Office of State Auditor

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 356.9 2,275 107,735 110,010
2023-25 Maintenance Level 358.8 2,124 114,394 116,518
Difference from 2023-25 Original 1.9 (151) 6,659 6,508
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.53% (6.6%) 6.2% 5.9%

2023 Policy Other Changes

Additional Cybersecurity Services 6.5 0 2,869 2,869
Additional I-900 Performance Audits 3.0 0 1,290 1,290
2023 Policy Other Changes Total 9.5 0 4,159 4,159

2023 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 1 191 192
Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention 0.0 2 468 470
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 28 5,632 5,660
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 0 94 94
Vaccine Booster Incentive 0.0 2 406 408
2023 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 33 6,791 6,824

2023 Policy Central Services Changes

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM 0.0 0 (324) (324)
State Data Center 0.0 0 (39) (39)
Archives/Records Management 0.0 0 3 3
Legal Services 0.0 1 70 71
CTS Central Services 0.0 0 456 456
DES Central Services 0.0 0 129 129
OFM Central Services 0.0 0 659 659
GOV Central Services 0.0 0 152 152
2023 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 1 1,106 1,107
Total Policy Changes 9.5 34 12,056 12,090
2023-25 Policy Level 368.3 2,158 126,450 128,608
Difference from 2021-23 11.4 (117) 18,715 18,598
% Change from 2023-25 Original 3.2% (5.1%) 17.4% 16.9%

Policy Changes

Additional Cybersecurity Services

Funding is provided to increase the number of cybersecurity audits performed for local governments and state agencies to enhance security and reduce cyberattacks. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated)

Additional I-900 Performance Audits

Increased expenditure authority is provided to hire an additional team to expand the number of performance audits. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated)

State Employee Benefits

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention

Funding is provided for recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 4 percent, effective July 1, 2023 and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2024. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated)

Vaccine Booster Incentive

Funding is provided for a $1,000 lump sum COVID-19 booster incentive for non-represented employees. This funding does not cover institutions of higher education. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM

Agency budgets are reduced by the base budget amounts provided to Consolidated Technology Services for Microsoft 365 licenses so the cost can be added to the central service model allocation in CTS central services (Step 92J). (Performance Audits of Government - State, Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

State Data Center

Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Performance Audits of Government - State, other funds)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Attorney General's Office. Because legal services expenditures are based on consumption, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. The methodology to estimate consumption has been updated from a three-year average to a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

CTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. This amount now includes the total amount for agencies that use the Microsoft 365 shared tenant. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, parking, contracts, and security; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department's enterprise applications. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, other funds)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, other funds)

GOV Central Services

A new central service is created to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for statewide policy staff and the Office of Equity. (Performance Audits of Government - Non-Appropriated, Auditing Services Revolving Account - State, Municipal Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated, other funds)