Maine State Government Annual Report 2007-2008

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

RYAN LOW, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	78 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0078	FAX:	(207) 624-7804
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 624-7800
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 106 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000281
Average Count--All Positions: 1461.144		Legislative Count: 1460.00

Units:

	OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER		BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES
	BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS		BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES
	BUREAU OF THE BUDGET		OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION		INFORME
	CENTRAL FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION		STATE LIQUOR AND LOTTERY COMMISSION
	STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION		BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES
	STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION		DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT
	DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES

PURPOSE:
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services is responsible for providing central administrative and financial services to the departments and agencies of State government.

ORGANIZATION:
The Department of Administration was established through Chapter 785 of the Public Laws of 1985, effective July 1, 1986.  This legislation provided for a major reorganization of central financial and administrative units in state government.  The former Department of Finance and Administration was dissolved, with fiscal management and revenue units placed in the Department of Finance, and Administrative service units placed in the Department of Administration.  Public Laws of 1991, Chapter 780 merged the Department of Administration with the Department of Finance to establish the Department of Administration and Financial Services. Public Laws of 2005, Chapter 12, authorized the Commissioner to review the current organizational structure of payroll, personnel and accounting units to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Six service centers were created to provide personnel administration, employee relations, general administration and budget management to departments and agencies of state government.

PROGRAM:
The programs of the Department are implemented through its bureaus, divisions, and other program component units.  The primary emphasis is to provide responsive, high quality, and cost effective services to State departments and agencies and related public institutions.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	63,836,356	19,935,105	76,391	842,370		42,982,490
HEALTH BENEFITS	22,001,627	7,311,409	20,536	363,065		14,306,617
RETIREMENTS	11,013,425	3,459,111	16,783	142,115		7,395,416
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,072,097	335,601	1,522	14,561		720,413
COMPUTER SERVICES	19,952,283	15,687,489	270,892	151,181		3,842,721
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	90,605,210	9,655,007	4,836,703	1,177,576		74,935,924
RENTS	5,044,140	1,453,749	747,769	10,234		2,832,388
COMMODITIES	5,316,905	3,989,879	92,587	201,181		1,033,258
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	54,552,825	34,203,389	10,432,595		393,511	9,523,330
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	1,070,170	1,057,800	12,370
EQUIPMENT	2,334,221	22,998	2,310,920			303
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	7,735,802	6,437,746		667,675		630,381
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	419,181,180	4,238,538	76,830	7,770		414,858,042
COST OF GOODS SOLD	22,466,908	11,970,307				10,496,601
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	726,183,149	119,758,128	18,895,898	3,577,728	393,511	583,557,884

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	257,841	257,841
HEALTH BENEFITS	70,724	70,724
RETIREMENTS	55,989	55,989
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	5,125	5,125
COMPUTER SERVICES	7,816	7,816
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	127,377	40,878	10,533			75,966
COMMODITIES	221	221
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	386,779	270,000	116,779
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	911,872	708,594	127,312			75,966

OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER

EDWARD KARASS, STATE CONTROLLER

Central Office:	4TH FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	14 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0014	FAX:	(207) 287-4601
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 626-8421
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 119 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001541
Average Count--All Positions: 26.000		Legislative Count: 26.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the State Controller maintains accounting policy and records according to Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) rules.  The powers and duties of the Bureau are detailed in Title 5, section 1541 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated.

ORGANIZATION:
          The Bureau of Accounts and Control was created in 1931 as an organizational unit of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  The Bureau was renamed to be the Office of the State Controller during the second special session of the 121st Legislature.  The Bureau is under the direction of the State Controller who is appointed for an indefinite period by the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, subject to the approval of the Governor.

PROGRAM:
          The Bureau is an administrative agency responsible for maintaining and reporting all state financial transactions.  Staff analyzes fiscal transactions and payrolls to ensure legality and correctness.  In addition, the Office of the State Controller provides internal audit support for the agencies that comprise state government. Official financial records for all state agencies and programs are administered by the Bureau staff.  The Bureau's Financial Reporting Unit prepares and publishes the state's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP).  The CAFR includes both blended and discretely presented Component Units.  The State Auditor audits the CAFR that is delivered to a wide audience.  The CAFR for fiscal year 2007 received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the first time in the Bureau's history.

     The Maine Financial and Administrative Statewide Information System (MFASIS) is the State's ERP or legacy IT system.  Bureau staff work closely with the (OIT) MFASIS team and state agencies to maintain and enhance MFASIS.  Three production systems make up MFASIS:  Accounting, Budget, and Human Resources.  A data warehouse for all production systems is provided for statewide budget, accounting, human resources and payroll data.  Queries to the warehouses can provide ad hoc or regular management reports, valuable data sorts, or specific data required in the course of completing fiscal work.  The Bureau implemented a significant upgrade of the accounting system for the start of fiscal year 2008.  The accounting production system is used to process over 2.2 million payables and another 550,000 accounting transactions annually.  All payments above $5,000 are reviewed and approved by Bureau staff.

     The Human Resource production system keeps current personnel, payroll and position control information.  This system issues over 370,000 payroll payments annually, with about 94% via direct deposit (electronic) and the balance via paper checks.  The Bureau's Payroll Unit audits agency payroll input and initiates statewide payroll weekly.  Other system functionality key to the work
of the Payroll Unit includes tax withholding data and W-2 production.  The most recent enhancement to the HR system is the introduction of MS-TAMS (Maine State Time and Attendance System).  Currently, MS-TAMS is used by more than 8,700 employees.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the State of Maine - Free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,311,901	1,311,901
HEALTH BENEFITS	442,680	442,680
RETIREMENTS	268,171	268,171
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	24,772	24,772
COMPUTER SERVICES	7,360,807	7,360,807
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	340,877	340,877
COMMODITIES	15,427	15,427
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	9,764,635	9,764,635

BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS

DAN GWADOSKY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	10 WATER STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	8 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0008	FAX:	(207) 287-6769
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 287-3721
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 553 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000021006
Average Count--All Positions: 26.000		Legislative Count: 26.00

PURPOSE:
      The purpose of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations is to provide exceptional public service for the pricing, listing, delisting of spirits and fortified wines and the complete distribution and sales of Maine State, Tri-State and Multi-State Lottery games. The Bureau is authorized, through its Director, as the Chief Administrative Officer of the State Liquor and Lottery Commission, to have general charge of the office and records, employ personnel and make expenditures as necessary; and to conduct, with the guidance of the Commission, the administration of laws relating to the sale of spirits, fortified wines at agency liquor stores.  The Bureau is also responsible for the distribution and the sale of lottery products through licensed Lottery agents.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State's regulation of liquor originated in 1862 with the establishment of a Commission to Regulate Sale of Intoxicating Liquors and to have control of liquors kept and sold for medicinal and manufacturing purposes.   In 1987 the Commission was increased to five members.  A State Lottery was approved by public referendum in November 1973 for the purpose of generating additional revenues for the State's General Fund. The first State Lottery Commission was appointed in January 1974.  In 1992, the Maine State Lottery and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages were combined to become The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. The following year, 1993, the Maine State Liquor Commission and State Lottery Commission merged into a single, combined Commission of five members.  In 2004, the State signed a 10-year contract with a private vendor to lease the State's wholesale liquor activities associated with distributing and selling spirits and fortified wines. The Bureau provides oversight of the lease agreement with the vendor. The Bureau is administered by the Bureau's Director with the guidance of The Liquor and Lottery Commission

     PL 1991, Chapter 780 merged the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and the Bureau of Lottery. Of the 27 State Liquor Stores, LD 300, Part V, Section V-3 mandated the closure of eight (8) by December 31, 2001 and another six (6) by October 31, 2002.
     Public Law 2003, Chapter 20, mandated the closure of the remaining 13 State liquor stores to be completed by November 30, 2003 and authorized the lease of the wholesale liquor business.

PROGRAM:
         The Bureau continues to run, as in past years, with goals being reached and revenues generated to the General Fund.

LICENSES:
PL 1991 Chapter 780 Liquor Licensing in the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Liquor Enforcement.

Lottery Sales Agents Licensing.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOTTERY OPERATIONS	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	999,671					999,671
HEALTH BENEFITS	389,932					389,932
RETIREMENTS	173,184					173,184
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,825					12,825
COMPUTER SERVICES	30,006					30,006
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,062,662					2,062,662
RENTS	443,005					443,005
COMMODITIES	53,313					53,313
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	174,570,906					174,570,906
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	178,735,504					178,735,504

BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

ELLEN SCHNEITER, STATE BUDGET OFFICER

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0058
Mail Address:	58 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0058	FAX:	(207) 624-7826
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 624-7810
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 117 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 0000001662
Average Count--All Positions: 14.000		Legislative Count: 14.00

PURPOSE:
     The Bureau of the Budget is authorized to prepare and submit biennially to the Governor or the Governor-elect a State budget document; to examine and recommend for approval the work program and quarterly allotments of each department and agency of State Government before the appropriations or other funds of such departments and agencies become available for expenditure; to examine and recommend for approval any changes in these work programs and quarterly allotments during the fiscal year; to constantly review the administrative activities of the departments and agencies of the State, study organization and administration, investigate duplication of work, formulate plans for better and more efficient management, and report periodically to the Governor and on request to the Legislature; and to make rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, for carrying out State budget laws.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Bureau of the Budget is an organizational unit of the Department of Administrative & Financial Services under the direction of the State Budget Officer who is appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative & Financial Services.

PROGRAM:
     Activities of the Bureau primarily involve the State's budgetary process.  On or before September 1st of even-numbered years, all entities of State Government and corporations and associations desiring to receive State funds under provision of law, submit to the Bureau their expenditure and appropriation requirements for each fiscal year of the upcoming biennium.  The Bureau prepares the State Budget Document which is composed of the following parts: (1) the budget message by the Governor or Governor-elect which outlines financial policy; and (2) detailed estimates of expenditures and revenues, including statements of the State's bond indebtedness.
     After legislative appropriation, the Bureau reviews and considers requested allotments by quarter with respect to the work program of each entity of State government.  Work programs are required to be submitted to the Bureau no later than June 1st of each year.  Work programs may be revised during the fiscal year, subject to the approval of the State Budget Officer and the Governor.
     The Bureau also produces the Maine State Government Annual Report, prepares budget forecasts for financial planning and analyses and prepares General Fund and Highway Fund revenue forecasts through consensus forecasting pursuant to Title 5, chapter 151-B.

PUBLICATIONS:
State Budget Document Maine State

Government Annual Report, available from the Division of Purchases, Central Printing Division, 9 State House Station, Augusta ME 04333-0009

Revenue & Expenditure Projection - General Fund and Highway Fund - Fiscal   Years 2002 - 2005

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	798,610	746,648		51,962
HEALTH BENEFITS	208,902	193,651		15,251
RETIREMENTS	145,941	134,658		11,283
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	10,651	9,606		1,045
COMPUTER SERVICES	34,773	32,295		2,478
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	44,003	41,165		2,838
COMMODITIES	1,592	1,464		128
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,244,472	1,159,487		84,985

CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION

CHIP GAVIN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	MUSKIE BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	77 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0077	FAX:	(207) 287-4008
Established:	1967	Telephone:	(207) 624-7344
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 134 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000298

PURPOSE:
     The Capitol Planning Commission was established to ensure the orderly development of the Capitol Area and provide effective planning for possible further growth to the governmental agencies of the State of Maine in Augusta.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Capitol Planning Commission was established and abolished in 1972 and recreated in 1973, and amended in 2005 through Chapter 123.  The Commission consists of the Director of the State Planning Office, ex-officio, seven members appointed by the Governor, and a member of the Augusta City Council.  The Governor's appointees must include:  one resident of the Capitol Planning District; two residents of the City of Augusta; and four Maine citizens.  In 2005, terms of Commission members were extended to five years.  The Commission elects a chairman from its membership and, while the Bureau of General Services serves as a secretariat of the Commission in exercising its administration, it may employ such assistance as it deems necessary.  The Bureau of General Services also provides staff support.  The Commission must meet at least once every four months.

PROGRAM:
          The Capitol Planning Commission, including a subcommittee reviewing and revising zoning districts and rules, met 5 times during fiscal year 2007.  The Commission discussed the following:
Updating the State Facilities Master Plan
Future use of the Gannett House by the Friends of the Blaine House
Blaine House electrical project and the installation of gates at the State Street entrance
Granite bench installation near the Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial
Cultural Building exterior banners
Burton Cross Building penthouse facade renovations
19 Union Street/former Labor Building renovation project
Sale of the Stone Building and the Brick Farmhouse on the East Campus as well as the Stevens School Complex in Hallowell

LICENSES:
Special or Temporary Use Permits

Sign Permits

Approvals for Large and Small Projects

PUBLICATIONS:
Capitol Planning Commission Rules and Regulations

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

CENTRAL FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION

CHIP GAVIN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	COLUMBIA STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	106 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0106	FAX:	(207) 287-6521
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 287-7113
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 555 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001830
Average Count--All Positions: 15.000		Legislative Count: 15.00

PURPOSE:
     Central Fleet Management was established to centrally procure, distribute, provide detailed usage and cost analysis, and dispose of passenger and light truck vehicles for most agencies of state government.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Central Motor Pool was established by Public Law 1991, Chapter 591, Part III, Section 5514.  Public Law 2005, Chapter 386, Part H, Section 1830 was passed by the 1st special session of the 122nd Legislature to clarify responsibilities among the bureau of General Service's divisions.  The name Central Motor Pool was changed to Central Fleet Management.

PROGRAM:
     The lease line provides over 1,600 passenger and light truck vehicles to using agencies across state government.  Maintenance and repair is accomplished through a centralized Central Fleet Management service garage, other state maintenance facilities, contracted service providers and private maintenance facilities.
      The rental line provides daily vehicle needs to all of state government.  Agencies can request various regular and special purpose vehicles on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, allowing the optimum use of all state vehicles throughout the year.
      Central Fleet Management works with all using agencies to assure they have the most fuel efficient, cost effective, appropriate type, and number of vehicles in their fleet.  Fuel efficiency and emission rating are part of the life cycle costing for all new vehicles purchased.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
CENTRAL FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	517,298					517,298
HEALTH BENEFITS	213,074					213,074
RETIREMENTS	87,640					87,640
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,369					12,369
COMPUTER SERVICES	14,675					14,675
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	5,508,748					5,508,748
RENTS	3,760					3,760
COMMODITIES	58,810					58,810
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	334,899					334,899
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	40,076					40,076
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	6,791,349					6,791,349

STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION

SIDNEY GELLER, CHAIRMAN

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	49 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0049	FAX:	(207) 287-4032
Established:	1961	Telephone:	(207) 624-7411
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 185 ; Citation: T0023 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000152
Average Count--All Positions: 1.000		Legislative Count: 1.00

PURPOSE:
     The State Claims Commission was established to ensure that the rights of property owners and/or interested parties are protected and just compensation is awarded in highway condemnations in real property taken by the State; to afford property owners and/or interested parties the opportunity to appear, present their case and have their rights fully protected without the necessity of retaining professional assistance; to determine and award just compensation for highway takings, relocation assistance, grading and well damage claims, outdoor advertising signs, the relocation removal or disposal of automobile graveyards and junkyards, assessment of damages for takings by the Portland Water District and by the Maine Turnpike Authority, and to make rules and regulations and prescribe forms to secure speedy, efficient and inexpensive disposition of all condemnation proceedings; and, in addition thereto, to approve, partially approve, or disapprove certain claims against the State or any of it agents.

ORGANIZATION:
     Compensation for highway acquisitions was formerly under the jurisdiction of a Joint Board, composed of members of the State Highway Commission and the Board of County Commissioners of the County wherein the land was located.  The Joint Board was superseded by the Land Damage Board in September, 1961.  Under the Act Affecting the Organization of the Department of Business Regulation, effective September 23, 1983, the Board was placed under the supervision and direct control of the Commissioner of Finance and Administration.
     The Land Damage Board whose name was statutorily changed to the State Claims Board and most recently to the State Claims Commission consists of five members, four of whom are appointed by the Governor for terms of four years.  Two of these appointees must be qualified appraisers and two must be attorneys at law.  The Governor designates one of the latter as Chairman. The fifth member of the Commission is appointed for each hearing or series of hearings within the county where the land taken lies.  He or she must be a member of that County's Board of County Commissioners, and is appointed by the chairperson of the State Claims Commission upon recommendation by the board of county commissioners, such service being as a member of the State Claims Commission and not in the capacity of County Commissioner.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE CLAIMS COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	35,730			35,730
HEALTH BENEFITS	12,730			12,730
RETIREMENTS	5,346			5,346
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	663			663
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,771			1,771
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	8,598			8,598
COMMODITIES	935			935
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	3,877			3,877
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	69,650			69,650

STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION

FRANK A. JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	220 CAPITOL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	114 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0114	FAX:	(207) 287-6796
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-6780
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 350 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000285A
Average Count--All Positions: 15.000		Legislative Count: 15.00

PURPOSE:
          The State Employee Health Commission was established to serve as trustee of the State Employee's Health Insurance Program, including health and dental insurance, and to advise the Executive Director and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources on issues related to employee health and wellness, and the employee assistance program (EAP).

ORGANIZATION:
     The Commission was established by the 113th Legislature in 1988 replacing the Board of Trustees, Group Accident and Sickness or Health Insurance and the Labor/Management Committee on Employee Health.   Membership of the Commission consists of twenty-two (22) labor and management representatives.
     One labor member from each bargaining unit recognized under Title 26, Chapter 9-B, appointed by the employee organization certified to represent the unit; one labor member from the largest bargaining unit recognized under Title 26, Chapter 14, appointed by the employee organization authorized to represent the unit; one labor member appointed by the retiree chapters of the Maine State Employees Association; one member appointed by the Maine Association of Retirees; one labor member from Maine Turnpike Authority employees appointed by the employee organization authorized to represent the employees; one labor member from the Maine State Retirement System employees appointed by the organization authorized to represent the employees;
     Four management members appointed by the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services; one management member appointed by the Court Administrator; the Executive Director of Employee Health and Benefits, ex officio; one labor member from the Maine Technical College System faculty or administrative unit; one member from the Maine Technical College System appointed by the President; and one management member appointed by the Executive Director of the Maine State Retirement System.

PROGRAM:
     The Commission renewed its contract with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to provide health insurance benefits to active and retiree members of the State employee group health plan effective July 1, 2007.  The contract provides for a point-of-service (POS) managed care plan for active employees and non-Medicare eligible retirees.  The Retiree Plan for Medicare-Eligible Retirees provides supplemental coverage for Medicare eligible retirees. The group health plan provides health care benefits for approximately 40,000 covered lives.  The Commission has renewed the dental insurance contract with Northeast Dental through FY2008.
     The Commission has adopted the strategy of value-based purchasing in an effort to improve the quality of healthcare services provided to its members.  In conjunction with this value-based purchasing strategy, the Commission is an active member of several state and national organizations including the Leapfrog
Group, a national organization of health care purchasers committed to improving patient safety.  The Commission is a founding member of the Maine Health Management Coalition (MHMC), an organization of employers, providers, and health plans committed to improving the value of healthcare provided to Maine citizens.  Through the MHMC, the Commission is attempting to introduce a pay for performance strategy to encourage consumers to make informed, prudent decisions about healthcare; to provide incentives for plan members to seek care from high quality providers; and to reward providers who demonstrate superior performance.
     As part of this strategy, the Commission introduced a tiered hospital benefit effective July 1, 2006. All Maine hospitals were ranked according to selected patient safety and clinical quality measures. Fifteen of thirty-six hospitals were designated as "preferred hospitals". If a member receives care from a preferred hospital, the services billed by that hospital are exempt from the deductible. The objectives of this initiative are to engage members in a discussion of health care quality and to encourage providers to publicly disclose their performance. Effective July 1, 2007 the tiered hospital benefit was modified to require more ambitious performance in order to achieve preferred hospital status.

Effective July 1, 2007 the Commission introduced a tiered benefit for primary care physicians (PCPs). Primary care practices are ranked according to clinical office systems and the outcomes of treatment for patients with selected chronic illnesses. Office visit copays are waived for members who receive care from preferred primary care practices.

PUBLICATIONS:
Certificate of Coverage, HMO Choice (POS) - Free

Certificate of Coverage, Group Companion Plan - Free

Directory of Health Care Providers - Free

A Guide to Health Insurance for Retired Members - Free

Northeast Delta Dental, Dental Plan Description - Free

Directory of Participating Dentists - Free

Annual Report to the Governor -Free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	563,698					563,698
HEALTH BENEFITS	214,861					214,861
RETIREMENTS	117,643					117,643
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	8,093					8,093
COMPUTER SERVICES	32,480					32,480
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	61,514,760					61,514,760
RENTS	75,264					75,264
COMMODITIES	12,566					12,566
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	151,844,275	760,000	51,038			151,033,237
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	214,383,640	760,000	51,038			213,572,602

DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES

CRYSTAL CANNEY, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	74 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0074	FAX:	(207) 287-4032
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 624-7400
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 551 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000284
Average Count--All Positions: 300.000		Legislative Count: 300.00

PURPOSE:
     The Division of Financial and Personnel Services is established to provide consolidated administrative, financial and personnel management services for departments and agencies in state goverment through centralized service centers.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Financial and Personnel Services was established by statute on June 30, 1992.  Public Laws of 2005, Chapter 12, authorized the Commissioner to review the current organization structure of payroll, personnel and accounting units to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.  Six service centers were created to provide personnel administration, employee relations, general administration and budget management to departments and agencies of state government.

PROGRAM:
     The assistance and support provided to the departments and bureaus of the service centers include accounting, auditing and budgetary functions, and departmental personnel functions.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	11,481,568					11,481,568
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,166,144					4,166,144
RETIREMENTS	2,098,279					2,098,279
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	198,766					198,766
COMPUTER SERVICES	727,024					727,024
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	931,768	108,153	13,690			809,925
RENTS	110,072		21			110,051
COMMODITIES	157,925		2,062			155,863
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	393,511				393,511
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	6,437,746	6,437,746
COST OF GOODS SOLD	11,970,307	11,970,307
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	38,673,110	18,516,206	15,773		393,511	19,747,620

BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES

CHIP GAVIN, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	4TH FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	77 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0077	FAX:	(207) 287-4008
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 624-7344
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 554 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001742
Average Count--All Positions: 193.375		Legislative Count: 193.00

PURPOSE:
          General Services was established to provide one centralized bureau to manage and oversee the state's procurement process; provide insurance advice and services for all agencies; supervise, control and maintain land and buildings in the State Capitol Complex and greater Augusta area; manage and record the
leasing of all grounds, buildings, facilities and office space required by all departments and agencies of state government; record, manage, and remediate asbestos and other hazardous materials in state-owned and leased buildings and advise public schools on matters pertaining to hazardous materials; maintain a
central fleet of vehicles for use by government agencies; provide central services including postal, surplus property, and warehousing of supplies; and plan and oversee the construction of public improvements, including schools.  The Bureau is authorized to plan and develop long-range public improvement programs and to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding such programs. It advises on and approves engineering and architectural services, proposals, plans, specifications and contracts for public improvements to state facilities and public school construction.

ORGANIZATION:
     In 1991 the Bureau of Public Improvements and the Bureau of Purchases merged to create the Bureau of General Services.  It consists of seven major divisions; Planning, Design & Construction; Property Management (including Operations and Maintenance and Custodial Services); Purchases (including Procurement and State Purchases Review Committee); Central Fleet Management and Central Services; Risk Management; and Leased Space.  The organization also participates on the State House and Capitol Park Commission, the Capitol Planning Commission, the Blaine House Commission, and the Capitol Riverfront Improvement District.

PROGRAM:
     The Planning, Design & Construction Division staff oversees renovations, maintenance and repairs of roughly 2,000 state buildings and state funded school projects and prepares the biennial capital and repair budgets for all state agencies.  Property Management has responsibility for operations and maintenance, including housekeeping services, of over 70 buildings in the various Capitol Complexes (East and West Campuses), the Hallowell Annex; the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, and other buildings in the Greater Augusta area.  The Division of Purchases is responsible for procurement of goods and services for State Government.  Central Fleet Management and Central Services manage not only the State fleet, but also Postal Services, Warehousing, and State Surplus and Federal Surplus property.  The Risk Management Division provides insurance advice and services to the state government and administers all state insurance and self-funded plans and programs.  The Leased Space Division locates State agencies either in state facilities, or in privately leased facilities throughout the State.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	6,162,176	4,065,761		374,319		1,722,096
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,586,901	1,655,094		188,722		743,085
RETIREMENTS	1,031,837	675,009		61,762		295,066
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	111,221	73,936		7,083		30,202
COMPUTER SERVICES	289,660	176,805		7,043		105,812
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	6,011,084	3,896,989	293,432	1,144,897		675,766
RENTS	1,814,004	192,322	724,194	10,234		887,254
COMMODITIES	4,099,413	3,793,557	44,745	200,118		60,993
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	1,070,170	1,057,800	12,370
EQUIPMENT	2,333,918	22,998	2,310,920
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	667,675			667,675
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	73,026,097		1,742			73,024,355
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	99,204,156	15,610,271	3,387,403	2,661,853		77,544,629

BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES

ALICIA KELLOGG, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	161 CAPITOL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	4 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0004	FAX:	(207) 287-4414
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 624-7761
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 389 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000007033
Average Count--All Positions: 39.000		Legislative Count: 39.00

PURPOSE:
    The Bureau of Human Resources is responsible for centralized administration of the State's Civil Service System and functions as the Governor's designee for employer relations for Maine State Government. The mission of the Bureau is to adopt, amend, and enforce Civil Service Law and Rules to ensure that positions essentially alike in duties and responsibilities are treated alike in pay and other civil service processes; to ensure that applicants for State positions are afforded fair and equal opportunity to obtain employment on the basis of merit and fitness; and through these merit programs and employee development and training programs, to promote effective services and economy for the conduct of State business.  In addition, the Bureau also develops and executes employee relations policies, objectives and strategies consistent with the overall objectives of the Governor; conducts negotiations with certified bargaining agents under applicable statutes; administers and interprets collective bargaining agreements; represents the State in all bargaining unit determinations, elections, prohibited practice complaints and other related legal proceedings; and administers the State EEO/AA Program, the ADA, the USERRA and other civil rights related law and programs. The Bureau also is responsible for administering employee benefits including health and dental insurances and the deferred compensation program, Workers Compensation Program, and Wellness and Safety initiatives.  The Bureau is a service agency to Executive Branch departments, and the Bureau's enacting legislation mandates that it is responsive to the needs of agencies and employees.
     The goals for administration of the State's Civil Service System are: 1) to design and administer human resource programs, services, and benefits; 2) to recruit, develop, and retain the best talent, managed within available resources; 3) to work cooperatively with state agencies, employees, and labor organizations to provide services effectively and fairly; 4) to inform and educate state employees, managers, and supervisors at all levels and in all agencies on the policies and programs necessary to effectively administer and monitor human resource programs and benefits; and 5) to function as the Governor's designee for employee relations for the State of Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     In 1937, the State of Maine enacted legislation to parallel Federal Civil Service Law.  A three-member State Personnel Board and a Bureau of Personnel within the then Department of Finance were established to administer this new law.  The Bureau was headed by a Director of Personnel who was appointed by the
Governor and the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board.  In 1941, the Bureau was made an independent State agency referred to as the Office of Personnel.  In 1953, the State Personnel Board was enlarged by adding a member selected by the Maine State Employees' Association and a member selected from department heads.  In 1975, these two special memberships were deleted and the State Personnel Board returned to an all-public body.     In 1976, the State Civil Service System experienced its first major change.  The Office of Personnel was made a Cabinet-level department, headed by a Commissioner appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  The Commissioner was given the authority formerly vested in the State Personnel Board and the State Personnel Board was redefined as an advisory and appellant body.  In January 1981, the Governor placed the Office of Employee Relations under the Commissioner of Personnel and a Director of Employee Relations was appointed by the Commissioner to manage labor relations and collective bargaining activities.     In 1986, the legislature significantly altered the mission and purpose of the Department of Personnel and provided a year of transition for the Department to become the Bureau of Human Resources within the newly established Department of Administration.  The State Personnel Board was discontinued and replaced by the State Civil Service Appeals Board, and an advisory Policy Review Board comprised of the leadership of the larger State departments was established.  The Office of Employee Relations was established as a separate Bureau, and the former training division of the Office of Employee Relations was placed under the Bureau of Human Resources.  In July 1991, the State Employee Health Insurance, Workers' Compensation, and State Employee Health and Wellness programs were placed under the Bureau of Human Resources. In July 2008, the Bureau of Employee Relations became the Office of Employee Relations and was returned to the Bureau of Human Resources.

PROGRAM:
     The Merit Systems Division fosters an interactive relationship with Service Center and agency HR divisions.  The objective is a shift in organizational culture: to decentralize much of the day-to-day administration of merit systems to agencies by providing agency HR professionals with the skills and information needed to accept delegated responsibility.  Important to this effort is the HR Policy/Practices Manual which is available and maintained on the Internet for access by managers, employees and the public; periodic Issues & Answers Sessions with agency HR managers; and programs to develop consulting skills.  Our website provides state agencies, state employees and the public with access to workforce demographics, job class specifications, key staffing reports and other information.  Recent additions include expanded recruitment services and an automated application.  The Bureau continues to explore ways to make more services available via the internet.

     The State Employees' Health Insurance Program provides centralized administration of the State's health, dental, utilization review, prescription drug programs and IRS 125 programs.  This includes the coordination of payroll deductions, health and dental eligibility determinations and benefits communications.  The Workers' Compensation Division provides direction and technical assistance in the administration of workers' compensation claims.  The Employee Assistance Program utilizes the services of Affiliated Health Care Systems to guide and assist participating employees, family members and retirees with financial, family, substance abuse and other personal problems.  In compliance with the Federal Highway Administration rules and regulations, the alcohol and drug testing program was administered for approximately 1300 employees in safety-sensitive positions.

     The State Training and Development Division provided training and management consulting services to 3200 participants in core competency management and professional development programs.  Services include: new employee orientation, computer training, workplace skills workshops, employee recognition, special events and organizational development including establishing and coordinating the Maine Management Service (MMS) The development and implementation of this innovative MMS program has been a key focus for the unit and the Bureau.  The service emphasizes the use of core leadership competencies shared by managers across state agencies that are reflected in training and development programs and in a competency based selection process.

The Office of Employee Relations negotiated successor collective bargaining agreements for the seven bargaining units effective July 2007 through June 2009, and continued to administer the agreements by providing advice and counsel to agencies.  Staff also conducted grievance hearings and represented agencies in grievance arbitrations; pursued unit clarifications petitions; and represented the state on Labor/Management Committees established in collective bargaining agreements.

PUBLICATIONS:
The following publications are available through the Bureau of Human Resources or as noted:

http://www.maine.gov/bhr for links to:

   Civil Service rules

   Personnel Action Forms

   Training Catalogue

   Employment Opportunities Listings (current)

   Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual

http://www.maine.gov/bhr/rules_policies/policy.htm

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/5/title5ch0sec0.html for links to:

Civil Service Law (Title 5, Chapters 56 (repealed), 60, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71, and 372)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,908,129	1,139,450	76,391			692,288
HEALTH BENEFITS	613,305	325,767	20,536			267,002
RETIREMENTS	389,880	227,170	16,783			145,927
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	28,823	17,738	1,522			9,563
COMPUTER SERVICES	290,863	66,929	47,172			176,762
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,990,641	259,189	119,167			2,612,285
RENTS	192,257	76,705	440			115,112
COMMODITIES	51,063	19,086	13,486			18,491
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	9,523,330					9,523,330
EQUIPMENT	303					303
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	38					38
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	15,988,632	2,132,034	295,497			13,561,101

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

RICHARD THOMPSON, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	26 EDISON DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	145 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0145	FAX:	(207) 287-4563
Established:	1992	Telephone:	(207) 624-7840
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 127 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001981
Average Count--All Positions: 491.500		Legislative Count: 491.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of the Information Technology provides centralized direction, coordination and oversight to information technology policy making, planning, architecture and standardization, with the focus on delivery of effective information technology services.  This includes responsibilities over information technology leadership, communications, planning, financial performance management, procurement and contract management, and resource management.

ORGANIZATION:
Legislation enacted during the 122nd Second Session merged the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Bureau of Information Services into the Office of Information Technology (OIT).  The creation of OIT was effective July 1, 2005, establishing an organization that has an enterprise focus on the delivery of information technology to Executive Branch agencies and coordination and support of other State and local government entities.

PROGRAM:
On July 1, 2005 OIT initiated a new organizational structure intended to support the goals of the administration (as outlined in Governor Baldacci's Executive Order entitled "An Order Concerning Effective Application of Information Technology" issued January 2005) relating to:  an enterprise philosophy for delivering technology services, and improved effectiveness and efficiency in order to achieve IT budgetary savings.  The CIO established the new organizational governance structure, filled the leadership positions, and appointed the advisory CIO Council and IT Executive Committee members in the first half of the fiscal year.
Under the new unified structure, technology services are organized into three categories: common, shared, and specialized.  OIT's common and shared services provide required technical support to agencies through centrally managing all support staff.  Common and shared services include, but are not limited to, support for the wide area network, 24x7 data processing, network telecommunications (data and voice), email, consolidated help desk, security, geographic information systems, and document management. Specialized services include custom applications, project management and select services as needed under the direction of agency business leaders and their Agency IT Directors.

OPEGA review: In January 2006 the Legislature's Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA) issued its a final report: Review of State-wide Planning and Management of Information Technology - State is at Risk from Fragmented Practices; Enterprise Transformation Underway and Needs Steadfast Support .  While supportive of the new enterprise structure and its goals, this report listed a number of findings and observations. OIT has addressed many of the issues raised in the report, with focus on Security, data center consolidation, improved policies and cost containment.

Intergovernmental Radio Network:  A significant effort initiated during FY 06 was the upgrade / replacement of the State's antiquated radio-based Public Safety Communications Infrastructure.  It has been 30 years since the State developed a plan to upgrade its radio (wireless) communications structures.  Starting in 2005 the plan was implemented to replace several radio systems used by state and local agencies. Through the efforts of the Maine State Communication Network program, these aging systems are being replaced by a single, interoperative statewide system. Partnerships with federal and local agencies have been fostered in this process. This major initiative will continue as a multi year project with a contracted systems integrator to implement the necessary improved or new infrastructure to complete this network. The selection process for this contractor continues.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	26,773,966					26,773,966
HEALTH BENEFITS	8,227,483					8,227,483
RETIREMENTS	4,433,093					4,433,093
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	443,936					443,936
COMPUTER SERVICES	2,336,883					2,336,883
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,308,269					2,308,269
RENTS	1,196,479					1,196,479
COMMODITIES	669,593					669,593
INTEREST-DEBT RETIREMENT	295,444					295,444
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	19,434,328	3,478,538				15,955,790
COST OF GOODS SOLD	10,496,601					10,496,601
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	76,616,075	3,478,538				73,137,537

INFORME

RICHARD THOMPSON, CHAIR

Central Office:	26 EDISION DRIVE, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0045
Mail Address:	145 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0145
Established:	1998	Telephone:	(207) 624-7840
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 622 ; Citation: T0001 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000533

PURPOSE:
The Information Resource of Maine, known as InforME, was established to serve as a self-supporting and cost-effective electronic portal to provide and enhance access to the State's public information for individuals, businesses, and other entities.

ORGANIZATION:
     The InforME Board consists of 15 voting members and two non-voting members.  The members include: the Secretary of State, 3 Chief Executive Officers from agencies within the Executive Branch appointed by the Governor, a member of the University of Maine System appointed by the Chancellor, a member of the statewide association of municipalities appointed by the Governor, a member of a non profit organization advancing the citizens' rights to access information appointed by the Governor, a member from the statewide association of librarians appointed by the Governor, 2 members of user associations appointed by the Governor, the State's Chief Information Officer, the State Librarian, a public member appointed by the President of the Senate, and a public member appointed by the Speaker of the House.
     The two non-voting members are a member of the judicial branch appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and the CEO of the private entity under contract to work as the portal manager.

PROGRAM:
    The InforME Board, Chaired by the State Chief Information Officer provided direction to the InforME Portal Manager, Maine Information Network.  InforME provides universal continuous access to accurate, current electronic public information that may be searched to suit the user's own purposes.  Services include, at a minimum:  providing standardized access to customized databases and data custodians' databases; providing links to other information sources; conducting electronic business and payment transactions; assisting state agencies in electronically disseminating public information in their custody; and constantly improving access to and the utility of the public information available through InforME.  InforME explores and, where appropriate, implements ways to:  A. Expand the amount and kind of public information available free of charge; B. Increase the utility of the public information provided and the form in which it is provided; C. Expand the base of users who access the public information; and, D. Improve individual and business access to public information through improvements in technology.  InforME provides opportunities for individuals, businesses, and other entities to review public information for accuracy and to indicate to the data custodian when corrections may be appropriate; provides a mechanism for the authorized transfer of nonpublic information; promotes opportunities for interagency cooperation; and provides opportunities for innovative uses of public information.

