The 2009 Executive Budget Document
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Mission Statement
We promote the economic growth and development of Virginia agriculture, provide consumer protection, and encourage environmental stewardship.
Operating Budget History
| General Fund | Nongeneral Fund | Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Appropriation | $ 23,471,283 | $ 23,910,831 | 508.00 |
| 2006 Appropriation | $ 24,982,694 | $ 23,483,720 | 501.00 |
| 2007 Appropriation | $ 27,703,277 | $ 24,923,881 | 508.00 |
| 2008 Appropriation | $ 27,621,580 | $ 24,976,756 | 510.00 |
| General Fund | Nongeneral Fund | Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Base Budget | $ 32,209,456 | $ 28,252,732 | 538.00 |
| 2009 Addenda | $ (1,757,276) | $ 444,965 | (12.00) |
| 2009 Total | $ 30,452,180 | $ 28,697,697 | 526.00 |
| 2010 Base Budget | $ 32,705,436 | $ 28,252,732 | 538.00 |
| 2010 Addenda | $ (3,179,652) | $ 708,747 | (19.00) |
| 2010 Total | $ 29,525,784 | $ 28,961,479 | 519.00 |
Recommended Operating Budget Addenda
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Reflect Governor’s October reductions in agency budgetsReflects the reductions approved by Governor Kaine in October 2008 for 2009 and the corresponding continuation of savings in 2010. See Part D of this document for reduction details. For 2009, a decrease of $1.7 million (GF), an increase of $444,965 (NGF), and a reduction of 12 positions. For 2010, a decrease of $1.8 million (GF), an increase of $459,197 (NGF), and a reduction of two positions.
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Implement targeted reductionsImplements targeted reductions for 2009 and 2010 included in Governor Kaine's 2008-2010 Budget Reduction Plan. Reduction details can be found in Part D of this document. For 2009, a decrease of $20,209 (GF). For 2010, a decrease of $1.4 million (GF), an increase of $249,550 (NGF), and a reduction of five positions.
Budget Reduction Strategies
October Reduction Strategies
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Capture savings from prepayment of insurance
The department prepaid insurance premiums in FY 2008 for FY 2009.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (15,384) $ 0 -
Capture turnover and vacancy savings
Captures turnover and vacancy savings.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (50,000) $ 0 -
Delay filling a vacant position in consumer protection
Delays filling vacant program manager position for five months.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (10,208) $ 0 -
Eliminate grants for specialty crop research
Eliminates funding to Virginia's land grant universities for specialty crop research.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (100,000) $ (100,000) -
Eliminate position in animal and food industry services
Eliminates a vacant position devoted to writing grants and emergency services plans for animal and food disasters.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (53,226) $ (62,746) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) -
Eliminate position in dairy services
Eliminates a vacant inspector position in dairy services. The industry is shrinking in Virginia, and the position is no longer needed.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (83,417) $ (83,417) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) -
Eliminate position in the commissioner's office
Eliminates a vacant position in policy, planning and research.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (64,000) $ (64,000) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) -
Eliminate position in the division of marketing
Eliminates one administrative position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (20,209) $ (50,380) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) Layoffs 1 0 -
Eliminate position in the division of marketing
Eliminates a vacant sales and market development position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (54,454) $ (108,908) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) -
Eliminate position in the product and industry standards
Eliminates one administrative position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (214) $ (54,329) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) Layoffs 1 0 -
Eliminate positions in charitable gaming
Eliminates five vacant positions. These positions can remain vacant due to streamlining efforts related to merging the former agency into Agriculture and Consumer Services.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (390,000) $ (500,000) Position Changes (5.00) (7.00) -
Eliminate supervisor position in dairy services
Eliminates a vacant regional supervisor position in dairy services. The industry is shrinking in Virginia, and the position is no longer needed.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (42,868) $ (42,868) Position Changes (1.00) (1.00) -
Eliminate wage position in marketing
Eliminates one wage administrative position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (1,578) $ (3,156) -
Increase laboratory fees for services performed in the five animal diagnostic labs
Increases lab fees to generate additional revenue to support the services. The increases will be targeted to avoid discouraging farmers from bringing their animals and samples to be tested.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (185,906) $ (200,138) NGF Appropriation $ 185,906 $ 200,138 -
Reduce special projects in the marketing office
Reduce the number and type of sponsored special projects in the marketing office. In addition, special promotional activities, including trade show participation, in the International Marketing Office will be reduced.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (40,177) $ 0 -
Reduce telecommunications costs in the commissioner's office
Reduces telecommunications costs by reducing printer connection fees and line connection charges.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (19,000) $ (19,000) -
Reduce the appropriation for the Virginia wine distribution corporation
This strategy reduces the appropriation for the wine distribution corporation by 35 percent. The corporation is now fully operational and no longer requires start-up funding provided for establishing the corporation.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (100,000) $ (100,000) -
Reduce training costs
Reduces training costs for weights and measures inspectors and for public sector certified technicians. The required training will be performed at the department's locations to reduce travel and conference fees.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (40,000) $ (40,000) -
Reduce travel and other costs in the office of veterinarian services
Reduces postal, travel and computer costs in the office of veterinarian services.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (22,437) $ (30,663) -
Reduce travel and restructure workdays in the office of product and industry standards
Restricts routine and overnight travel. The Office of Product and Industry staff will move to four 10 hour days to reduce overnight travel.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (39,874) $ (39,874) -
Reduce travel expenses and agricultural promotion activities in the marketing office
Reduces travel expenses and some agricultural promotional activities, including trade show participation, client calls, and in-region trade missions.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (60,556) $ (31,163) -
Reduce travel expenses and capture turnover and vacancy savings in the office of dairy and food services
Reduces travel expenses in the Office of Dairy and Food Services and captures savings from vacant inspector positions.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (80,000) $ 0 -
Supplant general fund support for nonpersonal services expenses
Funds nonpersonal services costs with existing nongeneral fund revenue.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (84,907) $ (80,407) NGF Appropriation $ 80,407 $ 80,407 -
Transfer cash balance from charitable solicitors registration
Transfers the cash balance generated from the registration of charitable solicitors.
