Bill Description: Senate Bill 1361 appropriates the maintenance budget for public safety agencies.
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Is the continuation or growth in ongoing spending, if any, inappropriate for the changes in circumstances, scope of the agency, or current economic environment? Conversely, is the continuation or growth in ongoing spending appropriate given any change in circumstances or economic pressures?
This bill would reduce the general funds base by $4,406,300, the dedicated base by $144,500, and the federal base by $148,700 for a total base reduction of $4,699,500. The total budget decreases from a FY26 original appropriation of $582,803,200 to a new FY27 maintenance appropriation of $566,662,100, a decrease of 23.50 FTP and $16,181,100, or 2.8%. Note that most of the reductions have to do with the end of one time funding for projects as they are completed and do not include enhancements, which distorts the comparison.
Most of these agencies did comply with the 5% cuts and reduced their base budgets to comply with fiscal limitations in a deficit year. However, from FY20 to FY27 this group of agencies has also grown faster than inflation and population growth would prescribe. A maintenance budget must begin with the correct baseline before its growth or reduction can be rationalized as either positive or negative.
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