Explanation of Changes Shown on Schedule C SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES For salaries and expenses of the House Child Care Center (HCCC), $721,000. The fiscal year 2006 budget request is an increase of $5,000 or 0.7% over the amount provided in fiscal year 2005. This amount includes $667,000 for mandatory items, $1,000 for price level changes, and $53,000 for program current services. The HCCC pays for personnel and non-personnel expenses with funds received through tuition and application fees with the exception of the Director's salary and some training expenses, which have been accounted for in the CAO budget request since 2004. I. Personnel Details: FY'06 Request - $667,000 A. Base: $663,000 i. The estimated FY'05 personnel compensation will be $646,000 ii. The estimated FY'05 personnel benefits will be $17,000 B. Budget Calculations: i. FY'05 Cost of Living Annualized - (0.928%) 3.71% ii. FY'06 Cost of Living Prorated - (2.325%) 3.1% iii. FY'06 Meritorious Increase - 1% C. Requested Changes: i. FY'05 Base Adjustment - ($23,000) ▪ Remove 1.0 FTE and associated funding as a result of efficiencies in ii. FY'05 Cost of Living Annualized - $6,000 II. Price Level Details: FY'06 Request - $1,000 The increase of $1,000 is based upon an inflation factor of 2.0% applied to nonpersonnel expenses. III. Program Details: FY'06 Request - $53,000 A. Current Services: i. Child Care Services: $53,000 covers all the non-personnel expenses for the B. Proposed Changes: None. JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE Congress of the United States JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE CREATED PURSUANT TO SEC. 56) OF FUBLIC LAW 304 79TH CONGRESS) Washington, DC 20510-6602 The Honorable Jerry Lewis Committee on Appropriations Dear Mr. Chairman: January 28, 2005 I am pleased to submit to the Committee on Appropriations the budget request of the Joint Economic Committee for Fiscal Year 2006. I am forwarding a Fiscal Year 2006 budget request of $4,276,000. This request includes the anticipated current and budget year cost of living adjustments. |