FY 2009 FY 2010 Revenue / Transfers $ 350,000 $ 0 -
Transfer cash balance from fertilizer, feed, lime, and seed inspection fees
Transfers the cash balance generated from fees and assessments revenues generated for the inspection, sampling, and laboratory testing of fertilizer, liming materials, and feed.
FY 2009 FY 2010 Revenue / Transfers $ 167,811 $ 0 -
Transfer cash balance from regulation of pesticide applicators
Transfers the cash balance generated from registration and licensing revenues in pesticide services.
FY 2009 FY 2010 Revenue / Transfers $ 800,000 $ 0 -
Transfer cash balance generated through the regulation of prepaid legal services plans
Transfers the cash balance in the fund generated from regulation of the sale of prepaid legal services plans.
FY 2009 FY 2010 Revenue / Transfers $ 500,000 $ 0 -
Transfer grain marketing position to nongeneral fund support
Transfers funding of one position to nongeneral fund resources.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (82,730) $ (82,730) NGF Appropriation $ 82,730 $ 82,730 -
Transfer position to commodity services
Transfers one position to nongeneral fund support in commodity services.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (73,647) $ (73,647) NGF Appropriation $ 73,647 $ 73,647 -
Transfer products and industry standards position to nongeneral funds
The supervisor in the office of product and industry standards will be paid out of the funds generated by commodity products.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (22,275) $ (22,275) NGF Appropriation $ 22,275 $ 22,275
December Reduction Strategies
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Absorb Workforce Transition Act retirement costs in the Virginia Retirement System
When an agency implements layoffs for employees eligible for retirement, in lieu of severance, the employee is offered an enhanced retirement package. In such cases, the agency would normally pre-pay the Virginia Retirement System for the cost of the enhanced package. This savings strategy would require the Virginia Retirement System to temporarily absorb such costs incurred as the result of layoffs in the Governor's 2008-10 reduction plan and amortize the cost as part of future actuarial valuations.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ (20,209) $ 0 -
Close the Warrenton Office
Closes the Warrenton Office and makes the employees home-based. The closure does not affect the Warrenton Animal Diagnostic Laboratory which will remain open.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (37,000) -
Eliminate a wage employee in consumer protection
Eliminates one wage administrative position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (21,840) -
Eliminate funding for hydrilla control
Eliminates funding for the hydrilla control program beginning in FY 2010. The funding is designated for Lake Gaston, Smith Mountain Lake, Lake Anna and the Potomac River. Hydrilla is an invasive, non-native aquatic plant that hinders waterway navigation.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (150,000) -
Eliminate position in animal and food industry services
Eliminates one administrative position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (87,873) Position Changes 0.00 (1.00) Layoffs 0 1 -
Eliminate position in animal and food industry services
Eliminates a vacant food inspector position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (53,275) Position Changes 0.00 (1.00) -
Eliminate position in market news
Eliminates one position in market news.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (87,615) Position Changes 0.00 (1.00) Layoffs 0 1 -
Eliminate position in plant and pest services
Eliminates a vacant nursery inspector position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (51,018) Position Changes 0.00 (1.00) -
Eliminate position in veterinarian services
Eliminates a vacant veterinarian inspector position.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (66,030) Position Changes 0.00 (1.00) -
Reduce matching grants for the farmland preservation purchase of development rights program
Reduces funding for matching grants to localities for purchase of development rights programs to preserve agricultural land.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (500,000) -
Remove additional funding for pay practices
Removes the half-percent pay practices funding granted to Executive branch agencies in the 2006-08 biennium.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (85,750) -
Transfer livestock marketing position to nongeneral fund
Funds a livestock marketing position with nongeneral funds generated by the program.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (64,480) NGF Appropriation $ 0 $ 64,480 -
Transfer position to nongeneral funds in the office of product and industry standards
Transfers one position to nongeneral funds from inspections of agricultural commodities.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (45,047) NGF Appropriation $ 0 $ 45,047 -
Transfer three positions in consumer services to nongeneral fund support
Transfers three positions to nongeneral funds in the office of consumer affairs.
FY 2009 FY 2010 General Fund Savings $ 0 $ (140,023) NGF Appropriation $ 0 $ 140,023