Legislative Research Council FY 2021 Budget Presentation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Legislative Research Council FY 2021 Budget Presentation

Legislative Branch Organization Chart The People of South Dakota South Dakota Legislature Executive Board Legislative Research Council Legislative Audit

LRC Organizational Chart Executive Board Director Jason Hancock Research & Legislation Chief Fiscal & Program IT Manager Deputy Director Code Counsel Chief Analyst Analyst Sue Cichos Wenzel Cummings Scott Darnall David Ortbahn Tamara Darnall 6 employees 6 employees 5 employees Session Staff 4 employees

FY20 Budget Request Items A.) Operating Expense Inflation – CSG dues are increasing by $4,259, NCSL • dues by $3,953, and Uniform Laws Commission by $700. Cost: $8,912 B.) Change in employee compensation – The Executive Board approved a • salary package request that includes three tiers of salary ranges for session staff, starting at hourly rates of $15, $20, and $25, at a cost of $43,396. The Board also included the cost of a 1% LRC salary policy and a 1% move to market for LRC employees currently below market, at a cost of $22,925 and $16,303, respectively, to be used as a multiplier for calculating the cost of possible increases. The Board also approved an increase of $1,876 to bring mid-tenured employees up to 50% of the way to market. Cost: $84,500

FY20 Budget Request Items, pg. 2 C.) Change in Legislator Compensation – Legislator salaries are now set, • by law, at 20% of the South Dakota median household income, based on the U.S. Census Current Population Survey, which is performed annually. At the time of budget submission, this cost was estimated at $16,125. Also included is $6,748 for the cost of an estimated increase to $155 in the interim daily salary rate for legislators serving on interim committees. This rate also creates a cost increase of $25,200 in legislative per diem costs for the 2021 legislative session. Cost: $48,073

FY20 Budget Request Items, pg. 3 D.) Other Adjustments – A decrease of $14,724 due to a projected • decrease in the number of interim committee meeting days, a decrease of $18,999 to bring the contractual services budget in line with historical expenditures, and an increase of $25,000 for computer and software costs. Net Cost: ($8,723)

FY20 Budget Request Items, pg. 4 1.) Lead Software Engineer – The Executive Board approved a requested • increase of 1.0 FTE and $105,190 for the Lead Software Engineer position, which it had approved hiring at its November 2018 meeting. This position has served as the Project Manager for the new IT system for managing drafting and other legislative work, and will continue to manage Phase II of the project for the 2021 session. Cost: $105,190 and 1.0 FTE 2.) Thompson West Services – The Executive Board approved a request of • $14,000 to provide additional legal and research services for LRC staff, giving staff access to other states’ legislation, court decisions, and fiscal notes. Cost: $14,000

FY20 Budget Request Items, pg. 5 3.) Increase IT Security – LRC recently completed a BIT IT security review • in response to the LRC requesting access to additional data for the purposes of improving budget analysis and program evaluation. This review recommended LRC conduct a security audit and undergo security training. The Executive Board approved the request. Cost: $27,000 4.) Technology Hardware Purchases – The Executive Board approved an • increase request to cover the anticipated cost of IT hardware purchases in FY21. The expected costs of $81,000 for staff computers, $130,000 for chamber and committee room upgrades, and $30,600 in smaller purchases, is $34,600 more than is currently budgeted for IT hardware. Cost: $34,600

Special Appropriation/Supplemental Executive Board approved request of an FY21 special appropriation of • $75,000 for the cost of redistricting software. The Governor recommended providing this funding as an FY20 supplemental appropriation, instead.

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