FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
0453
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The current budgeted manpower of the WV State Police is 698. In order to reach a count of 800 positions by July 1, 2017, 25 new trooper positions will need to be funded each of the next three fiscal years and 27 trooper positions the fourth year.
For each class of 25, the first year cost is $2,849,867. The second and third year cost is $1,723,952 and $1,772,668 respectively. The first year cost is higher due to the cost associated with properly equipping additional troopers with a patrol car and related equipment – approximately $48,566 each per trooper.
Increasing the longevity pay from $400 to $580 per year for 698 funded positions will cost an additional $147,027 per year. At 800 funded positions, the annual recurring increase in funding required will be $168,499.
Reducing the supplemental pay for exempt members from $400 to $236 will save approximately $183,339, the additional funding provided in the FY 13 budget when this pay was initially increased to $400. This reduction is not reflected in the fiscal note costs.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2013
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2014
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
2,996,894 |
8,322,691 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
1,101,057 |
4,594,392 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
254,261 |
791,262 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
1,214,150 |
1,214,150 |
| Other |
0 |
427,426 |
1,722,887 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
The cost per cadet class for each class of 25 – 3 classes required
Year 1 $2,849,867
Year 2 $1,723,952
Year 3 $1,772,668
Year 4 $1,807,706
Cost for the Cadet Class for the 4th class of 27
Year 1 $3,077,056
Year 2 $1,861,868
Year 3 $1,914,481
Year 4 $1,975,645
Memorandum
There will be an unknown cost for replacing 102 patrol cars and equipment on a cyclical basis. At current contract prices, $2,737,476 additional funding will be needed to replace 102 cars no less than every four years.
Eight hundred troopers is an arbitrary number and does not guarantee the efficient operation of the WV State Police nor does it establish any type of minimum or maximum level of security afforded to the citizens of West Virginia.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Connie E Gundy
Email Address: cgundy@wvsp.state.wv.us