As a result of InforME's efforts, Maine was ranked #2 in the 2008 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards, the second straight year to achieve this ranking. This is the seventh time in the eight years since entering the competition that Maine has ranked as one of the top three among all competing states.

A competitive selection process selected the Maine Information Network as the portal manager for the future contract with plans to improve content management, interactivity with the site, streaming of audio and video enhancements and continued efforts on accessibility for citizens with disabilities.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

STATE LIQUOR AND LOTTERY COMMISSION

DAN GWADOSKY, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	10 WATER STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Mail Address:	8 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0008	FAX:	(207) 287-6769
Established:	1993	Telephone:	(207) 287-3721
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 364 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000283A

PURPOSE:
     The Commission was established to provide exceptional public service for the controlled distribution and sale of liquor and lottery products so that it may effectively generate additional revenues for the support of the State government.
     The Commission has the following powers and duties: control and supervision of the pricing, listing and delisting of spirits and fortified wines for sale to the public; promulgate and amend rules; make recommendations and set policies; assign to the Director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, under its supervision, all powers and duties relating to all phases of the operation and to transact other business that may be properly brought before it.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State's regulation of liquor originated in 1862 with the establishment of a Commissioner to Regulate Sale on Intoxicating Liquors to have control of liquors kept and sold for medicinal and manufacturing purposes. In 1905, a Liquor Enforcement Commission was established to enforce the law against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Both of these agencies were abolished in 1911. A State Liquor Licensing Board was created in 1933 consisting of three members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, for terms of three years, the chairman designated by the Governor. The board was renamed State Liquor Commission in legislation effective 1934 which outlined responsibilities with respect to the state control of liquor still basic to the Commission in conjunction with the present Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages. As of 1977 the members of the Commission are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. In 1987, the Legislature raised the membership to 5.  In November 1973, a public referendum approved a State Lottery and the first State Lottery Commission was appointed in January 1974. In 1992, the Maine State Lottery and the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages were combined to become The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations.  In July 1993, the Maine State Liquor and Lottery Commission were merged into a single, combined Commission of five (5) members.

PROGRAM:
(See Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Annual Report).

LICENSES:
(See Department of Public Safety Annual Report).

PUBLICATIONS:
(See Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations Annual Report).

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES

JEROME. GERARD, ACTING,STATE TAX ASSESSOR

Central Office:	26 EDISON DR, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	24 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0024	FAX:	(207) 287-4028
Established:	1931	Telephone:	(207) 287-6965
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 125 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000021006
Average Count--All Positions: 331.269		Legislative Count: 330.50

PURPOSE:
      The Bureau of Revenue Services, also known as Maine Revenue Services (MRS), was established to collect revenues necessary to support Maine state government through the assessment of taxes as required by law, and to improve the administration of tax laws in Maine at both state and local levels. The Bureau, through the State Tax Assessor (Executive Director), is empowered to assess and collect the following state taxes: Sales & Use Taxes, Individual & Corporate Income Taxes, Motor Fuel Taxes, Estate Taxes, Business Taxes, Cigarette & Tobacco Taxes, Special Industry Taxes, and Property Taxes in the Unorganized Territory.  It also exercises general supervision of local property tax assessing officials.     Additionally, the Bureau administers the Real Estate Transfer Tax, the Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund (the "Circuitbreaker") Program and property tax reimbursements relating to the Maine Homestead Exemption, Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement, Tree Growth Valuations, Veterans' Exemption, and Animal Waste Facilities Exemption.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Bureau of Revenue Services has evolved over time.  In 1891 a three-member Board of State Assessors was created to equalize and apportion State taxes among the several towns and unorganized townships in the State and to assess all taxes upon corporate franchises. In 1931, the Board was replaced
by the Bureau of Taxation within the newly-established Department of Finance, under the administrative direction of the State Tax Assessor who was appointed by the Commissioner of Finance with the approval of the Governor. In addition to the duties of the Board, the new Bureau assumed responsibility for administration of the Gasoline Tax which was transferred from the State Auditor.  At the same time, a Board of Equalization was established, chaired by the State Tax Assessor, to equalize State and county taxes among the towns and unorganized territories of the State.
     In 1969, the Board was abolished and its duties were assigned to the State Tax Assessor.  At the same time, the Municipal Valuation Appeals Board was established to adjudicate State Valuation appeals.  The Bureau assumed administration of the Cigarette Tax in 1941, Inheritance & Estate Taxes in 1947, Sales & Use Taxes in 1951 and Individual & Corporate Income Taxes in 1969.  Administration of the Elderly Householders Tax & Rent Refund Act of 1971 was assumed by the Bureau in 1972.  Also in 1972, appointment of the State Tax Assessor was changed to include approval by both the Governor and the Council. Currently, the Commissioner of Administrative & Financial Services appoints the State Tax Assessor, subject to confirmation by the Governor.  Effective July 1, 1974, all property tax functions were transferred to the new Bureau of Property Taxation, formerly a division of the Bureau of Taxation,
and effective July 1, 1975 all property tax functions were returned to the Bureau of Taxation and the Bureau of Property Taxation was abolished. Effective September 19, 1997, the Bureau of Taxation became the Bureau of Revenue Services.  The Bureau is now organized into 3 program areas.

PROGRAM:
        TAX ADMINISTRATION: Income & Estate Tax Division - Administers income taxes (individual, corporate, pass-through entities and withholding), estate taxes, franchise tax on financial institutions, insurance premiums taxes, Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund (the "Circuitbreaker") Program, and Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program. Sales, Fuel and Special Tax Division - Administers sales/use, service provider, healthcare provider, hospital and fuel taxes, along with various special excise taxes and tax refund programs.  Property Tax Division - Oversees municipal property tax administration; administers the Commercial Forestry Excise Tax, Controlling Interest & Real Estate Transfer Tax, Telecommunications Personal Property Tax, Elderly Tax Deferral Program, municipal LURC fee assessments, property and excise taxes in the Unorganized Territories; establishes per acre values and reimbursements pursuant to the Tree Growth Tax Law; determines annual State Valuation; provides training programs for municipal assessors; and administers state reimbursements for the following exemptions: Veterans', Veterans' Organizations, Homestead, Business Equipment Tax, Animal Waste Facility, and Snow Grooming.  Appellate Division - Makes final agency action decisions on administrative tax appeals (reconsiderations).  Appellate staff act as hearing officers, making findings of fact, researching and applying the relevant tax law.  General Counsel/Legal Division - Provides the Bureau with legal research and advisory services with respect to all aspects of tax administration; acts as agency liaison with the Office of the Attorney General; reviews and coordinates agency advisory opinions, rulemaking, and offer in compromise negotiation of selected cases; reviews draft reconsideration decisions; assists with legislative analysis, drafting and communications.  Research Division - Provides research support to the Bureau, develops economic models for tax policy analysis, and monitors monthly tax revenues.
      OPERATIONS:  Return Processing and Quality Assurance Division - Provides mail and return processing services, deposits and tax revenues, provides Bureau-wide data entry services, provides business analysis and quality assurance testing for planning and implementation of modernized and enhanced systems, works with systems staff to operate, maintain and develop the Bureau's computer network, automated systems and electronic return filing and payment applications and provide oversight of Bureau electronic data processing hardware.  Accounting Unit - Prepares Bureau budget and monitors expenditures.
     COMPLIANCE: Income/Estate Tax Division - Conducts field audits of all business entity types and estates to determine tax liability and assists taxpayers in understanding Maine tax law; reviews and adjusts as necessary the tax returns and tax benefit programs administered by the Division.  Sales, Fuel & Special Tax Division, Audit Unit - Conducts field audits of various businesses and individuals to determine tax liability and assists taxpayers in understanding Maine tax law. Compliance Division - Collects delinquent taxesand performs office audits relative to items of income and use tax reporting to insure compliance with the law. Criminal Investigation Unit - Performs criminal investigations/audits referred by Criminal Tax Referral Committee. Completed cases reviewed by the AG's Office to determine those to be prosecuted criminally.

LICENSES:
Sales Tax Retailer Certificate

Sales Tax Resale Certificate

Tobacco Tax: Cigarette License (annual)-distributors,

Tobacco Products Distributors License

Gasoline Tax: Distributors, Exporters & Importers Certificates

Special Fuel Tax: Suppliers Certificate, Users License

Blueberry Processors & Shippers License

Potato Shippers Certificate

Mahogany Quahog Dealers Certificate

Certified Maine Assessor Certificate

Certified Assessment Technician Certificate

PUBLICATIONS:
Except where noted, the following publications are available free of charge:

Maine Revenue Services - Web Site: www.maine.gov/revenue

Maine Tax Alert

Rules adopted by the Bureau

Income and Sales tax forms and instructions

Sales tax instruction bulletins

Property tax bulletins

Municipal Valuation Return Statistical Summary (property tax-annual)

Bureau Revenue Report (annual)

Pamphlets of various tax statutes

Maps - Any number of maps (24"x36" sheet) $5.00 each

Unorganized Territory Valuation Book - $0.20 per page, with a minimum of $3.00

Unorganized Territory Valuation Book; electronic copy - $5/township; 6-10

Townships, $10; Entire UT County $20

Maine Property Assessment Manual - $10.00

Maine Property Tax Laws - $10.00

Title 36 - $18.00

Sales Tax Reference Guide - $10.00

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF REVENUE SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	12,793,861	12,413,503		380,358
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,769,855	4,623,493		146,362
RETIREMENTS	2,161,837	2,098,114		63,723
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	210,194	204,424		5,770
COMPUTER SERVICES	8,798,186	8,042,837	223,720	139,889		391,740
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	9,388,878	4,967,754	4,399,880	21,244
RENTS	1,207,836	1,184,722	23,114
COMMODITIES	192,419	160,125	32,294
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	44,249,205	33,933,389	10,315,816
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	29,957		24,050	3,893		2,014
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	83,802,228	67,628,361	15,018,874	761,239		393,754

DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT

DAVID FITTS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	3RD FLOOR CROSS OFFICE BLDNG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	85 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0085	FAX:	(207) 287-4008
Established:	1991	Telephone:	(207) 624-7423
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 18 ; Unit: 133 ; Citation: P1991 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000622BB-2
Average Count--All Positions: 5.000		Legislative Count: 5.00

PURPOSE:
     The objective of the Risk Management Division is to provide insurance advice to the state government and administer all state insurance and self-funded plans and programs excepting Workers Compensation and employee benefits. The Division annually reviews the entire subject of insurance as it applies to all state property and activities; develops and maintains accurate records of all buildings and contents, state-owned vehicles, aircraft, ocean marine equipment and other pertinent information to properly apply insurance coverage; recommends to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services such protection as deemed necessary or desirable for the protection of all state property and activities; recommends a limit of self-insurance on state-owned buildings, contents, furniture, fixtures, and activities consistent with adequate capitalization and administration of the Self-Insurance Fund; and provides insurance coverage for unusual or unique situations and conditions, as deemed necessary.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division exists under the Bureau of General Services.  The staff consists of 4 insurance professionals and one clerical support person.  The Division in one form or another has existed since the 1920's.

PROGRAM:
     Insurance services are offered as separate lines of insurance including but not limited to property, general liability, ocean marine, bonding, vehicular liability, police professional liability and the like.  Insurance rates are based on the cost of commercial insurance where applicable plus the projected cost of claims based on actuarial studies of past claims.  Loss control is a significant part of the Divisions services.

LICENSES:
Not allowed by statute

PUBLICATIONS:
Annual compilation of property values

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	231,905					231,905
HEALTH BENEFITS	85,037					85,037
RETIREMENTS	44,584					44,584
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,660					4,660
COMPUTER SERVICES	27,340					27,340
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	-632,456					-632,456
RENTS	1,464					1,464
COMMODITIES	3,628					3,628
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	231,664					231,664
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	-2,174					-2,174

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES

SETH H. BRADSTREET, III, COMMISSIONER

EDWIN R. PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1852	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000001
Average Count--All Positions: 171.358		Legislative Count: 138.00

Units:

	OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES		BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL
	MAINE AGRICULTURAL BARGAINING BOARD		DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY
	DIVISION OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRY		SEED POTATO BOARD
	AROOSTOOK WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT BOARD		POTATO MARKETING IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER		PULL EVENTS COMMISSION
	STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION		DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATION
	(OFFICE OF) STATE HORTICULTURIST		(OFFICE OF) SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
	DIVISION OF MARKET AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT
	MAINE MILK COMMISSION

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources was established to improve Maine agriculture through: the conservation and improvement of the soil and cropland of the State; the development, compilation and dissemination of scientific and practical knowledge; the marketing and promotion of agricultural products; the detection, prevention and eradication of plant and animal diseases; the protection of the public's health and well being from the consumption of harmful or unsanitary products and food preparation practices; and the sound development of the natural resources of the State.
     The Commissioner of Agriculture and the appropriate boards or commissions within the Department have authority to establish and promulgate grades and standards for Maine agricultural products, and to promote the use of such products; to inspect agricultural products, and the premises and conveyors on which such products are stored, handled or processed, to inspect food establishments where food products are stored, processed, manufactured and sold, and issue licenses, permits and certificates of inspection.
     The Commissioner of Agriculture and the appropriate boards or commissions within the Department have the authority to grant licenses and permits; to collect fines and legal and usual fees; to hold hearings for the purpose of obtaining essential information; to establish, promulgate and maintain a full record of necessary regulations, provide for the enforcement of the same; to establish milk prices; to establish harness racing schedules; to register pesticides and license their use; to participate in the investigation and prosecution of cases of cruelty to animals; to administer the agricultural bargaining laws; to appoint all officials, boards, and commissions as provided by law; and to employ personnel necessary to carry out these responsibilities.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State Board of Agriculture was created in 1852 and continued as a Board until 1901 when the Department of Agriculture was established and the position of Commissioner of Agriculture was created.
     Concurrent with the Board was the establishment of the State Cattle Commission in 1887, whose duties were granted to a Livestock Sanitary Commissioner in 1911.  Ten years later, all responsibility for animal disease control was vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture.  The Veterinary Examiners Board (now the Board of Veterinary Medicine) was created in 1905.
     The Agricultural Development Act of 1980, enacted by the 109th Legislature and effective July 1980, changed the department's name to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and authorized the reorganization of the department into four bureaus. In 1995, the Productivity Realization Task Force reorganized the department again.  All Bureaus were eliminated and replaced by Divisions and Offices, whose directors report directly to the Commissioner.  This change can be found in 1995 PL C. 502.  Another reorganization in 1999 eliminated one of the offices and merged the responsibilities into the Office of the Commissioner.

PROGRAM:
     Specific activities of the department during FY08 are discussed in the individual reports of the various units within the department.  The Department has also reached out to work with many outside organizations in order to maximize our resources, such as Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ag in the Classroom, Agricultural Council of Maine, Maine Farm Bureau, Maine Organic Farmers of Maine, and other industry related organizations.

LICENSES:
(Listed under the appropriate program units in following reports.)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	5,779,850	2,773,775	1,579,158		1,177,632	249,285
HEALTH BENEFITS	2,230,849	1,016,298	628,647		477,477	108,427
RETIREMENTS	990,311	484,888	269,926		194,466	41,031
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	96,359	46,613	24,265		21,198	4,283
COMPUTER SERVICES	225,664	203,402	19,711		2,551
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	4,573,172	1,919,608	1,992,434		586,892	74,238
RENTS	569,197	296,615	228,293		27,316	16,973
COMMODITIES	508,006	299,032	110,551		31,151	67,272
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	18,138,484	785,248	15,066,365		1,387,229	899,642
EQUIPMENT	325,800	325,800
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	493,666	269,409	197,328		22,234	4,695
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	33,931,358	8,420,688	20,116,678		3,928,146	1,465,846

OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES

VACANT, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1995	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001B ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003

PURPOSE:
The Office of Agricultural, Natural and Rural Resources (OANRR) was merged with the Division of Animal Health and Industry effective FY 07, with some bond projects assigned to the Division of Market and Production Development. There continues to be closing obligations from this reorganization. The programmatic overview is found within both the Division of Animal Health and Industry, and the Division of Market and Production Development.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL AND RURAL RESOURCES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	157,353	8,958			22,409	125,986
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	157,353	8,958			22,409	125,986

MAINE AGRICULTURAL BARGAINING BOARD

EDWIN R. PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 020 ; Citation: T0013 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001956

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act authorizes producers of agricultural products to form organizations for the purposes of bargaining with handlers of those products with respect to price and other terms and conditions of their sale.  The Act provides for the certification of those producer organizations which meet the statutory criteria for qualification and requires qualified associations and handlers to bargain in good faith.  When an association and a handler cannot reach agreement, the statute provides for binding final offer arbitration.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act was first enacted in 1973 by the 106th Legislature.  The Act established the Agricultural Bargaining Board, made up of five members appointed by the Governor.  One member represents the interests of producers, one member represents the interests of handlers, and three public members. Subsequent changes to the Act authorize an alternate to represent both the producer and handler interests.

PROGRAM:
     From the enactment of the statute in 1973 until 1984, only one organization was certified, representing producers of potatoes used for processing.  In 1984, the Board certified an organization representing producers of poultry.  In 1988, the last remaining poultry handler closed its facilities in Maine leaving only the one organization representing the producers of potatoes and peas.
     Amendments in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2003 established binding final-offer arbitration as the final step in the dispute resolution process, established criteria for the arbitrator's decision, made procedural clarifications to the contract bargaining, mediation and arbitration provisions, removed specific standards applicable only to associations of blueberry producers and established fair share fees for growers who are not members of a qualified association of producers.

LICENSES:
Certification of qualified associations.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRY

DONALD HOENIG, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7615
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001P ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 29.738		Legislative Count: 29.50

PURPOSE:
     The goal of the Division of Animal Health and Industry is to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious diseases among poultry and livestock, promote public health and food safety as it relates to diseases, which are transmissible to humans, administer the animal welfare statutes and develop best management practices that are economically and environmentally sound.  The Division is also responsible for the Dairy Inspection Program, Nutrient Management Program, the Animal Welfare Program and the Agricultural Compliance Program.

