Civil Service, Department of
skip breadcrumbs| All amounts are in dollars |
| Category | Available 2007-08 |
Appropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
Change From 2007-08 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 64,551,000 | 68,002,000 | 3,451,000 | 0 |
| Total | 64,551,000 | 68,002,000 | 3,451,000 | 0 |
| Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE) |
| Program | 2007-08 Estimated FTEs 03/31/08 |
2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration and Information Management | |||
| General Fund | 85 | 88 | 3 |
| Internal Service Funds | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Local Civil Service | |||
| General Fund | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Labor Management Programs | |||
| General Fund | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Personnel Benefit Services | |||
| General Fund | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 159 | 167 | 8 |
| Personnel Management Services | |||
| General Fund | 188 | 188 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Internal Service Funds | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Total | 573 | 584 | 11 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/08.
Mission
In accordance with the Civil Service Law, the Department of Civil Service is charged with providing human resource management services to State and local governments.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $68 million All Funds ($23 million General Fund, $42.7 million Internal Service Fund, $2.3 million Other Funds) for the Department of Civil Service. This is an increase of $3.5 million ($0.2 million General Fund, $3.2 million Internal Service Fund) from the 2007-08 budget. This increase primarily reflects growth to implement savings initiatives within the health insurance and employee benefits programs.
The Executive Budget recommends a staffing level of 584 FTEs for the Department of Civil Service, an increase of 11 from the 2007-08 budget.
Major budget actions include:
- Health Insurance Audit Staff: The Executive Budget adds 5 new staff to increase audit recoveries, generating an estimated $5 million in savings for the State and participating municipalities.
- Employee Benefits Eligibility Audit: Responses to the Department's recent Request for Information indicated that the State could expect significant savings to result from an audit of benefits eligibility. The audit would ensure that State and participating municipal employees and their dependants receive only the benefits for which they are eligible.
- Technology Solutions: The Department will move forward in 2008-09 with key technology initiatives aimed at bringing testing and recruiting into an on-line setting, while continuing to build on current successes with the MyNYSHIP health benefits system. In addition, the Department will begin to define the scope and requirements for a new statewide human resources system that would link with the statewide financial system.
2008-09 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
Civil Service, Department of (PDF)