General Government
Fiscal Research Division
General Government Subcommittee
FY 2011-13 Budget Highlights
Fiscal Brief February 2012
The North Carolina General Assembly House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on General Government
(Gen Gov Subcommittee) determine the budget for 17 State entities: Department of Administration, State Auditor,
Cultural Resources (including the Roanoke Island Commission), General Assembly, Governor’s Office, Housing
Finance Agency, Department of Insurance, Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Office of Administrative Hearings, Office
of State Personnel, Department of Revenue, Secretary of State, State Board of Elections, Office of State Budget and
Management, State Controller, State Ethics Commission, and State Treasurer.
Actual and Certified Expenditures and Receipts 1
Actual2
Actual2
Certified
Certified
FY 2009-10
FY 2010-11
FY 2011-12
FY 2012-13
Expenditures
1,071,210,352
1,212,939,162
544,126,024
535,336,885
Less: Receipts
655,794,863
795,635,933
136,122,127
134,290,566
Net General Fund
Appropriations
$415,415,489
$417,303,228
$408,003,897
$401,375,973
Positions (FTE)
4,857.4
4,838.5
4,501.2
4,462.5
1 Department or Division level budget and FTE information is provided in tables at the end of this budget brief.
2 Expenditures and receipts include federal ARRA funds received by the Governor’s Office and distributed to other agencies.
Budget Overview
The Certified FY 2011-12 Net General Fund
Appropriation for the General Government
Subcommittee Agencies is $408 million. This is a
reduction of 10.4% from the Continuation Budget.
The General Fund Appropriation funds 4,859 full-time
equivalent positions (FTE), 6.5% fewer than the
Continuation Budget FTE.' Tire chart below shows
The Gen Gov Subcommittee budget by agency.
Gen Gov Net General Fund Appropriation
FY 2011-12
$408 Million
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2.9%
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Sec. of State
2.6%
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2.4%
13%
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1.2%
1.0%
0.3%
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0.2%
S.L. 201 1-145, Appropriations Act of 201 1 (H.B. 200),
as amended by S.L. 201 1-391, 201 1 Budget Technical
Corrections (H.B. 22), appropriates $408 million for the
17 General Government (Gen Gov) agencies in FY
201 1-12. The FY 201 1-12 Continuation Budget for Gen
Gov agencies was $455 million. Subcommittee
reductions were based on an estimated State budget gap
of $2.6 billion. Click here for more information on the
FY 201 1-12 budget gap. The Gen Gov Subcommittee
reduced spending by $47 million (10%) in the first year’
compared to the continuation budget. The major General
Government Subcommittee budget changes can be
summarized as follows:
• Reorganization, centralization, and reductions
in operations through the consolidation or
elimination of duties and positions;
• Shifts in expenditures to other funding sources;
• Reductions in aid to non-State entities;
• Reductions in Information Technology-related
expenditures; and,
'Does not reflect positions that may be eliminated as part
of management flexibility reserves.
