COBI 2015 - Community Relations

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FY 2016 Appropriation

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Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $568,300 from all sources for Community Relations. This is a 1.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

The Office of Community Relations is responsible for representing the Department of Transportation to the public. They are involved in distribution of all information regarding the Department's plans for construction and maintenance of the State Highway System.

The objective of the Office is to maintain a favorable rapport with the general public by maintaining a quality public information program and by aggressively pursuing early public involvement in Department programs and projects. This office is also responsible for publishing the Official State Highway map.

The Division is also responsible for maintaining the content and design of the Department's Internet site. Increasingly, the public is relying on the Department's Web site as the primary source for information concerning construction projects and environmental studies. Recently the Division allocated a full time employee to concentrate solely on the Web site. As a result, the Web site was recently awarded with a "Best of State" award.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 31

Under the terms of Utah Annotated Code 63J-1-603(3)(a), the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for Support Services in Item 1, Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any non-lapsing funds is limited to the following: Computer Software Development Projects ($300,000) and Building Improvements ($500,000).

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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
Transportation Fund	620,100	592,100	555,300	532,700	538,700	20,000	558,700	5,500	564,200
Transportation Fund, One-time	0	0	0	0	2,000	0	2,000	2,100	4,100
Lapsing Balance	(100)	(100)	(21,800)	(2,200)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$620,000	$592,000	$533,500	$530,500	$540,700	$20,000	$560,700	$7,600	$568,300

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	496,800	476,300	476,400	483,900	421,100	62,300	483,400	7,600	491,000
In-state Travel	3,100	2,800	4,000	4,200	4,000	0	4,000	0	4,000
Out-of-state Travel	800	800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Current Expense	117,700	108,100	52,700	40,400	115,200	(42,600)	72,600	0	72,600
DP Current Expense	1,600	4,000	400	2,000	400	300	700	0	700
Total	$620,000	$592,000	$533,500	$530,500	$540,700	$20,000	$560,700	$7,600	$568,300

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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	6	6	5	5	5	1	6	0	6
Actual FTE	5.90	5.80	5.90	5.60	0	0	0	0	0

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.