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Florida Dept Of Corrections Faces $45 Million Deficit
May 21, 2013
The Florida Department of Corrections will enter the 2013-14 fiscal year with a budget deficit, after lawmakers did not fully cover a shortfall from the current year, Gov. Rick Scott said in a written budget message Monday.
Scott said the department will have to use “upwards of $45 million” in 2013-14 funds to cover the 2012-13 deficit.
“This unfortunate reality will require strong fiscal management during the next year,” Scott’s message said. Scott took issue with budget fine print, known as proviso language, that seeks to make sure public work squads will be maintained during the fiscal year that starts July 1.
He wrote that the “ability of the department to reduce expenditures and responsibly manage its budget is severely limited by this proviso language.”
by The News Service of Florida
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9 Responses to “Florida Dept Of Corrections Faces $45 Million Deficit”
He’s a criminal his self, he just hasn’t got charged or caught by the right person.
Last year they tried to go private the company that got the contract bragged the $230 MILLION contract was the largest they ever had,and that was just for the northern region. If the St.of Fl can pay this why not cover the $45M for d.o.c. so we don’t lose the what I was told was a bonus not a raise. their #’s don’t add up.
the cuts do not need to come from the guards pay. there are many ways the inmates can take a cut, and they should. also the big wigs can cut their perks.
Nice
I knew that he would figure out a way to take our proposed raise on Oct. 1st.! I wish I knew what he had against the men and women that keep our communities safe from the convicted criminals in our society.
luvdljr…if ya do ya research ya will see that number was twice that before… EVERYONE MUST CUT… and contrary to the Escambia Co. Comm. raising taxes is NOT the answer… I have to cut my spending, tax me more and I go bankrupt…
If I remember correctly, it is due to the added amount of costs associated with PRIVATIZATION!
I guess this means that correctional officers will go another year without a raise.
The fat cat upper level of d.o.c. officials need to take pay cuts and lose some perks like d.o.c. paid for cars and houses. Instead guards will take a hit and inmates will move closer to concentration camp status.