Adjusted     Executive
                             Appropriation       Request               Percent
                                   2001-02       2002-03        Change  Change



AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund                   4,075,600     4,077,000        1,400    0.03%
  Special Rev.-Other               463,000       479,000       16,000    3.46%
  Internal Service Fund          2,337,000     2,464,000      127,000    5.43%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:      6,875,600     7,020,000      144,400    2.10%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund                   4,075,600     4,077,000        1,400    0.03%
  Special Rev.-Other               463,000       479,000       16,000    3.46%
  Internal Service Fund          2,337,000     2,464,000      127,000    5.43%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:    6,875,600     7,020,000      144,400    2.10%

Contract Negotiation and Administration
  General Fund                   3,142,900     3,212,000       69,100    2.20%
  Special Rev.-Other               463,000       479,000       16,000    3.46%
  Internal Service Fund          2,337,000     2,464,000      127,000    5.43%
  Total for Program:             5,942,900     6,155,000      212,100    3.57%

Management Confidential Affairs
  General Fund                     932,700       865,000      (67,700)  -7.26%
  Total for Program:               932,700       865,000      (67,700)  -7.26%



                                                                    
                                                                    
      

                         ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                        BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
                                   Current     Requested
Program                            2001-02       2002-03   Change
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
Contract Negotiation and   
  Administration                        87            87        0
Management Confidential Affairs          6             6        0

Total General Fund :                    46            45      (1)
Total All Other Funds :                 47            48        1

TOTAL:                                  93            93        0
                                                                    
                                                                    
       

                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 317-319)

The Office of Employee Relations represents the Governor's office in
labor negotiations conducted pursuant to the Public Employees' Fair
Employment Act, also known as the Taylor Law.  The Office also
provides management services for the labor-management committees,
which are created pursuant to collective bargaining agreements.

The Office is included in the Public Protection and General Government
appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive recommends that the All Funds appropriations be
increased by $144,400 to $7,020,000, an increase of 2.1 percent over
the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-02 funding level.  The recommendation
includes a General Fund increase of $1,400, a Special Revenue Funds
Other increase of $16,000, and an Internal Service Funds increase of
$127,000 related to salary adjustments and other costs associated with
agency operations.

The Executive recommends that one FTE position be transferred to the
Internal Service Fund for a General Fund savings of $73,000.