ORGANIZATION:
     Professional staff is comprised of one Chemist, two Lab Technicians, two Dairy Inspectors, one State Veterinarian, one assistant state veterinarian, one Livestock Specialist, one Poultry Health Technician, one Planning and Research Associate, one Agricultural Compliance Supervisor, one Agricultural Compliance Officer, one State Soil Scientist, one Natural Resource Program Manager, one Nutrient Management Program Coordinator, one Animal Welfare Program Director, one animal welfare program veterinarian, six district humane agents, one intermittent humane agent and the Division Director. Clerical/administrative support is comprised of three Office Associates and one Secretary Associate. The Division has oversight of the Nutrient Management Board.  National Poultry Improvement Program Pullorum-Typhoid Testers and Salmonella enteritidis sample collectors have been recruited, trained and certified by the Division to assist with programs and to promote animal husbandry programs. The Division provides administrative assistance to the Maine Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

PROGRAM:
     The Division of Animal Health and Industry is dedicated to protecting and improving the health and welfare of all companion and agricultural animals and the citizens of Maine.  The Division is responsible for a variety of programs pertaining to animal health and welfare, production and quality, as well as human health; works to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious, infectious, and parasitic diseases among poultry and livestock, especially those diseases transmitted to people either directly or indirectly; tests all milk and milk products produced and sold in Maine for compliance with state and federal law; and works with farmers to resolve problems and to improve milk quality and production.  The Compliance Officers respond to nuisance and contamination complaints and develop best management practices for adoption by farmers.  The Nutrient Management Program has provided bond funding for the establishment of manure storage facilities and ensures that all livestock and poultry operations maintain a Nutrient Management Plan. The Natural Resource Specialist is part of the Maine Compost Team that is internationally recognized for its cutting edge composting as a waste management tool.   Inspection, testing and certification programs seek to improve quality and production that add value to the final product, animal health and welfare, food safety, public health and environmental stewardship.  The Division is responsible for planning, preparing and responding to all natural disasters and disease outbreaks.

LICENSES:
License:

     Large Game Shooting Areas

     Deer and Elk Farms

     Swine Garbage Feeders

     Livestock and Poultry Dealers

     Livestock Auctions

     Drivers, Tanker Trucks, Bulk Tanks and Milk and Milk Product Processing Plants

     Animal shelters

     Boarding kennels

     Breeding kennels

     Pet shops

     Research facilities

     Dogs

Permits:

     Livestock and Poultry Importations

     Laboratory Evaluation Officers

     Biologics

     Dairy Farms

     Livestock Operations Permits

     Pig Scrambles

     Calf Scrambles

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,056,808	636,633	380,727		39,448
HEALTH BENEFITS	420,477	244,325	164,842		11,310
RETIREMENTS	188,503	114,071	67,868		6,564
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	17,148	9,397	7,200		551
COMPUTER SERVICES	6,862	29	6,833
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,192,692	80,336	1,098,574		13,782
RENTS	211,673	61,070	142,203		8,400
COMMODITIES	90,117	38,841	46,880		4,396
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	766,534	296,680			193,973	275,881
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	107,861		103,851		4,010
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,058,675	1,481,382	2,018,978		282,434	275,881

AROOSTOOK WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT BOARD

RAY HARRIS, CHAIRMAN

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1987	Telephone:	(207) 287-7620
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 328 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000332

PURPOSE:
     To deal with issues and develop programs involving irrigation and competing uses for water in Aroostook County.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Board is composed of the following members: Chairman of the Maine Potato Board; one person designated by the Maine Potato Board who is a farmer with irrigation experience; one farmer from each of the three Aroostook County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, selected by the boards of supervisors of the three districts; Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station; Director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service; State Conservationist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service; Director of the Maine Geological Survey; Director of the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission; and the Maine Commissioner of Agriculture.

PROGRAM:
     A Research Program was started in 1992 to evaluate the effects of irrigation on potato yield and quality, utilize the best conservation practices for building soil structure, and demonstrate these practices to participating farmers. In addition, a demonstration program was established to show farmers how to set up irrigation and use best management practices. The Board is also responsible to review and expand existing knowledge of water needs, water supply, and a review of regulatory concerns. The Board has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Geological Service to monitor streams as potential water supplies, and with the Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District to survey grower's needs for irrigation.
     The Board was given responsibility in 1993 to address nuisance complaints regarding noise levels of irrigation pumps, as well as review state and federal environmental regulations regarding pond developments. The Board started an analysis of Noise Issues related to pumps and contracted with an acoustics-engineering firm to evaluate potential human impacts of noise. In addition the Board began work with DEP to evaluate water resource use and pond development in Aroostook County. The Board was instrumental in receiving third year funding of $252,000 from the Army Corps of Engineers for fiscal year 1994. The Board completed the study in 1996 and submitted its final report.  In 1999, the legislature reestablished the Board, and currently the Board is involved in resolving issues involving irrigation.

PUBLICATIONS:
Irrigation Pump Noise Diagnostic Measurements-Aroostook County, 1993

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

SETH H. BRADSTREET, III, COMMISSIONER

EDWIN R. PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1919	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001T ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 4.000		Legislative Count: 4.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the Commissioner provides oversight of management and planning efforts across the Department as well as strategic direction.  It also coordinates enterprise-wide technology, finance and human resources initiatives.  Additionally, the Office coordinates legislative activity, and the regulatory agenda.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Office consists of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner's office, State Harness Racing Commission and Maine Milk Commission.

PROGRAM:
     The Office has spearheaded policy matters that directly affect Maine agriculture or Departmental operations.  It coordinates the development of, tracking of, and response to legislative and budget issues.  The Department's coordination with Natural Resource Service Center and Office of Information Technology is led through this office.  It also provides administrative support to the Maine Agricultural Bargaining Board.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	244,364	244,364
HEALTH BENEFITS	88,099	88,099
RETIREMENTS	45,295	45,295
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,729	4,729
COMPUTER SERVICES	197,334	184,561	12,773
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	923,544	729,845	193,699
RENTS	658	358	300
COMMODITIES	18,292	16,947	1,345
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	129,413	28,600	34,200		66,613
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	11,264		11,264
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,662,992	1,342,798	253,581		66,613

STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION

HENRY JACKSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1935	Telephone:	(207) 287-3221
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 017 ; Citation: T0008 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000261
Average Count--All Positions: 6.578		Legislative Count: 4.00

PURPOSE:
     The State Harness Racing Commission was established to maintain honesty and integrity in pari-mutuel harness racing in the State of Maine and to insure that pari-mutuel racing is conducted in the best interest of horsemen, associations and the general public.  The primary responsibilities of the Commission are to make rules and regulations for holding, conducting and operating all harness horse races or meets for public exhibition in the State and for the operation of race tracks on which any such race or meet is held; to assign dates for holding harness horse races or meets for public exhibition with pari-mutuel pools as will best serve the interests of the agricultural associations of Maine; to license Off-Track Betting facilities in Maine; and to oversee the enforcement of the Commission's Rules and Regulations and the Statutes governing horse racing in Maine.
     The Commission: grants track licenses to operate day or night harness racing; licenses off-track betting facilities to operate and accept pari-mutuel wagers; licenses or registers participants in harness horse racing, pari-mutuel employees and race officials, upon application, and charges a fee for such license not to exceed $100; regulates, supervises and checks the making of pari-mutuel pools and their distribution; establishes a schedule of fines and adopts a schedule of suspensions which may include lifetime suspensions from participating in the sport; and encourages and promotes the breeding of a strain of Maine Standardbred horses.

ORGANIZATION:
    The State Harness Racing Commission was established in 1935 as the State Racing Commission.  It received its present name in 1951, and in 1973 was placed within the Department of Agriculture.  During 1988, the Legislature expanded responsibility for activities related to breeding farms involved in breeding Standardbred trotters and pacers in Maine; and to coordinate activities of mutual interest to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the various agricultural fairs.
     The Commission consists of five members appointed by the Governor.  One member must be a member of the general public with no industry affiliation.  One member must be affiliated with an agricultural society that conducts an annual agricultural fair.  The remaining three members must be persons with knowledge of harness racing.  The members must be appointed to provide a broad geographic representation.  Members of the Commission serve three-year terms.  A vacancy is filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  Members whose terms expire serve until their successor is qualified and appointed.  The Governor shall appoint one of the five commission members as Chair. The Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee serves ex officio as secretary to the Commission, but is not a voting member.
     Pursuant to 1991 PL Ch. 579, the Commission's authority was expanded to include jurisdiction over off-track betting facilities.  Pursuant to 1997 PL Ch. 527, an Executive Director's position was created to provide administrative management for the Commission's daily activities.  Pursuant to 1997 PL Ch. 528, the Department of Agriculture shall have the administrative responsibilities of the Commission budget and the hiring and contracting for services on behalf of the Commission. The Commission shall have the responsibilities of rule-making, enforcement and adjudicatory hearings.  The law requires that the Commission's budget be submitted unchanged to the Committee having jurisdiction over Agriculture.  Pursuant to 1997 P.L. Ch. 406, the Commission may impose conditions of a license if one or more of the criteria are not met at time of licensing.

PROGRAM:
     Major emphasis has been directed toward overall improvement of the sport and promotion of a breed of Maine Standardbred horses.  The Maine Standardbred Sire Stakes Program received its original funding by the 108th Legislature and was increased by the 113th Legislature.  The Commission feels improvement of the breed, and a desire of persons in other areas to breed to Maine studs, will guarantee future State incomes from this source and a healthy expanding industry, and will encourage involvement of youth in horse ownership, breeding and care.
     Drug testing programs are used on a continuing basis in an effort to eliminate as nearly as possible drug use on racehorses and by humans within the State.
     The Agricultural Fair Promotional Coordination will include Department sponsored educational efforts at various fairs and supplementing capabilities of each fair by proper exposure and utilization of Department of Agriculture resources, funds and personnel.

LICENSES:
   Standardbred Horse Owners

   Drivers, Trainers, and Grooms

   Various Pari-Mutuel Racing Officials

   Pari-Mutuel Racing Association---

      Fairs, Extended Meets and Commercial Meets

   Pari-Mutuel Employees - Directors, Managers and Tellers

   Vendors at Licensed Pari-Mutuel Facilities

   Off-Track Betting Facilities and Simulcast Facilities

PUBLICATIONS:
Rules and Regulations of the Maine State Harness Racing Commission, not to exceed $10

Maine State Harness Racing Commission Annual Report

   Maine Sire Stakes Annual Report - contained within the Racing Report

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	297,898	263,064	34,834
HEALTH BENEFITS	94,253	79,079	15,174
RETIREMENTS	50,943	44,128	6,815
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,601	4,196	405
COMPUTER SERVICES	10,521	10,521
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	652,242	457,515	194,727
RENTS	15,630	15,630
COMMODITIES	27,272	26,792	480
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	11,074,168	298,684	10,775,484
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	3,082		3,082
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	12,230,610	1,199,609	11,031,001

(OFFICE OF) STATE HORTICULTURIST

E. ANN GIBBS, STATE HORTICULTURIST

Central Office:	AMHI DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1910	Telephone:	(207) 287-3891
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 010 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002212

PURPOSE:
     The State Horticulturist assists the Director, Division of Plant Industry, in the implementation of plant, insect and disease laws and quarantines, and the certification of plant materials involved in interstate and international movement.

ORGANIZATION:
     A State Horticulturist was authorized in 1907 as State Entomologist under a Bureau of Entomology.  These designations were changed to State Horticulturist and Bureau of Horticulture in 1911 (the State Entomologist was reestablished independently in 1929). The Bureau of Horticulture as an organizational unit was abolished in 1972. The State Horticulturist was later placed under the Division of Plant Industry and is responsible to the Director of that Division.
     Professional staff in this Office includes the State Horticulturist, two assistant Horticulturists and an integrated pest management (IPM) Entomologist.

PROGRAM:
     Major responsibilities of this unit include nursery, greenhouse and plant dealer inspections; licensing of plant sales outlets and providing assistance to industry and the general public on horticulture issues; managing the arborist licensing program; and the integrated pest management program (IPM).
     Nearly 1,282 inspections were made at businesses selling plants in 2007.  A variety of plant pests have been the focus for the program but recent emphasis has been placed on inspecting shipments of imported hemlock for the presence of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.  It is extremely important to identify infected plants at the nurseries before the trees are sold to the public and distributed about the state.
     In 2007, this Office inspected and certified 619 lots of plant material using phytosanitary certificates to assist growers in marketing products to other countries.  The majority of these certificates were issued for seed, nursery and forestry crops, seed potatoes, feed barley and wheat.
This Office also licensed 690 arborists in 2007 to work on shade and ornamental trees in the state.  In addition, 20 growers were licensed under the ginseng certification program.
Outreach information and assistance was provided on controlling the spread of invasive plants, particularly purple loosestrife and giant hogweed.  Additionally, unit staff presented educational programs, judged fair exhibits, attended commodity meetings and represented the Department in various capacities on plant related issues.
     The integrated pest management (IPM) program promotes least risk approaches to managing pests and pesticide applications on Maine farms and in our communities.  In 2007, the Office organized nursery pest surveys on 11 establishments and conducted 10 workshops on IPM to schools and vegetable growers.

LICENSES:
License:

     Arborist

     Nursery

     Ginseng

Certificate:

     Phytosanitary

Permit:

     Maine Permit Certificate (interstate)

PUBLICATIONS:
PUBLICATIONS:  List of Licensed Producers and Dealers of Nursery Stock--annual (electronic)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF MARKET AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT

JANE AIUDI, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1995	Telephone:	(207) 287-9072
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001D ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 12.000		Legislative Count: 12.00

PURPOSE:
     The Division of Market and Production Development administers programs to enhance the competitive position of Maine growers statewide, regionally, nationally, and internationally by developing and new and expanded markets for Maine agricultural products.  Supporting the development of agricultural diversification and new market opportunities is critical to the long-term sustainability of Maine agriculture.
     The Division helps to promote the sale of Maine products domestically and internationally and to increase awareness of quality Maine products in the marketplace through the "Get Real Get Maine!" promotional program.  It is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the Maine building at the Eastern States Expo in Massachusetts.
     The Division maintains data on producers and product availability, and using this information, publishes, promotes and distributes brochures, source lists, and directories to wholesale and retail buyers.    The Division also oversees the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).     The Division's services include planning assistance, issues assessment, policy formulation and representation in such areas as financing, irrigation, labor hiring and advocacy, environmental regulations and land conservation.  The Division evaluates issues and reviews legislation affecting agricultural production, marketing, and economic development and land conservation and represents agricultural interests in policy formulation and strategic planning. The Division provides information and technical support to farmland owners who want to protect their land from development.  The Division sponsors applications to the Land for Maine's Future Program and assists farmers in accessing other tools and programs designed to help them remain viable.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Production Development was established in 1985, pursuant to C.501, as part of the reorganization of the Bureau of Agricultural Production.  The Division of Market Development was established in 1980 as part of the Bureau of Agricultural Marketing, to expand and improve the domestic and foreign marketing of Maine agriculture and food products.  Effective January 1, 1996, the Division of Market Development was merged with the Division of Production Development to form the Division of Market and Production Development.  This action was a result of the Productivity Realization Task Force legislation enacted as 1995 PL C. 502.
     In July 2002, the Division added two positions, one Policy Development Specialist and one Information Officer by moving them from the Office of the Commissioner.  The Market and Production Development Division Director supervises professional staff comprised of an Agricultural Resources Development Manager, a potato storage consultant, one Project Development Officer, one Agricultural Events Coordinator, one Agricultural Promotion Coordinator, one Policy Development Specialist, two Planning and Research Associates and one Administrative Support Staff.

PROGRAM:
     Market Development provides marketing support to Maine farmers, food processors, and agricultural associations and promotes Maine food and agricultural products directly to consumers, wholesale and retail buyers.  Programs are implemented to increase public awareness and interest in Maine products by providing information to the media on seasonal agricultural activities (farmers markets, Christmas trees, apple picking); by coordinating special marketing and promotional events (Maine Maple Sunday); and by promoting Maine products and businesses at local, national and international trade shows.  The Division organizes cooperative marketing to enhance Maine's position in the national market, provides information and technical support to Maine businesses to take advantage of export assistance programs and to use funds available through the Foreign Agriculture Service of USDA.  The Division oversees and licenses Agricultural Fairs and other special events held throughout the year.
     Production Development develops and maintains programs to create and improve agricultural production by seeking out and advising growers on opportunities, management systems, and production facilities which will enhance Maine's competitive position and support critical long-term sustainability of Maine agriculture. Work includes cooperative development with the University of Maine, growers and associations, and with national and international experts, processors and partners. Staff research critical issues affecting industry development and represent agriculture in policy making and in the legislative process.  Staff identifies new technology for transfer to Maine and conducts special research projects focused on production development.  Staff organizes and facilitates business training for producers and manages several grant and loan programs.
     The Division develops programs in conjunction with commodity associations and businesses and writes grants to bring federal development funds into the state, to take advantage of opportunities to increase profitability.  The Division has taken a lead role in natural resource issues, such as water use and land conservation. The Division provides staff support and technical assistance to agriculture and food marketing associations.

LICENSES:
Market and Production Development Division licenses the Agricultural Fairs in Maine as part of the role of the Agricultural Promotional Coordinator position.  The Division is also responsible for the "Get Real Get Maine!" trademark for the identification of Maine grown or processed food and farm products.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Division produces the following directories:

Wholesale Buyer's Guide

Finding Maine Food and Farms

Maine Maple Sunday

Farmland Protection Series

Finding funds for Farmers

Water Management Blueprint

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF MARKET AND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	567,717	371,493	100,969		95,255
HEALTH BENEFITS	184,419	113,144	36,318		34,957
RETIREMENTS	96,381	64,108	16,856		15,417
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	9,141	5,640	2,049		1,452
COMPUTER SERVICES	8,815	7,951	105		759
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	377,035	166,732	159,337		50,966
RENTS	88,207	65,367	22,793		47
COMMODITIES	197,620	175,605	15,170		6,845
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,847,042	152,327	220,626		976,314	497,775
EQUIPMENT	25,800	25,800
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	29,867		19,174		10,693
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,432,044	1,148,167	593,397		1,192,705	497,775

MAINE MILK COMMISSION

STANLEY K. MILLAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1935	Telephone:	(207) 287-3741
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 015 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002952
Average Count--All Positions: 3.000		Legislative Count: 3.00

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Milk Commission was established to exercise economic control over the purchasing, distribution and sale of milk within the State, while taking into consideration the public health and welfare and ensuring an adequate supply of milk. It has the power to conduct hearings, subpoena and examine under oath dealers, along with their records, books and accounts, and any other person from whom information may be desired.  The Commission may have access to all books and records relating to milk for the purpose of ascertaining facts to enable it to administer the law.  It may act as mediator or arbitrator to settle any controversy or issue among producers, dealers and consumers, any of whom may petition the Commission to change prices or conditions in any market area.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Maine Milk Control Law was enacted by the 87th Legislature in 1935.  Under the law, a Maine Milk Control Board was created to exercise general economic supervision over the industry.  The Board initially was comprised of one milk dealer, one producer-dealer, two producers and the Commissioner of Agriculture.  In 1951, a consumer was added to the membership and the agency's name was changed to the Maine Milk Commission.
     Effective October 2, 1975, the law was amended requiring the Commission to be comprised of 4 consumer members and the Commissioner of Agriculture, ex officio.  None of the 4 members of the Commission shall at the time of appointment or while serving as a member of the Commission, and no employee of the Commission, shall have any official business or professional connection with any person or firm whose activities are subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
     The Commission holds regular meetings each calendar month and special meetings may be called by the chairman whenever requested in writing by 2 or more members.  The Commission is financed by a fee assessment on milk produced by industry members and it receives no State tax monies.  It was incorporated into the Department of Agriculture as an agency as a result of the State Government reorganization legislation of 1973.

