An Act To Lower the Cost of State Government in the Departments under the Purview of the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government .
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0681
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: NUTTING, COURTNEY, TRAHAN, JOY, KNIGHT, LEWIN

Legislative Document 
No. 681 
S.P.256 
In Senate, February 24, 2009 
An Act To Lower the Cost of State Government in the Departments 
under the Purview of the Joint Standing Committee on State and 
Local Government 
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Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator NUTTING of Androscoggin. 
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. JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Senators: COURTNEY of York, TRAHAN of Lincoln, Representatives: JOY 
of Crystal, KNIGHT of Livennore Falls, LEWIN of Eliot, SIROI~ of Turner. 
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, ",,; \ r,.Se.~: 1. Appropriations a,nd allocations. The following appropriations and 
:.aHbdai'i6hs are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Financial and Personnel Services Fund 0713 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the elimination of 9 Public Service Manager IT 
positions and related costs: one position from the General Government Service Center, 2 
positions from the Security and EmplDyment Service Center, 2 positions from the NatUral 
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Resources Service Center and 4 positions from the Department of Health and Human 
Services Service Center. 
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES 
FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES FUND 
TOTAL 
Buildings and Grounds Operations 0080 
2009-10 
(9.000) 
($744,215) 
($10,125) 
($754,340) 
2010-11 
(9.000) 
($1,013,661) 
($13,500) 
($1,027,161) 
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Initiative: Eliminates one Director of Leased Space position and reiated costs. 
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL 
SERVICE FUND 
. 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL SERVICE 
FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICE 
FUND 
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL 
SERVICE FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
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2009-10 
(1.000) 
($83,075) 
($1,125) 
($84,200) 
2009-10 
. ($754,340) 
($84,200) 
($838,540) 
2()10-11 
(1.000) . 
($114,090) 
($1,500) 
($115,590) 
2010:..11 
($1,027,161) 
($115,590) 
($1,142,751 ) 
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
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. Administration - Executive·- Governor's Office 0165 
.. Initiative: Deappropriates funds from the elimination of 4 Governor's Special Assistant 
positions: the Deputy Director of Cornmunications,the Deputy Legal COUnset the 
Deputy Director of Constituent Services and the Deputy Director of Boards and 
Comrhissions. 
GENERAL FUND 
2009-10 
2010-11 . 
. POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
(4.000) 
(4.000) 
Personal Services 
($194,586) 
($267,231) 
All Other 
($4,500) 
($6,000) 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
($199,086) 
($273,231) 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
GENERAL FUND 
($199,086) 
($273,231) 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
($199,086) 
($273,231) 
SECTION TOTALS 
2009-10 
2010-11 
. GENERAL FUND 
($199,086) 
($273,231) 
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FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES 
($754,340) 
($1,027,161) 
FUND 
REAL PROPERTY LEASE INTERNAL 
($84,200) 
($115,590) 
SERVICE FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($1,037,626) 
($1,415,982) 
SUMMARY 
This bill eliminates one Director of Leased Space position and 9 Public Service 
Manager positions within the General Government Service Center, Security and 
Employment Service Center, Natural Resources Service Center and Department of Health 
and Human Services Service Center. It also eliminates 4. Governor's Special Assistant 
positions. 
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