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, 2018, 20 new trooper positions will need to be funded each of the next four fiscal years and 22 trooper positions the fifth year.
For each class of 20, the first year cost is $2,268,443. The second and third year cost is $1,379,162 and $1,418,134 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 $146,308 per year. At 800 funded positions, the annual recurring increase in funding required will be $215,200.
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 |
4,597,839 |
8,347,497 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
2,769,074 |
4,704,427 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
205,409 |
807,750 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
971,320 |
1,068,452 |
| Other |
0 |
652,036 |
1,766,868 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
The cost per cadet class for each class of 20 – 4 classes required
Year 1 $2,268,443
Year 2 $1,379,162
Year 3 $1,418,134
Year 4 $1,446,165
Year 5 $1,463,441
Cost for the Cadet Class for the 5th class of 22
Year 1 $2,494,288
Year 2 $1,517,078
Year 3 $1,559,948
Year 4 $1,590,781
Year 5 $1,609,785
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