68,000	5,300	73,300
Beginning Nonlapsing	100	0	8,600	0	197,000	(167,000)	30,000	(30,000)	0
Closing Nonlapsing	0	0	(197,000)	(30,000)	(197,200)	197,200	0	0	0
Lapsing Balance	0	0	0	(4,100)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$326,500	$4,125,800	$896,300	$525,100	$526,600	$78,700	$605,300	($2,400)	$602,900

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	271,600	230,300	275,600	280,800	321,100	(11,900)	309,200	8,400	317,600
In-state Travel	600	0	100	0	200	0	200	0	200
Current Expense	90,800	68,000	118,700	148,200	205,300	17,900	223,200	(1,400)	221,800
DP Current Expense	0	0	100	1,200	0	0	0	300	300
Capital Outlay	0	0	0	63,400	0	72,700	72,700	(9,700)	63,000
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	3,827,500	501,800	31,500	0	0	0	0	0
Transfers	(36,500)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$326,500	$4,125,800	$896,300	$525,100	$526,600	$78,700	$605,300	($2,400)	$602,900

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	5	5	5	5	7	(1)	6	1	7
Actual FTE	4.47	4.70	6.10	5.83	0	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	2	3	2	2	2	0	2	0	2

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.