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Maryland Parole Commission
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Operating Budget Data
($ in Thousands) FY 01 Actual General Fund Total Funds $3,504 $3,504 FY 02 Working $3,719 $3,719 FY 03 Allowance $4,084 $4,084 % Change Prior Year 9.8% 9.8%
Change $365 $365
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$365,289 increase in fiscal 2003 over the fiscal 2002 working appropriation, $332,829 of which is attributable to increases in personnel costs.
Personnel Data
FY 01 Actual Regular Positions Contractual FTEs Total Personnel Vacancy Data: Regular Positions Budgeted Turnover: FY 03 Positions Vacant as of 12/31/01 6.71 15 8.49% 18.98% 73.00 0.00 73.00 FY 02 Working 79.00 1.33 80.33 FY 03 Allowance 79.00 2.00 81.00 Change 0.00 0.67 0.67
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The $332,829 increase in personnel costs is attributable primarily to a decrease in the turnover expectancy in the division, in addition to increases in retirement, health insurance, and small increases in other areas.
Note: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding. For further information contact: James V. Finlayson 1
Phone: (410) 946-5530
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Analysis in Brief
Recommended Actions
Funds Positions 1. 2. 3. Reduce funding for long-term vacancies. Reduce funding for conferences and out-of-state travel. Reduce funding for turnover. Total Reductions $ 115,387 5,280 107,185 $ 227,852 4.0 4.0
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Maryland Parole Commission
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Operating Budget Analysis
Program Description
The Parole Commission hears cases for parole and parole revocation. Parole is the discretionary and conditional release of an offender into the community to continue serving the sentence under supervision by an agent of the Division of Parole and Probation, until the obligation to the State for the offense is fulfilled. Parole from any correctional institution, detention center, or any other place of confinement, with the exception of the Patuxent Institution, may only be granted by the commission. The commission evaluates information concerning the activities of parolees and may issue warrants for the return to custody of alleged violators, who may have their parole revoked by the commission. The mutual agreement program (MAP) contracts are approved by the commission. MAP is a legal agreement among the offender, Division of Correction, and the Parole Commission, which specifies a release date for an offender if the offender successfully completes mutually agreed-upon work and education programs while incarcerated.
Governor’s Proposed Budget
The Governor’s fiscal 2003 budget allowance was $4,083,935, which represents a $365,289, or 9.8% increase over the fiscal 2002 working appropriation. The majority of the increase, $332,829 is attributable to personnel increases, primarily a reduction in the turnover expectancy rate which led to a $214,370 increase. Other personnel increases included health insurance and retirement, while overtime and deferred compensation decreased. There are small increases in other objects including technical and special fees, fixed costs, communication, and travel, offset by small decreases in contractual services and supplies.
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Exhibit 1
Governor’s Proposed Budget
Maryland Parole Commission
($ in Thousands)
How Much It Grows: 2002 Working Appropriation 2003 Governor’s Allowance Amount Change Percent Change Where It Goes: Personnel Expenses Fiscal 2003 increments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annualize fiscal 2002 general salary increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turnover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Changes Technical and special fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixed charges, equipment, supplies, and other adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total
Note: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.
General Fund $3,719 4,084 $365 9.8%
Total $3,719 4,084 $365 9.8%
$35 58 32 60 214 (66)
30 2
$365
Performance Analysis: Managing for Results
The division has substantially revamped their performance measurements in order to more clearly show progress towards achieving their mission to ". . .enhance public safety and promote safe communities through the sound and timely parole grant decisions and determinations regarding the revocation of parole and mandatory supervision release." Most of the current measures used are appropriate for measuring
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outcomes within the division. As a result of the overhaul of performance measures, much of the data provided has no historical record. In developing the new measurements, the division should have established benchmarks by which the goals were set and progress towards the new goals was measured. The division should discuss how appropriate goals were determined and what benchmarks were used.
