FY18 Budget Recommendation
Presented to the Joint Appropriations Committee
January 26, 2017
Mission: To advocate for
and provide the pathway for
all veterans and their families
to receive the benefits due to
them
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans
Affairs
Veterans Benefits Division
Veterans Home
Division
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– FY15 & FY16 – 105.7 Budgeted FTE
FY15 Utilization 104.9
– (Unutilized .8 FTE = .76%)
FY16 Utilization – 103.4
– (Unutilized 2.3 FTE = 2.18%)
– Staff Turnover Rates
FY15 – 39%
FY16 – 46%
Department of Veterans Affairs FTE & Staffing Summary
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1,862,388
10,000,569
VeteranBenefits -16%
VeteransHome - 84%
Department of Veterans Affairs
FY2018 Budget
$11,862,957
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Department of Veterans Affairs
FY2018 Primary Funding Sources
$4,083,911
$3,231,546
$4,547,500
Funding Sources
General - 35%
Federal - 27%
Other - 38%
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FY18 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Recommendation
2017 Budget 2018 Request Change
General Funds $3,198,567 $4,083,911 $885,344
Federal Funds $2,166,951 $3,231,546 $1,064,595
Other Funds $6,253,139 $4,547,500 -$1,705,639
Totals $11,618,657 $11,862,957 $244,300
FTE 138.2 138.2 0
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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FY18 Veterans Benefits Division Budget Recommendation
2017 Budget 2018 Request Change
General Funds $1,563,644 $1,595,996 $32,352
Federal Funds $283,851 $205,392 -$78,459
Other Funds $106,000 $61,000 -$45,000
Totals $1,953,495 $1,862,388 -$91,107
FTE 20 20 0
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Increase Outreach Travel Budget
Requesting $30,477 in additional general funds
Veterans Benefits travels 170,000 miles per year.
Larger vehicles are requested to transport veterans outreach items.
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County Salary Supplement
Reimbursement
33A-1-32. The basic salary schedule for
county veterans' service officers:
County
Population
Per Annum Reimbursement
50,000 and over $18,750 $4,687.50
20,000 to 50,000 $17,500 $4,375.00
10,000 to 20,000 $15,000 $3,750.00
5,000 to 10,000 $11,250 $2,812.50
Up to 5,000 $7,500 $1,875.00
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County Salary Supplement
Reimbursement
Fiscal Year Expenditures
2014 $137,500
2015 $143,021
2016 $155,313
• County Salary Supplement was
originally cut in 2012.
• The legislature introduced an
amendment to FY14 appropriation bill to
place it back in the base.
• Requesting $1,875 to right-size budget
• Current Base is $153,438
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Funeral Honors Program
Reimburses veteran organizations for furnishing honor
guard detail at the funeral of deceased veterans
$50 per detail
FY16 - $45,000 General Funds placed in base budget
FY18 Recommending $45,000 reduction in other
fund authority
YEAR Expenditures
2016 $35,050
2017 (projected) $40,000 - $45,000
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State Approving Agency (SAA) The Role of the SAA
GI BILL Education Benefits
On the Job Training
Apprenticeship Program
Recommending a reduction in federal authority of $78,459
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Major Budget
Increase/
(Decrease)
General Federal Other Total
State Vehicle Travel $30,477 $30,477
County Reimbursement $ 1,875 $ 1,875
Veterans Education -$78,459 -$78,459
Honor Guard Funeral
Stipend
-$45,000 -$45,000
Totals $32,352 -$78,459 -$45,000 -$91,107
Division of Veteran Benefits
FY18 Major Budget Increase / (Decrease)
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State Veterans Home
Received the keys December 2015
Moved Residents in January 2016
Grand Opening Held March 2016
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State Veterans Home
How about a quick tour of our new Home?
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State Veterans Home
FY18 Funding Sources and Uses
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Revert $1 Million
From the State Veterans
Home Operating Fund
FY18 Veterans Home Division Budget Recommendation
2017 Budget 2018 Request Change
General Funds $1,634,923 $2,487,915 $852,992
Federal Funds $1,883,100 $3,026,154 $1,143,054
Other Funds $6,147,139 $4,486,500 -$1,660,639
Totals $9,665,162 $10,000,569 $335,407
FTE 118.2 118.2
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Major Budget
Increase/
(Decrease)
General Federal Other Total
Increased number of
Medicaid eligible recipients
$893,430 $1,102,616 -$1,996,0460 $0
FMAP Change -$40,438 $ 40,438 $0
Contract Nurses $ 180,000 $ 180,000
BIT/Central Service Fees $ 112,208 $ 112,208
Utilities increase due to
Energy Cap
$ 10,388 $ 10,388
Food Service Inflation $ 32,811 $ 32,811
Totals $852,992 $1,143,054 -$1,660,639 $ 335,407
State Veterans Home FY18 Major Budget Increase / (Decrease)
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