I would like to hear about the process for adjustments to baseline budget. What are the potential “adjustments” (and how are they invoked) for expenditure authorization?
Adjustments to the Governors Budget for which a BCP is not required are commonly called baseline adjustments. Typical budget adjustments for which a BCP may not be required would be to reflect elimination of one-time costs, to reflect the full budget year cost of a previously approved change which is phased-in over multiple years, to include funds appropriated by a bill (other than the budget bill), to reflect carryovers and reappropriations, to eliminate funds for continuously vacant positions, or for employee compensation adjustments resulting from a new MOU or other action of the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA). In each of these situations, the department should work with its Finance budget analyst to reach agreement about the amount of the baseline adjustment. Backup documentation is required to support the calculations for the baseline adjustment. In some cases there may be some disagreement about how to properly calculate the amount for a baseline adjustment, or the