Exhibit 2
Program Measurement Data
Maryland Parole Commission
Fiscal 1999 through 2003
Ann. Chg. 99-01 Ann. Chg. 01-03
Actual 1999 % of clients returned to department supervision for new offenses within one year % of requests for retake warrants transmitted within eight hours # of open parole hearings conducted # of victim notification letters mailed Inmates heard by the commission Inmates released on parole Parole/Mandatory supervision revoked
Actual 2000
Est. 2001
Actual 2001
Est. 2002
Est. 2003
n/a
11.9
n/a
n/a
< 11.9
<11.9
n/a
n/a
new new n/a 12,842 2,622 2,542
new 67 1,110 12,067 2,256 2,678
new new n/a 13,098 3,670 2,669
new 80 3,275 12,704 2,458 2,315
60% 90 3,340 13,360 2,746 2,467
70% 100 3,410 13,775 2,677 2,518
n/a n/a n/a -0.5% -3.2% -4.6%
n/a 11.8% 2.0% 4.1% 4.4% 4.3%
Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. Source: Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
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Recommended Actions
Amount Reduction 1. Reduce funding for long-term vacancies. Three positions have been vacant for 18 months and one for 21 months. Reduce funding for conferences and out-of-state travel due to fiscal constraints. Reduce funding for turnover to more accurately reflect vacancy rate. Total General Fund Reductions $ 115,387 GF Position Reduction 4.0
2. 3.
5,280 107,185 $ 227,852
GF GF 4.0
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Appendix 1
Current and Prior Year Budgets
Current and Prior Year Budgets
Maryland Parole Commission
($ in Thousands)
General Fund Fiscal 2001 Legislative Appropriation Deficiency Appropriation Budget Amendments Reversions and Cancellations Actual Expenditures Fiscal 2002 Legislative Appropriation Budget Amendments Working Appropriation Special Fund Federal Fund Reimb. Fund
Total
$3,537 0 (33) 0 $3,504
$0 0 0 0 $0
$0 0 0 0 $0
$0 0 0 0 $0
$3,537 0 (33) 0 $3,504
$3,719 0 $3,719
$0 0 $0
$0 0 $0
$0 0 $0
$3,719 0 $3,719
Note: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.
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Object/Fund Difference Report DPSCS - Maryland Parole Commission
Object/Fund
FY01 Actual
FY02 Working Appropriation FY03 Allowance FY02 - FY03 Amount Change Percent Change
Positions 73.00 0 73.00 80.33 81.00 0.67 79.00 1.33 79.00 2.00 0 0.67 0% 50.4% 0.8%
01 02
Regular Contractual
Total Positions
Objects
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$ 3,503,594 $ 3,718,646 $ 3,503,594 $ 3,503,594 $ 3,718,646 $ 3,718,646
01 02 03 04 07 08 09 10 11 13 $ 4,083,935
Salaries and Wages Technical & Spec Fees Communication Travel Motor Vehicles Contractual Services Supplies & Materials Equip - Replacement Equip - Additional Fixed Charges
$ 3,147,433 0 51,682 12,688 4,827 33,874 17,616 1,423 101,633 132,418
$ 3,370,920 16,229 52,264 15,342 1,295 44,871 24,933 1,553 3,879 187,360
$ 3,703,749 46,510 55,419 17,180 1,705 36,044 21,350 4,000 0 197,978
$ 332,829 30,281 3,155 1,838 410 (8,827) (3,583) 2,447 (3,879) 10,618 $ 365,289
9.9% 186.6% 6.0% 12.0% 31.7% (19.7%) (14.4%) 157.6% (100.0%) 5.7% 9.8%
Total Objects
Funds $ 4,083,935 $ 4,083,935 $ 365,289 $ 365,289 9.8% 9.8%
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General Fund
Total Funds
Note: Full-time and contractual positions and salaries are reflected for operating budget programs only.
Appendix 2