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Mission Statement Operating Budget Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Personnel Cost
2007 Appropriation	$ 27,703,277	$ 24,923,881	$ 31,509,266
2008 Appropriation	$ 27,621,580	$ 24,976,756	$ 31,677,251
2009 Appropriation	$ 30,452,180	$ 28,697,697	$ 37,024,363
2010 Appropriation	$ 28,275,784	$ 28,961,479	$ 35,813,003
2011 Base Budget	$ 29,525,784	$ 28,961,479	$ 35,813,003
2011 Addenda	$ (2,999,137)	$ 2,117,942	$ (2,766,907)
2011 Total	$ 26,526,647	$ 31,079,421	$ 33,046,096
2012 Base Budget	$ 29,525,784	$ 28,961,479	$ 35,813,003
2012 Addenda	$ (3,888,383)	$ 2,117,942	$ (3,615,083)
2012 Total	$ 25,637,401	$ 31,079,421	$ 32,197,920

Authorized Position Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Total Positions
2007 Appropriation	339.49	168.51	508.00
2008 Appropriation	342.49	167.51	510.00
2009 Appropriation	348.69	177.31	526.00
2010 Appropriation	336.69	182.31	519.00
2011 Base Budget	336.69	182.31	519.00
2011 Addenda	(46.10)	(10.90)	(57.00)
2011 Total	290.59	171.41	462.00
2012 Base Budget	336.69	182.31	519.00
2012 Addenda	(46.10)	(10.90)	(57.00)
2012 Total	290.59	171.41	462.00

• Distribute Central Appropriations amounts to agency budgets
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the cost of items such as changes in retirement and other benefit contribution rates, as well as the distribution of other centrally funded items.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($815,117)		($815,117)

• Provide appropriation for revenue from special license plates
  Provides appropriation for revenue from the sale of Agriculture Vitality/Farmland Preservation special license plates.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  Nongeneral Fund		$60,000		$60,000

• Provide appropriation for federal specialty crop grants
  Provides appropriation for on-going federal grants for specialty crop programs.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  Nongeneral Fund		$400,000		$400,000

• Provide appropriation for increased federal support for food-related inspections
  Increases the federal grant appropriation for additional grants for food production and meat and poultry inspections.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  Nongeneral Fund		$200,000		$200,000

• Provide appropriation for federal indirect cost recoveries
  Increases the appropriation for federal indirect cost recoveries.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  Nongeneral Fund		$100,000		$100,000

• Distribute amounts for real estate fees to agency budgets
  Transfers amounts for fees charged to agencies for central lease administration from the Department of General Services to agency budgets.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		$3,861		$2,791

• Align budget with strategic plan
  Redistributes funding between program areas to respond to customer demand, mandates, and increases in nonpersonal services costs.

• Transfer a portion of the meat and poultry inspection program to the U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Transfers responsibility to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for inspection of meat and poultry processing plants that ship interstate. The state program will continue to cover plants that ship only within the state and custom exempt plants that process meat for private consumption.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($200,313)		($1,043,957)
  Nongeneral Fund		($1,043,957)		($1,043,957)
  Authorized Positions		(35.00)		(35.00)

• Shift general fund costs to nongeneral funds
  Uses revenue earned in nongeneral fund programs to offset general fund reductions. The strategy includes transferring positions from general fund to nongeneral fund support.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($301,899)		($301,899)
  Nongeneral Fund		$301,899		$301,899

• Defer discretionary expenses
  Defers expenditures for nonpersonal services, such as promotional activities, travel, postage, and office supplies.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($193,538)		($193,538)

• Reduce farmland preservation funding
  Reduces funding available to assist localities with purchase of development rights programs for farmland preservation.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($100,000)		($100,000)

• Reduce support for the agricultural statistics rotational survey
  Reduces funding for the agricultural statistics rotational survey.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($105,000)		($105,000)
  Authorized Positions		(1.00)		(1.00)

• Eliminate state funding for coyote control and support for agricultural education
  Eliminates state funding for the coyote control program in Southwest Virginia and support provided to Virginia Tech for the agricultural education program.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($270,000)		($270,000)
  Authorized Positions		(3.00)		(3.00)

• Transfer cash balances from nongeneral funds
  Reduces the cash balance in consumer affairs and charitable gaming nongeneral funds.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  Revenue/Transfers		$337,969		$337,969

• Eliminate vacant positions
  Abolishes eight vacant positions in various divisions.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($463,814)		($463,814)
  Authorized Positions		(8.00)		(8.00)

• Layoff of employees across the agency
  Abolishes 10 classified positions across department operations.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		($688,317)		($692,849)
  Authorized Positions		(10.00)		(10.00)

• Provide funding to comply with information technology standards and address information technology costs
  Provides funding to move the food inspection computer system from the mainframe to servers and for disaster recovery services. The Auditor of Public Accounts has noted that the department has inadequate disaster recovery services for its information technology systems.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  General Fund		$135,000		$95,000

• Establish fee for inspection of weights and measures devices
  Establishes a fee for the inspection and certification of weights and measures devices. The fee is an annual charge per device.

  		FY 2011		FY 2012
  Nongeneral Fund		$2,100,000		$2,100,000