Microsoft Word - FY22 DDA Public Budget Hearing Talking Points

… 2022. The Department of Agriculture has always been fiscally conservative with our funding and returned a personnel surplus at the end of each fiscal year. For Fiscal Year 2020, our personnel surplus was $388 thousand due to staffing changes …

… with our funding and returned a personnel surplus at the end of each fiscal year. For Fiscal Year 2020, our personnel surplus was $388 thousand due to staffing changes throughout the year. As of November 6, we project an approximately $400 t …

… 8 thousand due to staffing changes throughout the year. As of November 6, we project an approximately $400 thousand surplus in personnel costs.  As part of our budget request, we submitted a list of proposed, realistic budget reductions …

… impacting our programs' effectiveness. However, as I mentioned previously, we have consistently returned a personnel surplus at the end of each fiscal year that is almost 5 percent of our Departmental budget. If these cuts are needed, we will …

… e cuts are needed, we will manage our personnel vacancies to ensure that our combined budget reductions and personnel surplus exceed the 5 percent reduction goal. Capital/Minor Capital Requests:  Aglands Preservation Program - $10 mill …