Cabinet Affairs

1. Approval of the minutes of the meeting held January 23, 1996.

(Recommend)

2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES.
Request approval of transfer of $481,218 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Transfer From 1995-96

Division of Agricultural Environmental Service

Salaries and Benefits (415,501)

Expenses (65,717)

Transfer To 1995-96

Division of Administrative Services

Salaries and Benefits 415,501

Expenses 65,717

(Recommend)

(Provides for the establishment of the Office of Water Coordination pursuant to Chapter 95-317, Laws of Florida.)

3. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Request authorization to establish 2 positions in excess of the number fixed by the Legislature as follows:

216.262(1)(a)
FTE Florida Statutes
100% State Funding

Division of Administrative and Technical Services

Senior Management Analyst II 1

Senior Management Analyst I 12

(Recommend)

(Provides for two positions to work with the Governor's Office of Planning and Budgeting to ensure that effective coordination and communication takes place between the water management districts. The Water Management District Review Commission recently voted to approve a measure which would establish a process for the review and subsequent approval of the budgets of the five water management districts.)

4. A & B DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.
Request approval of the following:

A. Transfer of $128,555 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Transfer From 1995-96

Economic Services

Salaries and Benefits 89,429

Expenses 10,292

State and Local Programs

Salaries & Expenses 26,904

Expenses 1,930

Office of the Secretary

Salaries and Benefits (116,333)

Expenses (12,222)

(Recommend)

(Provides for the transfer of budget and positions from the Office of Quality Control to Economic Services to support front end prevention of fraud and error rate reduction in public assistance programs and to State and Local Programs for additional related appeals hearings activities.)

B. Transfer of $15,949 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Transfer From 1995-96

$ Office of the Secretary

Salaries and Benefits (15,949)

Transfer To 1995-96

Deputy Secretary for Administration

Salaries and Benefits 15,949

(Recommend)

(Provides for transfer of one position from the Office of the Secretary to the Deputy Secretary for Administration to assist in preparation of department wide reports and summaries.)

5. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.
Request approval of transfer of $2,233,272 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Transfer From 1995-96

District Operations

Salaries and Benefits (2,233,272)

Transfer to 1995-96

Contracted Services 2,233,272

(Recommend)

(Provides for the continuation of the privatization of the Leon START Center, the Broward Control Treatment Center, the Dade Halfway House and the Jonathan Dickinson STOP Camp, which was begun in FY 1994-95.)