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<br />Many of our Long Bill appropriated line items are a 'combination of General Funds and Construction <br />Funds. As a result, we can minimize the impacts of General Fund cuts by utilizing Construction Funds, <br /> <br />In the case of the current cuts, the General Assembly authorized the hiring of two new FTEs to work o. <br />the Decision Support System, We intend to absorb the current cuts by allowing these positions to remain <br />vacant for at least four to six months, <br /> <br />However, if further cuts are made, we may not be able to absorb them within other appropriated line <br />items without impacts to existing programs, staff salaries and positions. Weare also faced with <br />absorbing other new costs within our limited operating budget such as the $50 per diem each member <br />can now submit. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />In order to address the budget shortfall in the current fiscal year a Budget Supplemental Bill may be <br />introduced this fall, <br /> <br />Our recommendation would be to adopt a resolution in support of including a provision in the bill <br />that would refinance any General Fund cuts wit)) Construction Funds. <br /> <br />This is not inconsistent with action already taken by the legislature, HB 02-1379 substituted $1,264,492 <br />the CWCB would have received from the General Fund in FY 01-02 with funds from the Construction <br />Fund, In addition, a total of $2,028,850 was appropriated to the DWR from the Construction Fund <br />($50,000 for emergency dam repair, $393,695 for pSS, $435,155 for Arkansas River litigation, and <br />$1,150,00 for the DNR Indirect Cost Assessment). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />