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Frances Lippitt, Legislative Services analyst, told the committee the controller's office requested a package to transition LUMA costs on budget: Lippitt said the office's fiscal 2026 request included adding seven FTP with $2,159,900 in personnel costs, $800,000 for LUMA infrastructure overhead in the computer service center, two financial specialists to expand agency shared services, and reallocation of leadership salary costs back to the general fund; Lippitt said the combined general‑fund cost for these items was listed in her presentation as $9,856,000, with an additional $5,500,000 requested as a dedicated‑fund appropriation for the computer service center.

Controller Brandon Wolf said the BIF expires June 30 and the office currently has roughly 47 employees working on LUMA. He warned of operational consequences if the Legislature does not fund the transition: \"If you think about that, 20 of the positions, if we did not have the funding, then we would almost cut the LUMA team in half.\" Wolf told the committee the system is functioning but still needs staff to stabilize operations and support agencies during the transition from legacy systems.

Committee members asked about audit delays and agency support needs. Wolf acknowledged timing challenges: he said the office had been late in closing books (he cited an eight‑week delay in a closing cycle) and that additional staff would help timely financial reporting and single‑audit completion. He also described lessons learned from the LUMA implementation and volunteered to share change‑management recommendations for future technology projects.

Ending: Committee members heard the scope and risk of the funding transition but took no immediate appropriation action; staff agreed to provide follow‑up materials and to coordinate with agencies on training and closing schedules.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Meeting February 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","State Controller Brandon Wolf told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that the Business Information Infrastructure Fund (BIF) that financed LUMA work will expire and the controller's office seeks general‑fund and dedicated‑fund authority to keep key staff and infrastructure in place.","taxTitle","2025 Joint Legislative Sessions, 2025 Legislative Sessions, Idaho","taxId",78212,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6327018,"Analyst position sought after state finds over‑insured properties; refund limits noted",128,2132000,2260000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323460-e5af5f843b4d659c3feac963f3f05bb9&start=2132&end=2260","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323460-e5af5f843b4d659c3feac963f3f05bb9/thumbnail_2132000.jpg","/articles/6327018/Idaho/Analyst-position-sought-after-state-finds-overinsured-properties-refund-limits-noted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327018-602b0c07b3d679b94cfd05fe724d402f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928873&Signature=Q9otHbzkkW1tLu5Bax22a-i0ydlYcYu9VIY4kRlh7E1tGq-PQyYTa7VCnQeOlx~Ch7fZAnkOJWcYlYv-EwTSyPLQXXxDgu4clJt4NOrKfAbt3xJ84liPPQKyLjQeGLYbFhdD4JBeFah~5Z1x4uTK1UxHUnXGoNvMDLd501WREyK5LU5xNFWKXpxpkKrm47OSL8Eef-TjhD~HoSWgJ~GuXNPDZw94x9eUAlCebrIQPjHM6TmlrMe7Lq6KPXVEmR93lkpJMidOpEyoZex6ghGPX6Glaxymhy5yXDahM5FRVoSNVqWVsj0-XFP5Q09dLAvdJapUCER2KgheApODFXfeqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard from the Department of Administration's insurance staff about gaps in the state's property valuation process and a request for one full‑time position to audit insured property values.

Faith Knowlton, administrator for the department's division of insurance, said her office currently has a single analyst responsible for an expansive portfolio: \"we have 1 analyst that, is responsible for over $11,000,000,000 in property. And she also is responsible for over 8,500 vehicles,\" she told the committee. Knowlton described multiple instances in which agencies had left demolished buildings on their property lists or entered replacement values that included land, causing inflated insurable values.

Committee members asked whether the state had been overpaying insurance premiums and whether refunds were possible. Knowlton said the office had removed roughly $500 million in over‑insured property values during an initial round of appraisals and that removal \"saved the state about $120,000,\" but she added that refunds for prior overpayments are limited: the department can seek a refund only within the current year for identified corrections. To improve oversight, Knowlton said the division has started a four‑year appraisal process for the entire portfolio and is requesting the analyst position so agencies would be required to coordinate property additions or changes through the division.

Deputy Director Steve Bailey and committee members discussed scope and staffing. Bailey said the requested analyst would allow the division to enforce consistent valuation practices and reduce over‑insurance and related cost leakage.

Ending: The committee did not vote; staff agreed to provide additional detail on appraisal progress and the scope of savings and refunds available under current procedures.","The Department of Administration's insurance office asked the committee for an additional property‑value analyst after identifying widespread over‑valuation in agency property records and limited ability to recover prior overpayments.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6327023,"Committee hears $1.9 billion public‑works pipeline, reviews FY2026 permanent building fund requests",866,2773000,3639000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323460-e5af5f843b4d659c3feac963f3f05bb9&start=2773&end=3639","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323460-e5af5f843b4d659c3feac963f3f05bb9/thumbnail_2773000.jpg","/articles/6327023/Idaho/Committee-hears-19-billion-publicworks-pipeline-reviews-FY2026-permanent-building-fund-requests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327023-90b208f3d46568a3ad5622d7a0b6bd1f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928873&Signature=NKVDy6vXsLRgsZuNnPAx~Ar4gmKHP42lBttSsM-tOpORucVq8BxR7dObl4HeN7s4nra7ZJxFn2npqALnKqrdITKa-Q-Y~HUwiSHHZsx7RaXFgK9J52jrM9Hf-HqDUBuexBHg-VCpkY87uQ4TWv3VvuMKOg9MO~Ai5as2a-1AjI9cf61787vMccHe8X8Dm-EB~jAVfMo7tXOVA8fE2Vi4g7qD4KJ9z9xJaCfb-iyw~K4nL4otzwbbP7HCphyLg9brwUspnlimTJ3gpNlgGmbEW7KuQxfFAyRmRxJ9eSouY8Q1ymW7s1tHZDQ9zOrBshKFQRPf5Q0ttc0XP37AaFZ9TA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee examined the Permanent Building Fund and Division of Public Works (DPW) project portfolio, and staff told the committee the total value of active public works projects stood at roughly $1.9 billion.

Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the permanent building fund supports construction, maintenance and capital projects and that the fund is structured for multi‑year appropriations. \"The total value of active public works projects is 1,900,000,000.0, which includes agency funds as well as funding from the permanent building fund,\" she said. Lippitt added that approximately 42% of funding for capital projects had been committed at the time of the presentation.

Specific FY2026 recommendations presented to the committee included several capital requests and a package of alteration and repair and maintenance items. Highlights presented by Lippitt and Division of Public Works Administrator Dale Reynolds included:

- $6.5 million to expand the Department of Lands' Ponderosa office, including improved reception security and restroom/showers for a hand crew;
- $5,560,000 to install utilities for a future Idaho National Guard readiness center in Bonneville County (site utilities for a project planned for 2029);
- $5,525,000 to adjust the Idaho State Police Lewiston District 2 project after a prior effort to buy an existing building failed (the earlier appropriation was $9,975,000; agency returned asking to include land purchase and new construction costs);
- $2.5 million to expand lab space in the Micron Center for Materials Research at Boise State University;
- $14,000,000 toward a life‑science complex at Idaho State University that administrators estimated would be part of a $127,770,000 total project when combined with agency funds and bonding; and
- $8,000,000 for a joint military science and veterans assistance center at the University of Idaho.

Lippitt also described a $68.2 million line in the request for alteration, repair and maintenance projects (including projects to improve accessibility and Capitol Mall/Chinden Campus maintenance) and a $12.5 million restoration of appropriation that had been repurposed the prior year for a minimum‑security dorm at Orofino Prison and to expand physician‑assistant facilities at Idaho State University.

Administrator Reynolds answered questions about project timelines and delivery methods, noting some projects are multi‑year and that 2–4 years is a reasonable average for many capital projects once design and procurement are complete. He said DPW was actively recruiting project managers and that projects already under contract must continue even when market conditions complicate costs.

On deferred maintenance, Lippitt and Reynolds said the state recently appropriated a large deferred‑maintenance program (cited in the presentation as $544 million) managed by an external contractor to address backlog work; committee members asked for status lists and were told DPW could supply a November capital budget report and additional detail on projects that had not progressed within a four‑year window.

Ending: Committee members requested DPW provide lists of projects that have not advanced within the committee's four‑year execution window, and asked for ongoing status detail available on SharePoint; no appropriation votes were taken at the hearing.","Legislators reviewed the permanent building fund and Division of Public Works portfolio, including $1.9 billion in active projects and a set of FY2026 capital and maintenance requests spanning higher education, military readiness, and state facilities.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6327028,"Legislative panel reviews Department of Administration budget, flags governor's housing stipend shortfall",766,153000,919000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323460-e5af5f843b4d659c3feac963f3f05bb9&start=153&end=919","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323460-e5af5f843b4d659c3feac963f3f05bb9/thumbnail_153000.jpg","/articles/6327028/Idaho/Legislative-panel-reviews-Department-of-Administration-budget-flags-governors-housing-stipend-shortfall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6327028-c0a9ab3401c72932500e515c95463d3b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770928873&Signature=ItCd6EDqo006iR61Tu34GOCMyX4HscDY~-9V6Mi3j4xODWDiVkLcqgRnMKJQvK84Rm-N9IB~T0VWowwwD4TPqHDFxBrIqyGuDaFRj97N7F0sLp4AuKJeFS1l-fbc0OKrPYN6pF0OwuyPjjY0JfvFIMJZ4DLQ5srfn-qPIDV4g3tIiuZmX13EapmUwWbBSm5IlXgrphhSOw5rQfcZKWQFWr-mj5IznRwr-eyiW9KAahtDgop~-cXtoOatqH-lzMGGV43KNBo0iCLF5zAqZYy6Rg6FTioCTon6ofloHOBxG6DOunUBwlKXKT9cayZOdcPNmXFo1aWPPWQbd2BE6~b67A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee in Boise reviewed the Department of Administration's fiscal 2026 budget request and heard that the governor's housing fund lacks a sustainable revenue source and will be exhausted without new appropriations.

Frances Lippitt, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee that the governor's residence fund \"provides a monthly housing stipend to the governor currently set at 4,551,\" and said the fund had no consistent revenue source. Lippitt told the panel the department had requested a $30,000 general fund appropriation for fiscal 2025 (which the Legislature did not grant) and that the department was now seeking funding for fiscal 2026; the presentation included a $60,600 figure but later slides referenced $660,600. The department did not resolve that discrepancy during the hearing.

The nut of the presentation was the department's role and funding mix. Lippitt described the Department of Administration as housing four divisions, providing services such as design and construction, facility maintenance, statewide procurement, employee benefits, and centralized postal and copy services; she said about 10% of the department's appropriation is from the general fund and most of its budget is drawn from dedicated funds paid by state agencies. Lippitt also said the department's statutory authority is found in Chapter 57, Title 67 of the Idaho Code.

Director Steve Bailey, the department director, told the committee the Governor's Housing Committee meets annually and that, while there had been past discussion about constructing a governor's mansion, \"we haven't really gained any traction on those discussions.\" Bailey said the committee's position in the most recent meeting was to continue the stipend while discussions about a mansion remain unresolved.

Committee members pressed department staff on fund accounting and off‑budget items. Lippitt explained that several components of the department's funds (notably the group insurance fund and certain permanent building fund categories) are continuously appropriated, which the analyst described as \"off budget\" for those expenditures because statutory continuous appropriation permits spending from those lines without annual reauthorization. Representative Tanner requested a follow‑up showing all continuous appropriations tied to the retained risk account.

The committee also heard staffing and workload details: Lippitt said the department is currently authorized 334 full‑time equivalents (FTP) and has filled about 92% of those positions over five years; personnel costs were described as consuming a substantial share of the appropriation in recent years. Director Bailey and his staff answered questions about the Chinden Campus, deferred maintenance investments and recent facility upgrades, and the department's requests for several new positions (for example, project managers and risk/property valuation staff) to manage increasing workloads.

Ending: Committee members asked the department to provide follow‑up materials, including the Governor's Housing Committee report and a breakdown of continuous appropriations and fund investments. No formal action or vote on appropriation levels occurred during this hearing; the session was a budget review and question period.

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