COBI 2015 - Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund provides funding to qualified emergency food agencies for the purchase of food for distribution to individuals. Based on current law, the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund receives its revenue automatically and can spend all revenues without additional Legislative action.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $828,700 from all sources for Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Staff Analysis

Services Provided From FY 2011 to FY 2014

The Fund is for providing food to low-income individuals. In FY 2014 the fund helped provide food via 21 agencies. The grants ranged from $700 to $310,000. Below are the tables that show the grants provided from FY 2011 through FY 2014:

Distribute the Sales Tax Rebates, on a First Come, First Served Basis

Statute

This Fund receives revenue automatically each year from the following sources:

$533,750 annually from the sales and use tax as per UCA 59-12-103
A portion determined by a commission of sales taxes charged by local municipalities as per UCA 59-12-204
A portion determined by a commission of sales taxes charged by counties as per UCA 59-12-1102

UCA 35A-8-1009 directs that emergency food agencies serving low income individuals can receive up to 12 cents for every pound of food donated to them.

Intent Language

SB0002: Item 194

The Legislature intends that the Department of Workforce Services report on the following performance measure for the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund line item - distribute, on a first come, first served basis, the sales tax rebates to qualifying food pantries (Target = 100%) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Emergency Food Agencies Fund	894,500	921,400	875,200	828,700	921,400	(92,700)	828,700	0	828,700
Total	$894,500	$921,400	$875,200	$828,700	$921,400	($92,700)	$828,700	$0	$828,700

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Designated Sales Tax	915,000	915,000	915,000	915,000	915,000	0	915,000	0	915,000
Beginning Fund Balance	20,200	40,700	34,300	74,100	74,100	86,300	160,400	86,300	246,700
Ending Fund Balance	(40,700)	(34,300)	(74,100)	(160,400)	(67,700)	(179,000)	(246,700)	(86,300)	(333,000)
Total	$894,500	$921,400	$875,200	$828,700	$921,400	($92,700)	$828,700	$0	$828,700

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	18,500	18,500	21,200	27,100	18,500	8,600	27,100	0	27,100
Current Expense	2,100	1,000	0	0	1,000	(1,000)	0	0	0
DP Current Expense	800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	873,100	901,900	854,000	801,600	901,900	(100,300)	801,600	0	801,600
Total	$894,500	$921,400	$875,200	$828,700	$921,400	($92,700)	$828,700	$0	$828,700

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Change in Fund Balance	0	(6,400)	0	0	(6,400)	6,400	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.