PROGRAM:
     In accordance with its statute, as interpreted by the State Supreme Court in two decisions, the Commission establishes a uniform system of accounts for reporting and allocating costs of processing, packaging and distributing milk within the State of Maine.  Recent studies have been conducted to determine the cost of handling milk in retail food stores.  The retail study information is used to establish minimum retail prices for milk sold in various containers in order to avoid the occurrence of anti-competitive practices.  The information gained from the cost of operating the most efficient processing plant is used to establish dealer margins, so that Maine dairies are ensured of receiving a fair price for the milk they produce.
     The Commission does not establish prices but merely sets minimum prices based on the lowest achievable cost at which milk purchased from Maine producers can be received, processed, packaged and distributed within the State at a just and reasonable return, while ensuring an adequate supply of pure and wholesome milk to Maine consumers.
     The Commission also administers the Maine Milk Pool, which balances prices paid to producers whether they ship milk to the "Boston market" or the "Maine market."

LICENSES:
License:

   Maine Milk Dealers and Subdealers

PUBLICATIONS:
Laws relating to the Maine Milk Commission (free)

Rules and Order to Effectuate Maine Milk Commission Law (free)

Hearing Procedures for Maine Milk Commission (free)

Rules governing operation and administrative costs of the Maine Milk Pool (free)

Milk Processing and Distribution Costs: The Maine Model (Fee--available in Milk Commission Office)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
MAINE MILK COMMISSION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	109,373		109,373
HEALTH BENEFITS	42,982		42,982
RETIREMENTS	23,281		23,281
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,359		1,359
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	82,908		82,908
RENTS	3,199		3,199
COMMODITIES	784		784
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	3,962,554		3,962,554
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	5,660		5,660
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,232,100		4,232,100

BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL

HENRY JENNINGS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1965	Telephone:	(207) 287-2731
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 026 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001471B
Average Count--All Positions: 19.420		Legislative Count: 14.50

PURPOSE:
     The Board of Pesticides Control was established to protect the public health and safety and the public interest in the soils, water, forests, wildlife, agricultural and other resources of the State, by assuring safe, scientific and proper use of chemical pesticides.  The primary responsibilities of the Board are to register all pesticide products to be sold and used in Maine, to examine and license all persons involved in commercial application of pesticides and all dealers and private growers involved in the sale or application of restricted-use pesticides, to promulgate regulations regarding pesticide use, to issue permits for limited-use pesticides, to investigate use of pest control chemicals, to prosecute violations or initiate license suspension actions, to cooperate with other agencies in environmental monitoring and protection, and to promote the principles and the implementation of integrated pest management and other science-based technology to minimize reliance on pesticides.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Board of Pesticides Control was established in 1965, funded in 1969, staffed with a supervisor and secretary in 1970, and in 1973 placed within the Department of Agriculture.  In 1981, the Legislature transferred to the Board all the authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture to register pesticides.  The original Board was composed of the commissioners of eight state agencies, but in 1980, the Legislature reconstituted the Board to comprise seven public members appointed by the Governor for a four-year term.  Qualifications for three of the members are prescribed by statute to include persons knowledgeable about pesticide use in agriculture, forestry and commercial application, while one person must have a medical background and another must be an agronomist or entomologist at the University of Maine.  The remaining two public members must have a demonstrated interest in environmental protection and represent different geographic areas of the state.
     The Board annually elects a chairman from its membership and employs personnel as necessary.  Current professional staff includes a Director, Manager of Compliance, Manager of Pesticide Programs, Toxicologist, Pesticides Registrar, Public Information Officer, and one full-time and four seasonal Pesticide Inspectors. Overall, the Director provides supervision of the staff.

PROGRAM:
     The Board operates four major programs that include product registration, certification and licensing, monitoring and enforcement and public education.

PRODUCT REGISTRATION
Every pesticide distributed in the state must first be registered with the Maine Board of Pesticides Control. As part of the process, the Board maintains a label and material safety data sheet for each pesticide product, and health and environmental study data is reviewed on an "as-needed" basis. In 2007, the Board registered 8,412 products, which represents a 2.9% increase over 2006.  The accompanying fees were deposited in the Pesticide Control Fund to cover normal operating costs of the Board, the Department's Integrated Pest Management Program, the collection of obsolete pesticides and a grant to Cooperative Extension to develop training materials.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING
All licensing fees are also deposited in the dedicated account to help support the certification and licensing program to assure proper handling of pesticides and prevent human or environmental harm.  In 2007, there were 1,267 private applicators licensed for a three-year period; 1,507 commercial applicators licensed for a two-year period; and 60 restricted-use and 814 general-use pesticide dealers, and 212 spray contracting firms licensed on an annual basis.  With the registration of Bt corn in Maine, there were 152 trainees who were certified to either purchase or use this product.

MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT
The Board monitors the sale and application of pesticides and investigates complaints of misuse. This includes inspection of personal protection and application equipment, storage and mixing areas, actual applications and records. Violations of the Board's statutes and regulations are subject to enforcement action, which could include suspension or revocation of license and imposition of fines.

PUBLIC EDUCATION
The Board's other major program is public education, because the members feel it is the most efficient and effective means to minimize both problems and concerns with pesticide use in the state. Information is disseminated through a website, newsletters, press releases, brochures, appearances at trade shows and speaking engagements to students and civic organizations.  As a result of legislation enacted in 1997, the Board continues to educate all users on methods to minimize reliance on pesticides.  The Board is also involved in several special projects designed to protect the public health and environment.  These include worker protection, endangered species protection, ground and surface water monitoring, obsolete pesticide collections and container recycling.

LICENSES:
LICENSES

     Commercial Pesticide Applicators

     Restricted Use Pesticide Dealers

     General Use Pesticide Dealers

     Private Pesticide Applicators

     Government Pesticide Supervisors

     Monitors/Spotters

     Spray Contracting Firms

PERMITS

     Limited Use Pesticide

     Variance from Drift Standards

PUBLICATIONS:

BayScaper: Family Activities for Green Yards that Keep Casco Bay Blue (tabloid)

BayScaper: Family Activities for Green Yards that Keep Maine's Coast Blue (tabloid)

Before You Use Pesticides (booklet)

The Buzz (periodic newsletter)

     Commercial Applicator Edition

     Pesticide Dealers Edition

     Pesticide Retailer Edition

     Private Applicator Edition

     Producer Edition

The How-to Guide: Six Steps to Becoming a BayScaper--Green Yards that Keep Casco Bay Blue (booklet)

The How-to Guide: Six Steps to Becoming a BayScaper--Green Yards that Keep Maine's Coast Blue (booklet)

Licensing Requirements for Pesticide Applicators in the State of Maine (brochure)

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Websites:

     www.thinkfirstspraylast.org

     www.yardscaping.org

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Law--Title 22 (available on Board website)

Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975--Title 7 (available on Board website)

Maine Pesticides Control Regulations (available on Board website)

Old, Unusable Pesticide Collection Program (brochure)

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (brochure)

Personal Protective Equipment Guide--Avoiding Heat Stress

Pesticide Use and Personal Protective Equipment (brochure)

Pesticide Use in Greenhouses (brochure)

Recommended Storage Practices for Pesticide Applicators (brochure)

Record Keeping Requirements for Commercial Pesticide Applicators

Record Keeping for Commercial Agricultural Producers (brochure)

Study Guide for Commercial Applicator Master Level Certification--Regulations Exam (manual)

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #1--Duties of Employers

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #2--WPS and Family Businesses

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #3--Nurseries and Greenhouses

You, Our Environment and Obsolete Pesticides (brochure)

PUBLICATIONS:
BayScaper: Family Activities for Green Yards that Keep Casco Bay Blue (tabloid)

BayScaper: Family Activities for Green Yards that Keep Maine's Coast Blue (tabloid)

Before You Use Pesticides (booklet)

The Buzz (periodic newsletter)

     Commercial Applicator Edition

     Pesticide Dealers Edition

     Pesticide Retailer Edition

     Private Applicator Edition

     Producer Edition

The How-to Guide: Six Steps to Becoming a BayScaper-Green Yards that Keep Casco Bay Blue (booklet)

The How-to Guide: Six Steps to Becoming a BayScaper-Green Yards that Keep Maine's Coast Blue (booklet)

Licensing Requirements for Pesticide Applicators in the State of Maine (brochure)

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Websites:

     www.thinkfirstspraylast.org

     www.yardscaping.org

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Law-Title 22 (available on Board website)

Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975-Title 7 (available on Board website)

Maine Pesticides Control Regulations (available on Board website)

Old, Unusable Pesticide Collection Program (brochure)

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (brochure)

Personal Protective Equipment Guide-Avoiding Heat Stress

Pesticide Use and Personal Protective Equipment (brochure)

Pesticide Use in Greenhouses (brochure)

Recommended Storage Practices for Pesticide Applicators (brochure)

Record Keeping Requirements for Commercial Pesticide Applicators

Record Keeping for Commercial Agricultural Producers (brochure)

Study Guide for Commercial Applicator Master Level Certification-Regulations Exam (manual)

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #1-Duties of Employers

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #2-WPS and Family Businesses

Worker Protection Standard, Brochure #3-Nurseries and Greenhouses

You, Our Environment and Obsolete Pesticides (brochure)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	706,546		598,517		108,029
HEALTH BENEFITS	265,774		225,622		40,152
RETIREMENTS	116,896		99,080		17,816
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	11,014		8,846		2,168
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,792				1,792
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	160,013		107,885		52,128
RENTS	13,183		6,341		6,842
COMMODITIES	6,208		2,807		3,401
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	73,500		73,500
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	12,622		10,334		2,288
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,367,548		1,132,932		234,616

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

ROBERT BATTEESE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7550
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001R ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 17.049		Legislative Count: 12.00

PURPOSE:
      The Division of Plant Industry was established to protect the public from hazards associated with the sale, transportation or production of weak, diseased or insect infested commercial plant stock, fruits or seed; and to encourage the keeping of bees.  Its primary responsibilities are to enforce the statutes relating to the certification of seed potatoes; to ensure an adequate supply of foundation seed potatoes for the state's commercial seed potato producers; to inspect nurseries and greenhouses; and to license beekeepers and inspect their hives.
      The Division enforces regulations dealing with the quarantine, seizure, disinfections, destruction or other disposition of diseased or insect infested plant material or bees.  Division staff also survey for insects and diseases, which could cause economic damage to Maine's agricultural and forest industries.
The Division licenses arborists and enforces the statutes and rules that govern this occupation associated with the care of shade and ornamental trees.
     The Division also conducts the winter potato disease-testing program on a farm owned by the State of Maine in Homestead, Florida.  This program assesses the disease content of samples of Maine seed potatoes to ensure that they meet tolerances established by State rule.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Plant Industry was established in 1919.  In the early years, the Division was primarily involved in insect control having to do with the corn borer, gypsy moth, browntail moth, Japanese beetle, and greenhead fly.  As these functions were transferred to other agencies, the emphasis of the Division shifted to work with commercial seed potato growers, nursery operators, florists, beekeepers, and small fruit and vegetable growers.
     Prior to the establishment of the Division of Plant Industry, a State Horticulturist was authorized in 1907 as State Entomologist under a Bureau of Entomology.  These designations were changed to State Horticulturist and Bureau of Horticulture in 1911.  The State Horticulturist later was placed within the Division of Plant Industry.  The Bureau of Horticulture as an organizational unit was abolished in 1972.  The State Horticulturist is administratively located in the Division of Plant Industry.  The purpose of the Horticultural Unit is to implement plant, insect and disease laws and quarantines, and the certification of plant materials involved in interstate and international movement.  The activities and accomplishments of the Horticultural Unit are reported in the (Office of) State Horticulturist.
The Division provides administrative oversight for the Board of Pesticides Control, the Maine Seed Potato Board, the Arborist Advisory Council and the Integrated Pest Management Council.
   The Division's professional staff is comprised of a state apiarist, a state horticulturist and two assistants, an integrated pest management entomologist, six seed potato specialists (one specialist also serves as a grain inspector), a supervisor to the specialists, the manager of the Porter Nuclear Seed Production Facility and a State Survey Coordinator.  Funding for this latter position is provided through a cooperative agreement with USDA to survey for plant pests of economic concern to Maine agriculture.

PROGRAM:
     A major activity of the Division is the certification of seed potatoes, which is primarily funded through fees charged to seed potato producers.  The Maine Seed Potato Certification Program inspected 11,243 acres of potatoes in 2007, a 2.14% decline compared to 2006.  Of this total, 10,804 acres produced by102 seed growers were finally certified.  The certification staff also inspected 424 acres of grain, of which 381 acres were certified.  In addition, the staff also collected 1326 soil samples from the fields of 29 seed growers.  All of these samples were analyzed for the presence of potato cyst and golden nematodes and found negative so the growers were allowed to export their seed to Canadian buyers.
      The State Apiarist licensed 412 beekeepers that registered 5,936 colonies in the state in 2007.  These numbers reflect a downward trend due to high winter mortality and failure by a number of hobby beekeepers to register their hives.  During spring, another 63,250 hives managed by migratory commercial beekeepers entered Maine primarily for blueberry and apple pollination.  Hives were also used to pollinate canola, cranberry, small fruits, squash and buckwheat.   During the year, over 6,000 hives were surveyed at random and 1,799 opened and inspected for disease, parasites and Africanization.  American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, Sacbrood virus and Chalkbrood disease were all detected at varying levels while Africanized honeybees were detected in fewer colonies that the previous year.  Attention was also paid to looking for any evidence of Colony Collapse Disorder.  However, the spread of Varroa mites with resistance to pesticides seemed to have the primary impact on the commercial beekeeper's ability to maintain hive numbers.
     Division staff also continued to survey for several exotic pests of importance to Maine's agriculture and forest industries through the federally funded Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program.  In cooperation with other agencies including the Maine Forest Service and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, eleven surveys were conducted across the state looking for more than 30 exotic and regulatory significant pests.  No target pests were found.  The previously reported nursery that had received plants infected with Phytophthora ramorum was surveyed again and found to be free of the disease.  The brown marmorated stinkbug was again found in trailers that were shipped from Maryland, but they were not alive.  It is believed that the Maine climate may be too harsh for establishment of this pest.  An ongoing exotic bark beetle and woodborer survey has yielded a new bark beetle species find for the State of Maine but it is not known to be a threat.   As mentioned above, the Maine seed potato industry also participated in a survey for the potato cyst and golden nematode, two pests that if found would prevent trade with other countries.  Fortunately, all the soil samples tested were found to be free of these nematodes.
   The Division continued to update its website at http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pi/ to better serve growers and the general public as well as conserve state funds.  Examples include the listing of licensed producers and handlers of nursery and ornamental stock as well as the addition of more links to related information.

LICENSES:
License:

   Nursery

   Beekeepers

   Ginseng

Certificate:

   Phytosanitary

   Health Certificate for Certified Seed Potatoes

   Health Certificate for Honeybees

Permit:

   Maine (intra- and interstate) movement of plant material

   Maine (interstate) Honeybees

   Imported Seed Potatoes

PUBLICATIONS:

Directory of Certified Seed Potato Producers - annual (free)

Honey Bee Diseases and Pests (free)

Miscellaneous Honey Bee Information Sheets (free)

PUBLICATIONS:
Directory of Certified Seed Potato Producers - annual (free)

Honey Bee Diseases and Pests (free)

Miscellaneous Honey Bee Information Sheets (free)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	535,194	143,685	345,925		45,584
HEALTH BENEFITS	216,196	54,289	140,438		21,469
RETIREMENTS	89,900	27,577	54,739		7,584
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	7,181	2,078	4,239		864
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	125,047	17,844	90,618		16,585
RENTS	78,676	24,390	51,619		2,667
COMMODITIES	49,932	3,203	41,287		5,442
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	127,920				127,920
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	44,764		39,521		5,243
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,274,810	273,066	768,386		233,358

SEED POTATO BOARD

ROBERT BATTEESE, SECRETARY

Central Office:	AMHI--DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-3871
Established:	1945	Telephone:	(207) 287-3891
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 014 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002151
Average Count--All Positions: 11.276		Legislative Count: 7.50

PURPOSE:
     The Maine Seed Potato Board was established to foster and improve the seed potato industry of the State of Maine.  Its primary responsibilities are to produce, or cause to be produced, through contract or otherwise, sufficient acreages of foundation seed potatoes of various varieties for distribution and sale to Maine potato growers; to work with and through the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Maine in conducting a program of foundation seed potatoes annually; to purchase, own, sell or convey farm real estate and farm equipment as necessary for the purpose of producing seed potatoes; and to make rules and regulations pertaining to its program of production, distribution and sales of seed potatoes.  Proceeds from the sale of seed potatoes are credited to the operating account of the Board.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Seed Potato Board was organized in April 1945.  It initially consisted of six members appointed by the Governor from specified areas for terms of three years, and the Commissioner of Agriculture served as chairman.  A number of changes in the Board's structure have occurred since then.  The Commissioner now is the appointing authority and the Board elects its chair.  Membership has been expanded to eight producers, one of whom must be primarily a table stock producer and one primarily a processing producer, plus the Commissioner or his designee.  Additionally, one member must reside outside of Aroostook County.  The Board is authorized to employ a secretary, who need not be a member.  Traditionally, the Director of the Division of Plant Industry serves as Secretary to the Board.

PROGRAM:
      The Board carries out its mission through the operation of a foundation seed potato production facility, the Porter Farm, in Masardis, Maine.  Over 200 different varieties are maintained in a tissue culture bank and nearly sixty varieties of seed potatoes are produced in the fields each year.  The quality and disease content of the Board's seed potato crop was generally very good in 2007, and much better than in 2006 when a July 4th hailstorm caused considerable damage to the plants making them more susceptible to disease. Better disease control also resulted from the Seed Board's decision to no longer plant N3 generation seed because of the difficulty in keeping disease levels down that third year.  In addition, not planting N3s allowed the farm crew to cut back to approximately 57 acres and that allowed them more time to rogue the fields of any diseased plants.
The Board operates most effectively when growers contract in advance so the proper amount of seed can be produced to meet all the various needs.  However, the members have noticed that the number of acres contracted in advance has decreased over time as the number of acres of certified seed planted in Maine has dropped from 14,786 acres in 2003 to 10,804 acres in 2007.
      This year, 1,020 samples were planted at the Board's Florida Test Farm to evaluate the disease content of seed potatoes produced by Maine farmers.  The results of this winter post-harvest evaluation indicated that 65.4% of the samples had a total virus disease content of less than 0.5% and 98.1% had a total virus disease content of less than 5%.  Although these figures were lower than those found in 2006, the overall disease level of seed produced by Maine seed potato growers remains generally low and Maine continues to enjoy an excellent reputation for its seed potatoes.
     These findings contribute to strong grower support for the Porter Farm operation but the declining acreage of the Maine potato industry presents new challenges to the Board to remain fiscally solvent.  Efforts are continuing to replace outdated equipment and have growers who produce many of the small quantity varieties to accept mini-tubers grown in the greenhouses.  The Seed Board recently completed a two-year research project funded by the Maine Technology Institute and the Maine Potato Board.  It demonstrated that a hydroponic system of growing mini-tubers using a nutrient film technique produced four to eight times more tuber mass and nine to twenty-four times more tubers than in the regular greenhouse with a soil mixture.  The 123rd Maine Legislature was impressed with this work and provided $300,000 for the construction of a new mini-tuber production facility at the Porter Farm.  Because estimates indicated the total cost would run nearly $550,000, a Cluster Grant Award of $200,000 was requested from the Maine Technology Institute and an additional $20,000 was sought from the Maine Potato Board.  Both agencies approved the requests and the Seed Board agreed to provide $30,000 in in-kind services so construction of a new head house and greenhouse should commence in late 2008.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Maine Seed Potato Board (free)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
SEED POTATO BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	249,285					249,285
HEALTH BENEFITS	108,427					108,427
RETIREMENTS	41,031					41,031
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,283					4,283
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	74,238					74,238
RENTS	16,973					16,973
COMMODITIES	67,272					67,272
EQUIPMENT	300,000	300,000
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	274,104	269,409				4,695
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,135,613	569,409				566,204

POTATO MARKETING IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

SETH H. BRADSTREET, III, COMMISSIONER

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1981	Telephone:	(207) 287-3871
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 329 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000972

PURPOSE:
          The Potato Marketing Improvement Fund has three committees that help to stimulate the improvement of the potato industry.  The Maine Potato Board serves as the Advisory Committee and provides the Commissioner with overall policy and program guidance related to the disposition of loan funds and eligibility criteria, and assists the Commissioner in ongoing evaluation of the program.  The Credit Committee is responsible for evaluation of each project from a credit viewpoint, and the Project Review Committee evaluates the projects from the technical and management view for overall feasibility of the projects.

ORGANIZATION:
          The Maine Potato Board has 11 members elected by the potato industry as its representatives; 7 members are potato growers, 2 members are tablestock dealers, and 2 members are processor representatives.  The Project Review Committee has eight members, including 5 growers, 1 Farm Credit representative, 1 USDA representative, and 1 technical representative.  The Credit Committee has 4 members, 1 from Farm Credit, 1 from USDA-FSA/RDA, 2 from commercial banks.

PROGRAM:
          The Advisory Committee's primary responsibility is to advise the Commissioner of Agriculture on the disposition of loan funds made available through the sale of State revenue bonds.  The Commissioner adopted rules outlining the criteria for loans in these areas: new potato storage facility construction, ventilation system retrofits, storage facility expansions and upgrades, new potato packing shed construction, packing shed expansions and upgrades, and new potato packing and handling equipment.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

PULL EVENTS COMMISSION

JANE AIUDI, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-7548
Established:	1988	Telephone:	(207) 287-9072
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 303 ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000098

PURPOSE:
     The Pull Events Commission develops rules for the certification of pull superintendents.  It coordinates, develops and conducts pulling superintendent training seminars and takes action in the event of a violation of pull laws and rules.

ORGANIZATION:
     The eleven member Pull Events Commission is composed of representatives from a statewide association representing owners of draft horses, oxen and ponies, the Agricultural Fair Coordinator, the Maine Association of Agricultural Fairs, representatives from a Maine humane organization, a member of the general public, an individual representing the animal pulling industry, the Animal Welfare Advisory Council, and the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture.

PROGRAM:
     The Commission determines the qualifications for certification of pull superintendents, conducts superintendent training seminars, and conducts hearings.

LICENSES:
Pull Superintendent License

Pull Event License

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATION

HAROLD PRINCE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI - DEERING BLDG, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-5576
Established:	1980	Telephone:	(207) 287-7522
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 001M ; Citation: T0007 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000003
Average Count--All Positions: 68.297		Legislative Count: 51.50

PURPOSE:
     The mission of the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations is to provide marketing assistance and consumer protection programs for Maine's agriculture, industry and citizens.  The Division ensures that a safe, high quality and adequate food supply is maintained, that weighing and measuring devices used in commerce are correct, and that Standards used in law enforcement are accurate.  The Division's mission is accomplished through effective surveillance, regulatory and inspection programs.  The Division also develops programs based on HACCP and ISO Standards to facilitate local, national, and international commerce.  The duties of the Sealer of Weights and Measures are carried out by this Division.
     The Division performs inspections of food storage warehouses, food processors and manufacturers, and retail and wholesale food sellers, responds to consumer complaints on food items, analyzes suspicious products, and investigates the tampering of food products. The Division also provides promotional marketing and educational programs to publicize, advertise and promote Maine's products and resources.  Maine's quality products are promoted by the use of Quality Trademarks. The Division also protects and promotes the general welfare of produce industries by enforcing fair and equitable practices in the handling, sale and purchasing of produce.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations was created in 1995 as a result of the Productivity Realization Task Force.  The former Divisions of Quality Assurance and Regulations established in 1917 and 1919, respectively, were merged into one division because of similar missions.  The Division provides voluntary quality control services for Maine's agricultural industries on a fee basis and provides diverse consumer protection activities ranging from inspection of retail food stores to ensuring the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices used in commerce.  The internal organization is comprised of a Division Director, Compliance Supervisor, a State Veterinarian, 2 Food Inspection Supervisors, three Inspection Process Analysts, a Metrologist and full-time and seasonal staff consisting of an Assistant Metrologist, and Consumer Protection, Produce and Poultry and Shell Egg Processing Inspectors.
     The Office of State Sealer of Weights and Measures was first authorized in 1839 and the Commissioner of Agriculture was named to serve as the State Sealer ex-officio.  The Agricultural Compliance Supervisor serves as Deputy State Sealer within the Division.  Administratively, the Deputy State Sealer of Weights and Measures is responsible to the Director of the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations.

PROGRAM:
     Quality Assurance Inspection provides the agricultural industries an unbiased, nationally recognized and uniform grading service for agricultural products.  This uniform grading is a key component in accessing local, national and international markets.  The Division operates fruit and vegetable, shell egg, and meat and poultry inspection, GAP/GHP audit/certification programs under cooperative agreements with USDA.  Marketing opportunities for Maine companies and producers are enhanced by ensuring that agricultural commodities produced in Maine meet or exceed minimum quality standards.  This assurance results in increased consumer confidence, fostering an increase in business and profitability.  All consumer size packages of potatoes must receive a mandatory quality inspection prior to shipment.
     The Consumer Protection program performs a wide variety of activities, ranging from inspecting retail food stores, processing plants, and meat and poultry slaughtering facilities.  The primary focus of the program is to protect the consuming public by performing inspection and licensing activities ensuring that foods are packaged, processed, prepared and stored in sanitary and safe environments.  Inspectors protect the consumers, while educating and working with food businesses in the state.  This partnership assures consumers of a safe food supply while providing marketing assistance to small and large businesses alike.  The Division works in cooperation with the Federal Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture on inspections of food shipped interstate and on product recall inspections to benefit industry and the consumer.  It responds to consumer complaints regarding food establishments and products and investigates product damage incurred in fires, floods, power outages and other natural disasters.
     The Weights and Measures Program maintains a level playing field, where weighing and measuring forms the basis for payment in commercial transactions within the State of Maine, by testing and evaluating weighing and measuring devices.  The Program investigates cases of fraud, and provides training, supervision, and calibration services to municipalities which have local Weights and Measures Sealers.  It performs random inspections of packages packed prior to sale for correct labeling and correct net weight and measure.  The Metrologist is responsible for traceability of the State's Standards to the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Maine's metrology lab, considered one of the best on the East Coast, is utilized by some other New England states on a fee basis.

LICENSES:
Users of Blue, White & Red Trademark or State of Maine Quality Trademark and Providers (of trademark supplies); Potato Dealers; Dry Bean Dealers; Controlled Atmosphere Apple Storage; Dealers and Repair Persons of Weighing and Measuring Devices and Public Weighmasters; Wood Sealers; Food Establishments; Redemption Centers; Feed, Seed, Fertilizer Products, incl. Lime Products and Plant & Soil Amendment Products; Blueberry Processors and Meat and Poultry Processors

PUBLICATIONS:
Feed, Seed, Fertilizer, Lime and Plant and Soil Amendment Laws; Food and Hazardous Substances; Beverage Containers Redemption; Rules promulgated pursuant to the above laws.  Consumer Information Bulletins; Recognizing Can Defects; Laws relating to Establishing Licensing for Marketing Potatoes and Dry Bean Dealers; Maple Syrup Regulations; Maine Apple Grading Law; Maine Potato Branding Law; Requirements for Official Use of State of Maine Quality or Blue, White and Red Trademarks

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,012,663	1,114,536	8,811		889,316
HEALTH BENEFITS	810,222	437,362	3,271		369,589
RETIREMENTS	338,082	189,710	1,288		147,084
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	36,903	20,573	168		16,162
COMPUTER SERVICES	340	340
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	985,453	467,337	64,686		453,430
RENTS	140,997	129,800	1,838		9,359
COMMODITIES	50,509	37,644	1,799		11,066
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	4,440		4,440
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	4,379,609	2,397,302	86,301		1,896,006

(OFFICE OF) SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

HAROLD PRINCE, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	DEERING BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028
Mail Address:	28 STATEHOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0028	FAX:	(207) 287-5576
Established:	1939	Telephone:	(207) 287-7522
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 01 ; Unit: 005 ; Citation: T0010 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000002401

PURPOSE:
     The Weights and Measures Program maintains a level playing field, where weighing and measuring forms the basis for payment in commercial transactions within the State of Maine, by testing and evaluating weighing and measuring devices, by investigating cases of fraud, and by providing training, supervision, and calibration services to municipalities which have local Weights and Measures Sealers.  The Program provides traceability of the State's Standards to the National Standards and sees that this traceability is transferred to business and industry within the State of Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources is, by statute, the State Sealer of Weights and Measures.  The Deputy State Sealer serves as Inspection Program Manager within the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations.  This section's professional staff consists of one Metrologist, an Assistant Metrologist, and Consumer Protection Inspectors.  Administratively, the Deputy State Sealer of Weights and Measures is responsible to the director of the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations.

PROGRAM:
     The Division's Weights and Measures Program is responsible for all standards of weights and measures with continual certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  This involves inspection and calibration of all commercial large-capacity scales, liquid flow meters, LP gas meters, and small capacity scales, gas pump meters, linear measuring devices, and spot check of packages for correct labeling,  net contents, weight and measure.  It is responsible for uniform standards for the measurement of wood and enforcement of the Wood Measurement Law and regulations as well as verification of radar guns used by the state and local police to monitor excessive speeding.  Other areas of impact include local sealers, parking meters,  licensing of fuel meter and scale technicians,  weighmasters, and gasoline testing for quality.
     The State standards of weights and measures maintain traceability through the National Institute of Standards and Technology at its own Metrology Lab located in Augusta.  This laboratory, considered one of the best on the East coast, is utilized by some other New England states on a fee basis.

LICENSES:
LICENSES:

Weighmaster

Weighing Device Dealers and Repair Persons

Wood Scaler

Registration of Motor Fuel Dispensers

PUBLICATIONS:
Laws pertaining to Maine Weights and Measures (free)

Established Fees for Testing Weighing and Measuring Devices (free)

Wood Measurement Rules (free)

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

G. STEVEN ROWE, ATTORNEY GENERAL

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006	FAX:	(207) 287-3145
Established:	1820	Telephone:	(207) 626-8800
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 239 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000191
Average Count--All Positions: 276.000		Legislative Count: 276.00

Units:

	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS		SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER ADVISORY BOARD
	OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE STATE		VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD

PURPOSE:
     The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the state.  The Office is authorized to (a) appear in all civil actions and proceedings in which the State is a party; (b) control and direct the investigation and prosecution of homicides and other major crimes, including frauds against the State; (c) render all legal services required by State officers, boards and commissions in matters relating to their official duties; (d) issue written opinions upon questions of law submitted pursuant to statute; (e) enforce proper application of funds given or appropriated to public trusts and charities within the State; (f) consult with and advise the District Attorneys; and (g) administer and enforce the State unfair trade practices and antitrust laws.
     In addition, the Attorney General has a wide range of duties which the Office is specifically directed to perform.
     The Attorney General also serves as an ex-officio member on many State authorities and Commissions.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Office of the Attorney General is organized by 5 M.R.S.A. Sect. 191 with the Attorney General as its chief executive.  The Office consists of  the eleven operating divisions overseeing the criminal, civil and investigatory responsibilities.  The Divisions are General Government, Natural Resources, Health and Human Services, Child Protection, Child Support, Professional Regulatory, Investigations, Litigation, Consumer Protection, Criminal, and Financial Crimes and Civil Rights.  The Divisions report to the Attorney General and the Chief Deputy Attorney General.

PROGRAM:
     The Health and Human Services Division represents the Department of Health and Human Services. The Child Protection Division prosecutes child abuse cases. The Child Support Divison enforces child support laws. The Criminal Division is principally concerned with prosecution of offenses defined in the Maine Criminal Code, has exclusive responsibility for the prosecution of all homicide cases in the State and handles appeals to the Supreme Judicial Court. The Division represents the State in petitions for post-conviction relief filed by convicted criminal defendants.  The Division also assigns attorneys to work with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA). Additionally, the Division has responsibility for the Victims' Compensation Program and the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program.
     The General Government Division represents the Departments of Labor, Corrections, Education, Administrative and Financial Services, Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, Property Tax Review, and in certain matters, the Secretary of State.  This Division has primary responsibility for unfair labor practices, elections litigation, contracts and leases, and liquor and lottery regulation. The Professional Regulatory Division represents the Department of Professional & Financial Regulation and numerous professional and occupational licensing boards.  The Natural Resources Division represents all of the environmental and natural resource agencies of state government.  The Division handles administrative and judicial enforcement actions. The Division represents the agencies at the administrative level, in rulemaking and throughout the court system.
     The Investigations Division is responsible for carrying out the statutory requirements of 5 M.R.S.A. Sect. 200-C pertaining to fraud against the State and provides direct investigative services for other divisions of the Department.  The Litigation Division directly handles tort claims against the State, tax litigation, and those court actions either not concerning any agency or sufficiently complex to involve the litigation expertise of the Division.  The Consumer Protection Division handles enforcement actions in consumer fraud, antitrust and operates a Consumer Complaint Mediation Program. The Financial Crimes and Civil Rights Division oversees the prosecution of white collar and financial crimes, including welfare fraud, medicaid fraud, tax crimes and securities violations.  The Division also directs enforcement actions under the Maine Civil Rights Act and is responsible for the administration of the Civil Rights Team Project.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	16,846,705	9,155,624	6,881,857		809,224
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,822,915	2,636,050	1,931,040		255,825
RETIREMENTS	3,082,216	1,659,408	1,276,408		146,400
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	316,324	162,708	138,155		15,461
COMPUTER SERVICES	460,797	186,887	196,681		77,229
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,580,629	767,011	557,195		256,423
RENTS	302,667	81,255	195,750		25,662
COMMODITIES	157,947	98,899	50,430		8,618
EQUIPMENT	21,818				21,818
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	461,626		407,246		54,380
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	28,053,644	14,747,842	11,634,762		1,671,040

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	16,122,497	8,555,039	6,758,234		809,224
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,623,150	2,474,778	1,892,547		255,825
RETIREMENTS	2,957,471	1,555,163	1,255,908		146,400
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	301,550	150,449	135,640		15,461
COMPUTER SERVICES	426,028	160,755	191,040		74,233
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	715,301	362,668	239,712		112,921
RENTS	299,571	78,263	195,646		25,662
COMMODITIES	122,642	69,816	48,998		3,828
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	444,428		393,827		50,601
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	26,012,638	13,406,931	11,111,552		1,494,155

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

G. STEVEN ROWE, ATTORNEY GENERAL

Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1974
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 239D ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000199

PURPOSE:
     The District Attorney is an elected law enforcement officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, to prosecute offenders, or to make arrests for crimes.

ORGANIZATION:
     The State is divided into eight prosecutorial Districts each headed by a District Attorney.

Dist.1 York-Mark W. Lawrence, District Attorney;
Dist.2 Cumberland-Stephanie Anderson, District Attorney;
Dist.3 Oxford,Franklin,Androscoggin-Norman Croteau, District Attorney;
Dist.4 Kennebec,Somerset-Evert N. Fowle, District Attorney;
Dist.5 Penobscot,Piscataquis-R. Christopher Almy, District Attorney;
Dist.6 Sagadahoc,Knox,Lincoln,Waldo-Geoffrey Rushlau, District Attorney;
Dist.7 Hancock, Washington-Michael E. Povich, District Attorney;
Dist.8 Aroostook-Neale T. Adams, District Attorney.

PROGRAM:
     The District Attorney, who serves as legal advisor to the County Commissioners, appears for each county within the district for which he/she is elected, under the direction of the County Commissioners, in all civil proceedings in which the county is a party.  All actions, whether civil or criminal, with the exception of homicides, in which the State is a party, shall be prosecuted under the District Attorney's direction.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE STATE

MARGARET GREENWALD, MD, CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

Central Office:	34A HOSPITAL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	37 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0037
Established:	1967	Telephone:	(207) 624-7180
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 242 ; Citation: T0022 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003022
Average Count--All Positions: 8.000		Legislative Count: 8.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is headed by the Chief Medical Examiner, who is appointed by the Governor for a term of seven years.  Through its staff, it is empowered to combine the functions of the coroner's physician and coroner in that it is responsible for determining the cause of death and the manner of death by inquiry in all deaths that cannot be certified by private physicians.  Medical examiner cases include death due to trauma or poisoning or occurring under suspicious circumstances.  When there is no private physician capable of certifying a death, even if apparently due to natural causes, the Medical Examiner must assume responsibility for such cases.
     The Medical Examiners that serve the office are appointed by the Chief Medical Examiner, take a constitutional oath of office, serve for a statutory fee and are responsible for determining the cause and manner of death.  The Medical Examiner reports are filed centrally and are intended for legal and vital records purposes.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE STATE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	600,585	600,585
HEALTH BENEFITS	161,272	161,272
RETIREMENTS	104,245	104,245
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	12,259	12,259
COMPUTER SERVICES	29,128	26,132			2,996
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	404,380	404,343			37
RENTS	2,992	2,992
COMMODITIES	33,873	29,083			4,790
EQUIPMENT	21,818				21,818
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,370,552	1,340,911			29,641

SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER ADVISORY BOARD

MELISSA O' DEA, CHAIR

Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 626-3120
Established:	2001	Telephone:	(207) 626-8800
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 616 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003360N

PURPOSE:
     To advise and assist the State in promoting and supporting the statewide creation, growth and sustainability of sexual assault forensic examiner programs.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Commission is composed of 13 members appointed by the Attorney General for a 3-year term.  Membership is set in statute - one physician, one sexual assault nurse examiner, one survivor of sexual assault, two public members and one member from each of the following: State Board of Nursing, Office of the Attorney General, Maine State Police Crime Lab, statewide association of prosecutors, statewide association of hospitals, statewide coalition against sexual assault, sexual assault center, forensic pediatric health care provider.

PROGRAM:
     The Board provides advice and assistance regarding training, technical assistance, standards and resources to the sexual assault forensic examiner programs.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The Bureau of the Budget does not maintain comprehensive fiscal data relative to this unit.

VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD

ANDREW DIONNE, MD., CHAIR

Central Office:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0006
Mail Address:	6 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1992
Reference: Policy Area: 06 ; Umbrella: 26 ; Unit: 550 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003360A
Average Count--All Positions: 3.000		Legislative Count: 3.00

PURPOSE:
     To assist innocent victims of crime with medical/medically related expenses.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Victims' Compensation Board is composed of three members appointed by the Attorney General.  One must be a physican licensed to practice in Maine, one must be an attorney licensed to practice in Maine, and one must be experienced in working with victims of crime.

PROGRAM:
     The Board reviews claims and determines awards.  In FY 2008 the Board received 209 new compensation cases. Additionally, 227 new claims to fund forensic sexual assault examinations  were received during the period.  Payments during the period for both forensic and application claims together equal $431,501.87.

PUBLICATIONS:
     An informational pamphlet - free

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
VICTIMS' COMPENSATION BOARD	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	123,623		123,623
HEALTH BENEFITS	38,492		38,492
RETIREMENTS	20,500		20,500
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	2,516		2,516
COMPUTER SERVICES	5,641		5,641
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	460,948		317,483		143,465
RENTS	104		104
COMMODITIES	1,432		1,432
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	17,197		13,418		3,779
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	670,453		523,209		147,244

DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT

NERIA R. DOUGLASS, JD, CIA, STATE AUDITOR

RICHARD FOOTE, CPA, DEPUTY STATE AUDITOR

Central Office:	9 BEECH STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04333-0066
Mail Address:	66 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066	FAX:	(207) 624-6273
Established:	1907	Telephone:	(207) 624-6250
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 27 ; Unit: 244 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000241
Average Count--All Positions: 35.000		Legislative Count: 35.00

Units:

DEPARTMENTAL BUREAU (AUDIT)

UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (AUDIT)

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Audit has the authority to audit all accounts and other financial records of State Government and its departments or agencies, including the judiciary, with the exception of the Governor's Expense Account.  It has the authority to audit counties, municipalities, and any organization, institution or other entity receiving or requesting an appropriation or grant from State Government. The Department conducts its financial and compliance audits for all State agencies subject to the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, United States Code, Section 7501-7507 (1998) and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.   The Department is also authorized to review departmental budgets and capital programs for better and efficient management of State Government, to serve as a staff agency to the Legislature and the Governor in making investigations of the State's finances, and to ensure that an annual audit is performed of the municipal cost component and the Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund.  In addition, the Department was authorized by the Maine Legislature to establish a fraud hotline to improve efficiency and eliminate waste in state government by encouraging state employees and citizens of our State to report incidents of suspected fraud, waste, inefficiency or abuse to the State Auditor for further investigation.

     The State Auditor is required to prepare and publish an annual report and to notify the Governor and Legislature immediately of any improper transactions, unacceptable practices in keeping accounts or handling funds, or any other improper practice of financial administration.  The State Auditor has access to all information required to perform the above duties including confidential records that the Department protects as provided by law.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Department of Audit originated in 1883 with the establishment of a three-member Committee to examine accounts of the State Treasurer. In 1907, the Committee was replaced by a State Auditor who examined all accounts and demands against the State, including all matters requiring payment from the State Treasury.

      In 1931, the Department of Audit was created under the administrative direction of the State Auditor who is elected by joint ballot of the Legislature for a term of four years.  In January, 1945, the position of Deputy Auditor was established.

     In 1987, the Department assumed responsibility for conducting the State of Maine's annual Single Audit in accordance with the Single Audit Act.  The audit is conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.

     In 1992 the position of Fiscal Administrator of the Unorganized Territory was officially added following the Department's performance of this function for several years.

     The Department is headed by the State Auditor who is responsible for the overall executive management of the Department and receives support from staff who carry-out the duties and responsibilities outlined in Title 5 MRSA ?241.

PROGRAM:
     The programs of the Department are implemented through its Bureaus.

PUBLICATIONS:
State Auditor's Annual Report

Single Audit Report for Completed Fiscal Years

Reports on Random Audits of State Programs

Annual Financial Report on the Unorganized Territory

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,746,968	810,307	936,661
HEALTH BENEFITS	554,579	250,921	303,658
RETIREMENTS	329,527	156,879	172,648
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	30,560	13,652	16,908
COMPUTER SERVICES	22,715	6,666	16,049
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	109,160	23,379	85,781
COMMODITIES	19,399	7,218	12,181
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	10,119		10,119
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	6,564		6,564
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,829,591	1,269,022	1,560,569

DEPARTMENTAL BUREAU (AUDIT)

CAROL LEHTO, CPA, CIA, DEPUTY SINGLE AUDIT

MICHAEL J. POULIN, CIA, DIRECTOR OF AUDIT & ADMIN

Central Office:	9 BEECH STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04333-0066
Mail Address:	66 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066	FAX:	(207) 624-6273
Established:	1907	Telephone:	(207) 624-6250
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 27 ; Unit: 244D ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000243
Average Count--All Positions: 33.000		Legislative Count: 33.00

PURPOSE:
  The purpose of the Departmental Bureau is to conduct financial and compliance audits including the State's Single Audit subject to the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, 31 United State Code, Section 7501 to 7507 (1998).   In addition the Department is authorized to conduct audits of all accounts and financial records of any organization, institution or other entity receiving or requesting an appropriation or grant from State Government and to issue reports on such audits at such times as the Legislature or the State Auditor may require.
     The Departmental Bureau serves the Governor, Legislature and its committees by studying systems of internal control and department budgets for the purpose of safeguarding assets, verifying accounts and identifying costs savings or additional revenues to the General Fund.

ORGANIZATION:
The Departmental Bureau performs the State of Maine's annual Single Audit under the direction of the Deputy Single Audit. The Department's auditors have in-depth knowledge of state governmental operations and many hold professional certifications including; Certified Public Accountants; Certified Internal Auditors; Certified Information System Auditors; and Certified Fraud Examiner.  Several members of our staff hold duel degrees and professional certifications.

PROGRAM:
     The primary goal of the Departmental Bureau is to conduct the Single Audit of the State of Maine in accordance with statutory requirements of Title 5, M.R.S.A., Chapter 11 and federal law implemented by U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, "Audits of State, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations." This audit is conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the State of Maine's basic financial statements contained in the Office of State Controller's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. In addition, the Department will audit approximately 85 percent of the $2.7 billion received in federal financial assistance, during fiscal year 2008. These federal programs are reviewed to ensure that state and federal funds are expended properly and that they are administered in accordance with both State and federal laws and regulations.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENTAL BUREAU (AUDIT)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,643,049	810,307	832,742
HEALTH BENEFITS	520,466	250,921	269,545
RETIREMENTS	312,088	156,879	155,209
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	28,727	13,652	15,075
COMPUTER SERVICES	22,715	6,666	16,049
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	78,317	23,379	54,938
COMMODITIES	17,749	7,218	10,531
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	5,757		5,757
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	2,628,868	1,269,022	1,359,846

UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (AUDIT)

DOREEN L. SHEIVE, FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR

Central Office:	9 BEECH STREET, HALLOWELL, ME 04333-0066
Mail Address:	66 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333-0066	FAX:	(207) 624-6273
Established:	1985	Telephone:	(207) 624-6250
Reference: Policy Area: 00 ; Umbrella: 27 ; Unit: 244U ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000000246
Average Count--All Positions: 2.000		Legislative Count: 2.00

PURPOSE:
     The Fiscal Administrator of the Unorganized Territory provides information and assistance to the Legislature, the unorganized territory taxpayers, and state and county offices which request funds for providing services in the Unorganized Territory Tax District.

PROGRAM:
     The Fiscal Administrator's primary responsibilities include the review, analysis, and investigation of the budgets and expenditures of all county and state agencies requesting funds from the unorganized territory.  This is to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the annual analysis submitted to the Legislature.  In addition, the Fiscal Administrator drafts and submits the annual Municipal Cost Components legislation in order for taxes to be levied; attends and participates in public hearings on county budgets and legislative hearings relative to the unorganized territory; and publishes and distributes an annual financial report to interested taxpayers, Legislators, and County Commissioners.  The Fiscal Administrator also serves as Chair of the State Commission on Municipal Deorganization.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
UNORGANIZED TERRITORY (AUDIT)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	103,919		103,919
HEALTH BENEFITS	34,113		34,113
RETIREMENTS	17,438		17,438
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	1,833		1,833
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	30,844		30,844
COMMODITIES	1,650		1,650
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	10,119		10,119
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	808		808
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	200,724		200,724

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

BRENDA M. HARVEY, COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	221 STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATEHOUSE STA, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-3005
Established:	1939	Telephone:	(207) 287-4223
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 191 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001201
Average Count--All Positions: 1110.399		Legislative Count: 1108.50

Units:

	OFFICE OF ADVOCACY (BDS)		DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH
	BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BDS)		DIVISION OF MENTAL RETARDATION
	DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER		RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
	ELIZABETH LEVINSON CENTER		OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
	FREEPORT TOWNE SQUARE

PURPOSE:
Effective July 1, 2004, the former Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services merged with the Department of Human Services to form the Department of Health and Human Services. For more detail see Department of Human Services.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	46,898,659	32,095,419	14,324,017		479,223
HEALTH BENEFITS	16,764,153	9,451,978	7,140,651		171,524
RETIREMENTS	8,590,353	4,696,942	3,811,180		82,231
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	811,503	450,029	353,903		7,571
COMPUTER SERVICES	1,947,360	1,183,425	588,714		175,221
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	22,610,342	11,018,119	10,270,521		1,321,702
RENTS	606,115	426,344	179,394		377
COMMODITIES	3,244,011	2,210,945	1,013,820		19,246
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	288,211,087	237,183,822	30,688,044		20,339,221
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	23,157		23,157
EQUIPMENT	90,025	55,082	34,943
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	289,972	-461	165,516		124,917
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	390,086,737	298,771,644	68,593,860		22,721,233

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	313,163	72,278			240,885
COMMODITIES	887	887
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	1,564,493		1,564,493
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	1,878,543	73,165	1,564,493		240,885

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY (BDS)

RICHARD A ESTABROOK, ESQ., CHIEF ADVOCATE

Central Office:	GREENLAW BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1975	Telephone:	(207) 287-4228
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 207 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000001205
Average Count--All Positions: 7.500		Legislative Count: 7.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of Advocacy is established within the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the claims and grievances of clients of the department and to monitor compliance with all laws, rules and policies relating to the rights and dignity of service recipients.  The office advocates for compliance with all laws, administrative rules and regulations, and institutional and other policies relating to the rights and dignity of these clients, and acts as a monitor of restrictive and intrusive treatments.  The Office of Advocacy is the designated investigatory agent for alleged violations of the rights of persons with mental retardation under 34-B MRSA Section 5606.

ORGANIZATION:
There are six and one half community advocate positions for persons with mental retardation or autism. One chief advocate supervises all of the advocates.

The community advocates: (1) investigate allegations of alleged violations of rights pertaining to persons with mental retardation; (2) approve and monitor the utilization of aversive behavior modification plans; (3) represent clients at person centered planning team meetings at which programs for treatment, services, goals and habilitation are planned, developed and recorded; (4) represent applicants in the administrative and legal process that seeks to qualify persons for services as a person with mental retardation, autism, or autism spectrum disorder; (5) seek ways to implement and enforce the rights of persons with mental retardation under the Community Consent Decree, state and federal law; and (6) review policies and actions of the department's regional offices and suggest ways to deliver high quality care to persons with mental retardation.

PROGRAM:
The Office of Advocacy has provided assistance or information from over 11,000 contacts with people with mental health difficulties and/or mental retardation or autism through investigations of alleged rights violations, review of aversive programming, and representation of clients at person centered plan meetings.  The office is also actively involved in the enforcement of the Community Consent Decree, which is a modernized version of the old Pineland Consent Decree.  A major goal of the office is to be able to provide to the department suggestions which will not only impact upon individual client's lives, but will also aid the department and clients in general, through helpful systematic changes.

PUBLICATIONS:
(1)  Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services, free from the Chief Advocate, SHS #11, 3rd Floor Greenlaw Building, Augusta, ME  04333.

(2)  Copies of the AMHI Consent Decree and the Community Consent Decree, free, from Chief Advocate, SHS 60, Augusta, ME 04333;

(3)  Mental Retardation Services Grievance and Appeal Process, free from the Chief Advocate.

(4)  Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Questions & Answers, free from the Chief Advocate.  The Office of Advocacy and each individual advocate working for the office maintains a library of information regarding clients' rights.  These materials are available for on-site use and in many cases are available for loan to individuals involved in service provision for clients of the department.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY (BDS)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	354,947	354,947
HEALTH BENEFITS	131,854	131,854
RETIREMENTS	62,631	62,631
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	4,078	4,078
COMPUTER SERVICES	7,954	7,954
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	20,199	20,199
RENTS	15,336	15,336
COMMODITIES	2	2
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	597,001	597,001

BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BDS)

Central Office:	, ,
Mail Address:	, ,
Established:	1985
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 472 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006204
Average Count--All Positions: 60.000		Legislative Count: 60.00

PURPOSE:
July 1, 2004 the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and the Department of Human Services merged forming the Department of Health and Human Services. During the reorganization the Bureau of Children with Special Needs was renamed the Division of Children's Behavioral Health Services under the Bureau of Child and Family Services, now called the Office of Child and Family Services.

Detailed information about the former Bureau of Children with Special Needs can be found under the section titled Bureau of Child and Family Services.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (BDS)	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	2,800,327	2,800,327
HEALTH BENEFITS	985,562	985,562
RETIREMENTS	473,613	473,613
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	50,248	50,248
COMPUTER SERVICES	156,668	156,668
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,090,903	654,467	101,253		335,183
RENTS	2,569	2,569
COMMODITIES	16,810	16,810
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	45,494,087	43,006,567	17,338		2,470,182
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	7,275		1,688		5,587
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	51,078,062	48,146,831	120,279		2,810,952

DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

MARYLOUISE MCEWEN, SUPERINTENDENT

Central Office:	656 STATE STREET, BANGOR, ME 04401
Mail Address:	PO BOX 926, BANGOR, ME 04401-0926
Established:	1985	Telephone:	(207) 941-4000
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 195 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003201
Average Count--All Positions: 322.740		Legislative Count: 322.50

PURPOSE:
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) operates under laws established by the Maine Legislature to provide care and treatment for both voluntary and court committed patients as well as outpatients.  The hospital has its own governing body with by-laws covering organization, purpose, duties, appointment process, committees and relationship to the Medical Staff.

DDPC is part of a comprehensive mental health system of services in northern and eastern Maine which includes community mental health centers with multiple branch offices, private psychiatric and community hospitals and private providers.  In addition to the inpatient services, DDPC provides outpatient services for clients who require such support in order to transition to, or remain in, the community.

ORGANIZATION:
The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center was established in 1901 as the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital.  In 1913, it was renamed the Bangor State Hospital, and in 1931, was placed within the Department of Health and Welfare.  In 1939, the hospital was placed under the Department of Institutional Service, now the Department of Health and Human Services.  In 1973, its name was changed to Bangor Mental Health Institute.  Its present name was established by the Legislature in 2005.

The hospital received its first accreditation under the Joint Commission on Accreditation of the Healthcare Organizations (J.C.A.H.O.) in 1976 and has continued to be accredited.  It is fully licensed as a hospital of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and is certified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide acute psychiatric care.

PROGRAM:
DDPC is a 60-bed psychiatric hospital and is organized into major clinical, administrative, and support service departments.   DDPC has four inpatient treatment units, admitting approximately 350 people per year.  All four coed units provide an acute level of care.   The Outpatient Program includes a Dental Clinic and a Psychiatric Medication Clinic for both the adult and geriatric population.

LICENSES:
DHHS

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Medicare/Medicaid

PUBLICATIONS:
DDPC Overview Patient's Handbook

Staff Handbook

Patients' Rights Manual

Employee Benefits

Bi-Weekly Newsletter

See website for more information: www.maine.gov/dhhs/DDPC/home.html

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	13,276,762	5,948,248	7,328,514
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,710,894	1,034,407	3,676,487
RETIREMENTS	2,478,368	561,391	1,916,977
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	227,275	50,612	176,663
COMPUTER SERVICES	249,183	178,817	70,366
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	4,941,413	2,830,213	2,111,200
RENTS	128,687	119,946	8,741
COMMODITIES	1,632,103	1,499,411	132,692
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	412		412
EQUIPMENT	51,909	44,914	6,995
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	95,460		95,460
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	27,792,466	12,267,959	15,524,507

ELIZABETH LEVINSON CENTER

JANE FRENCH, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(287) 941-4409
Central Office:	159 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401-5697
Mail Address:	159 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401-5697	FAX:	(207) 941-4412
Established:	1970	Telephone:	(207) 941-4400
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 200 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000006252
Average Count--All Positions: 44.799		Legislative Count: 43.50

PURPOSE:
The Elizabeth Levinson Center serves medically fragile children with severe and profound mental retardation ages birth through twenty in a combined residential and medical/nursing program.

The primary purpose of the center is to evaluate and treat children who meet the criteria for ICF/MR Nursing level care.  The secondary purpose of the facility is to offer respite care to children in the community who meet the same criteria.

ORGANIZATION:
The Elizabeth Levinson Center was created in 1971 as the Regional Care Facility for children with severe or profound mental retardation.  The name was changed to Elizabeth Levinson Center in 1973.  The center is operated by the Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities Services, of the Department of Health and Human Services.  Medical, respiratory, nutritional services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language development, dental, orthopedic and psychological services are provided on a contractual basis.

PROGRAM:
Referrals for admission are accepted from the department's three regional offices, pediatricians, other professionals and families.  Children are accepted into the facility through an admission screening process.  Once accepted, an active treatment planning meeting is held with the child and family.  At this meeting, objectives, goals, responsibilities and discharge plans are established.  Families are encouraged to participate in their child's program plan development and all subsequent review meetings held by the team.

Educational programs for all Elizabeth Levinson Center residents are provided by local schools or local day programs.  The Elizabeth Levinson Center offers in-service education for departmental and center staff and training for area universities, colleges, technical programs, public schools and community agencies.

LICENSES:
The Elizabeth Levinson Center is licensed as an Intermediate Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation-Nursing Level of Care (ICF/MR-Nursing.)

PUBLICATIONS:
Elizabeth Levinson Center Brochure (free).

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
ELIZABETH LEVINSON CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,506,228	1,506,228
HEALTH BENEFITS	613,938	613,938
RETIREMENTS	285,617	285,617
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	28,898	28,898
COMPUTER SERVICES	17,233	17,233
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	221,621	221,621
RENTS	7,635	7,635
COMMODITIES	180,831	180,831
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	156,177	156,177
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	3,018,178	3,018,178

FREEPORT TOWNE SQUARE

Central Office:	, , ME
Mail Address:	, , ME
Established:	1996
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 598 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005405

PURPOSE:
Freeport Towne Square closed its operations in June, 2007. Individuals who lived in the homes have been relocated to homes in the surrounding area and are enjoying their new homes and neighborhoods.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008: The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
FREEPORT TOWNE SQUARE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
COMPUTER SERVICES	873		873
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	32,079		32,079
COMMODITIES	32,161		32,161
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	66		66
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	714		714
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	65,893		65,893

DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH

RONALD WELCH, DIRECTOR, ADULT MH SERV

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-7571
Established:	1959	Telephone:	(207) 287-4243
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 193 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003001
Average Count--All Positions: 98.500		Legislative Count: 98.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS) has primary responsibility for developing, maintaining, and improving a system of mental health services and supports, including community based mental health services and psychiatric inpatient services for persons age 18 years and older who have serious mental illness.  Several primary functions are identified in statute:  1)  Promotion and support of the development and implementation of comprehensive community support systems to ensure community integration and the maintenance of a decent quality of life for persons with severe and persistent mental illness;  2)   Strengthening the capacity of families, natural networks and other community resources in order to improve the support for persons with severe and persistent mental illness;  3)  Provision of technical assistance for program development and the promotion of effective coordination of services;  4) Observation, security, treatment and rehabilitation services for persons committed under criminal statutes;  5)  Assessment of service needs, monitoring delivery of services, and the evaluation of programs.

OAMHS adopts and promulgates rules, regulations and standards relating to the administration of the services authorized, as well as assuring compliance with a wide range of state and federal requirements.  There are many additional functions, including those related to the Consent Decree from the class action suit, Bates v. DHHS, 1990.

ORGANIZATION:
A Bureau of Mental Health was created in 1959 and reorganized as a division in 1993 to provide centralized direction and administration for mental health programs in Maine.  Currently, OAMHS is organized as an office with a central team, which has a programmatic and a supervisory relationship with regionally based staff, with the two state psychiatric facilities, Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, as well as the State Forensic Services.

PROGRAM:
The mission of the office is to support, empower and enable individuals with mental illness to enjoy an improved quality of life.  In this capacity, and guided by consumer-centered values and strategies, OAMHS acts as an advocate for the prevention of and recovery from mental illness and as an agent for the provision of individualized, flexible treatment and rehabilitative mental health services in the least restrictive settings that are the most appropriate to the needs of the individuals.

The OAMHS Office of Consumer Affairs developed a nationally recognized Intentional Peer Support Specialist training curriculum and a certification process that includes ongoing supervision and training.  The first class received its certification in 2008.  The year 2008 also marked the passage of legislation to create an independent statewide consumer council system.

OAMHS continues its focus on meeting the requirements of the Bates vs. DHHS Consent Decree and on strategies to both review and improve services.  The structure of the overall adult mental health system underwent a major change with the development of seven Community Service Networks (CSNs) in 2006.  The purpose of the CSNs is to coordinate services among network providers to ensure that mental health consumers receive seamless, integrated care within their geographic area.  Participants in the CSNs are the providers of core services in the network area, designated consumers representatives, family members, community hospitals, Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, Acadia Hospital, Riverview Psychiatric Center, Spring Harbor Hospital and the Office of Adult Mental Health Services.  These CSNs have been meeting monthly since November of 2006.

PUBLICATIONS:
Approved Adult Mental Health Services Consent Decree Plan Pursuant to Paragraphs 36, 37, 38 (October 13, 2006)

Community Mental Health Block Grant Application 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Department of Corrections/Department of Health and Human Services Joint Plan of Action, 2005

Grievance Process Guide for Recipients of Mental Health Services

The Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services

See website for more information:  www.maine.gov/dhhs/mh/

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	4,663,050	4,663,050
HEALTH BENEFITS	1,598,083	1,598,083
RETIREMENTS	807,949	807,949
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	85,620	85,620
COMPUTER SERVICES	494,247	146,279	224,384		123,584
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	2,971,867	1,767,611	1,170,126		34,130
RENTS	35,712	35,497	215
COMMODITIES	17,101	16,650			451
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	79,740,174	66,506,519	6,400,271		6,833,384
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	21,425		19,401		2,024
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	90,435,228	75,627,258	7,814,397		6,993,573

DIVISION OF MENTAL RETARDATION

JANE GALLIVAN, DIRECTOR

TTY:			(800) 606-0215
Central Office:	MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-9915
Established:	1969	Telephone:	(207) 287-4212
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 197 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005201
Average Count--All Positions: 235.500		Legislative Count: 235.50

PURPOSE:
The Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability Services will provide leadership and be an active partner in Maine's comprehensive system of support to individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities.  At the foundation of this system is the belief that all individuals can achieve a quality of life consistent with the community in which they live.  Supports will be flexible and designed in a manner that recognizes people's changing needs throughout their lifetimes.

ORGANIZATION:
The Division of Mental Retardation was established in 1969.  In 2004 the Legislature created a new DHHS by merging the former Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and Department of Human Services. In doing so, the Division of Mental Retardation became Developmental Services as part of the Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability Services.  The new office provides policy and direction for services to adults with Mental Retardation and Autism, Brain Injury and Physical Disabilities.

All community programs are supported through contracts and grants with individual families, medical professionals and provider agencies.  Developmental Services is administratively divided into three regions with a team leader in each.  Regional staff assist individuals through the intake process and in obtaining services, assist in developing programs, provide personal planning services, provide crisis services for consumers and monitor quality of the services provided. Brain injury and physical disability services are administered centrally and services are provided through a network of providers funded by a combination of state funds and Medicaid programs.

PROGRAM:
The office is responsible for funding oversight of a variety of long term care programs, including personal support, residential programs, day treatment/habilitation, supported employment, self directed services and neuro- rehab services.  The majority of these services are funded by MaineCare programs and provided by a network of community service providers.  Within the office, Developmental Services directly provides case management, crisis services and advocacy by state employees in its regional office structure.  All supports and services are designed to promote self-advocacy and self-direction whenever possible.

The office collaborates with other DHHS offices, state agencies, Legislature, self advocates, families, advocacy groups and service providers in the development, provision and evaluation of supports and services.

PUBLICATIONS:
Please refer to the DHHS website at www.maine.gov/dhhs/oacpds

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DIVISION OF MENTAL RETARDATION	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	10,094,834	10,094,834
HEALTH BENEFITS	3,717,953	3,717,953
RETIREMENTS	1,787,008	1,787,008
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	162,184	162,184
COMPUTER SERVICES	410,259	410,259
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,383,660	1,375,059	8,601
RENTS	244,589	189,722	54,867
COMMODITIES	61,723	61,723
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	134,949,978	118,383,037	16,139,586		427,355
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	1,275		1,275
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	152,813,463	136,181,779	16,204,329		427,355

RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

MARYLOUISE MCEWEN, SUPERINTENDENT

TTY:			(207) 287-7429
Central Office:	250 ARSENAL STREET, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333
Established:	1934	Telephone:	(207) 287-7200
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 194 ; Citation: T0034B M.R.S.A., Sect. 000003201
Average Count--All Positions: 310.360		Legislative Count: 310.00

PURPOSE:
The Riverview Psychiatric Center (RPC) provides mental health care to adults who require intensive 24-hour inpatient services. RPC also provides 2 outpatient clinics, located in Augusta and Portland, for both dental and community psychiatric care.  All services are provided without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical handicap or ability to pay.

RPC is an in-patient psychiatric hospital fully operated by the State of Maine and provides psychiatric care and treatment to citizens with mental illness who require involuntary hospitalization, require extended psychiatric observation, care and treatment and those who require certain highly specialized psychiatric programs not available elsewhere. RPC is also the State of Maine's only forensic psychiatric hospital providing psychiatric services to clients from the Maine criminal justice system and the Maine courts.

ORGANIZATION:
Riverview Psychiatric Center was built in 2003 and occupied in June 2004.  Prior to Riverview, state inpatient psychiatric care for the southern part of the state was provided by the Augusta Mental Health Institute (AMHI).  AMHI was established in 1840 as the Maine Insane Hospital and was the only public mental hospital in Maine until the second hospital was built in Bangor in 1901.  The name was changed in 1913 from Maine Insane Hospital to Augusta Mental Health Institute and then Riverview Psychiatric Center in 2004.

PROGRAM:
The development of the community mental health centers in the 1960's resulted in a redefinition of the institute's role.  The hospital stands today as a necessary and valuable part of the comprehensive health system which provides a broad range of services to Maine residents.  The hospital's treatment approach is based on the Recovery Model.  In keeping with a total health conscious approach to life and life choices, RPC is a smoke free hospital for both clients and staff.

LICENSES:
DHHS

MEDICAID/MEDICARE

JCAHO

PUBLICATIONS:
See website for information:   www.maine.gov/dhhs/riverview/index.shtml

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	12,930,954	5,935,451	6,995,503
HEALTH BENEFITS	4,535,085	1,070,921	3,464,164
RETIREMENTS	2,488,233	594,030	1,894,203
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	232,277	55,037	177,240
COMPUTER SERVICES	141,670	43,747	97,923
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	9,645,279	3,206,451	6,438,828
RENTS	167,625	52,753	114,872
COMMODITIES	1,229,358	385,972	843,386
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	209,647	59,107	150,540
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS	23,157		23,157
EQUIPMENT	38,115	10,167	27,948
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	31,641,400	11,413,636	20,227,764

OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

GUY COUSINS, DIRECTOR

Central Office:	AMHI COMPLEX, MARQUARDT BLDG., AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	11 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-4334
Established:	2002	Telephone:	(207) 287-6344
Reference: Policy Area: 05 ; Umbrella: 14 ; Unit: 118 ; Citation: T0005 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000020004
Average Count--All Positions: 31.000		Legislative Count: 31.00

PURPOSE:
     The Office of Substance Abuse was established by the 114th Maine Legislature to establish a single administrative unit responsible for creating an integrated approach to the problem of alcohol and other drug abuse and to focus all the varied resources of the State on developing a comprehensive and effective range of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment activities and services.

ORGANIZATION:
      The 117th Maine Legislature merged the Office of Substance Abuse with the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to form the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, subsequently called the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services and now the Department of Health and Human Services.  The Office of Substance Abuse continues its responsibility for planning, developing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating all of the State's alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment activities.  The Office of Substance Abuse is composed of four divisions:  Prevention/Information Resource Center, Intervention (including the Driver Education and Evaluation Program and the Prescription Monitoring Program), Data and Research, and Treatment.

PROGRAM:
     The Office of Substance Abuse is responsible for developing a comprehensive plan for combating alcohol and drug abuse, administering services through contracts with community service providers, and establishing statewide standards for substance abuse prevention and treatment.  The Office of Substance Abuse regularly assesses the extent of substance abuse in Maine by collecting data from a number of sources, including required reporting from all providers and regular surveys of a variety of populations.
     The Office of Substance Abuse serves as the primary liaison with other departments, the Legislature, citizen's groups and service providers on issues pertaining to substance abuse.  The Office of Substance Abuse provides training, consultation, technical assistance and service delivery strategies to help schools and communities reduce tobacco, alcohol and other drug related problems.
     Within the Intervention Division, the Driver Education Evaluation Program (DEEP) provides or oversees education, evaluation, and/or treatment for all operating under the influence offenders in the State of Maine in order to lessen the incidence of injury and fatalities which result from driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

LICENSES:
The Office of Substance Abuse promulgated regulations for substance abuse licensing that included integrated language for co-occurring disorders.

The Office of Substance Abuse approves methadone facility licensing applications.

PUBLICATIONS:
The Office of Substance Abuse is responsible for the State Plan for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services in Maine; the Programs and Services in Maine (a directory of treatment services); Support Groups for the State of Maine (a regularly updated list of support groups in Maine);  the Book List (lists of books available through the Information and Resource Center (IRC) of the Office of Substance Abuse);   Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Video Catalog (a catalog of the 1500+ videos in the IRC); annual applications, utilization reports and independent audit reports on the substance abuse portion of the Federal Substance Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (available for review at the Office); and others.  In calendar year 2008, published reports include:

" Office of Substance Abuse Annual Report (2007),

" Maine School Substance Abuse Policy Guide,

" Maine Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program End of Year Report (2007-2008),

" Maine Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program Report on Incidence of Prohibited Behavior and Drug and Violence Prevention (2006-2007),

" Maine Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Program Report on Incidence of Prohibited Behavior and Drug and Violence Prevention Technical Report (2006-2007)

" Substance Abuse Treatment Client Satisfaction Survey, December 2007,

" Substance Abuse Trends in Maine, April 2008;

" Report on Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey - 2008; and,

" Substance Abuse Trends in Maine, October 2008.

The Information and Resource Center may be contacted directly for these publications, videos and other materials (telephone 1-800-499-0027).  The reports are also available online at www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/index.htm .

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	1,271,557	792,334			479,223
HEALTH BENEFITS	470,785	299,261			171,524
RETIREMENTS	206,934	124,703			82,231
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	20,923	13,352			7,571
COMPUTER SERVICES	469,272	222,468	195,168		51,636
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	1,990,158	870,220	408,434		711,504
RENTS	3,962	2,886	699		377
COMMODITIES	73,037	48,660	5,581		18,796
GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS	26,096,055	9,072,416	6,415,338		10,608,301
TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS	163,824	-461	46,979		117,306
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	30,766,507	11,445,839	7,072,199		12,248,469

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

PATRICK K. MCGOWAN, COMMISSIONER

ELIZA TOWNSEND, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

TTY:			(888) 577-6690
Central Office:	HARLOW BLDG, 18 ELKINS LANE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330
Mail Address:	22 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333	FAX:	(207) 287-2400
Established:	1973	Telephone:	(207) 287-2211
Reference: Policy Area: 04 ; Umbrella: 04 ; Unit: 056 ; Citation: T0012 M.R.S.A., Sect. 000005011
Average Count--All Positions: 412.402		Legislative Count: 299.50

Units:

	COASTAL ISLAND REGISTRY		BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND NATURAL AREAS
	DIVISION OF FOREST HEALTH AND MONITORING		GENERAL SERVICES (CONSERVATION)
	BUREAU OF FORESTRY (AKA MAINE FOREST SERVICE)		MAINE LAND USE REGULATION COMMISSION
	DIVISION OF FOREST PROTECTION		BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS
	DIVISION OF FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

PURPOSE:
     The Department of Conservation was established to preserve, protect and enhance the land resources of the State of Maine.  The purposes of the Department are:  to educate the public and encourage the wise use of the scenic, mineral, and forest resources of the State; to ensure that coordinated planning for the future allocation of lands for recreational, forest production, mining and other public and private uses is effectively accomplished; to provide coordinated land use planning in unorganized territories; to provide ongoing database information and mapping of natural resources; and to effectively manage public lands, state parks, and historic sites in Maine.

ORGANIZATION:
     The Department of Conservation was created in 1973 by combining several independent natural resource departments.  The Department consists of five major bureaus:  Parks and Lands, Forest Service, Geology and Natural Areas,  Land Use Regulation Commission, and General Services.  The Department is led by a Commissioner who is responsible for the overall executive management of the Department and whose staff oversee the information and education, safety, regulatory and legislative, and long range departmental planning efforts.

PROGRAM:
     Department of Conservation's operational activities, goals, objectives and plans are reflected in the reports of the individual bureaus and programs.

PUBLICATIONS:
Listed separately by the Department's organizational units.

FINANCES, FISCAL YEAR 2008:    The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System (BFMS).

	FOR		SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY	TOTAL
	ALL	GENERAL	REVENUE	HIGHWAY	FEDERAL	MISC
	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUND	FUNDS	FUNDS
EXPENDITURES
SALARIES & WAGES	16,235,933	11,814,922	3,540,593		880,418
HEALTH BENEFITS	6,251,690	4,546,483	1,351,992		353,215
RETIREMENTS	3,074,100	2,329,099	599,505		145,496
OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS	296,901	218,824	63,331		14,746
COMPUTER SERVICES	685,107	537,646	123,495		23,966
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	6,155,563	2,439,991	3,124,494		591,078
RENTS	2,293,374	1,189,964	711,399