Horse Racing Commission

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 16.0 0 4,643 4,643
2023-25 Maintenance Level 16.0 0 4,651 4,651
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.0 0 8 8
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 0.0% 0.17% 0.17%

2023 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 0 2 2
WFSE General Government 0.0 0 104 104
Rep Employee Health Benefits 0.0 0 3 3
Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention 0.0 0 5 5
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 0 58 58
Vaccine Booster Incentive 0.0 0 16 16
2023 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 0 188 188

2023 Policy Central Services Changes

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM 0.0 0 (7) (7)
Legal Services 0.0 0 3 3
CTS Central Services 0.0 0 22 22
DES Central Services 0.0 0 22 22
OFM Central Services 0.0 0 15 15
GOV Central Services 0.0 0 4 4
2023 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 0 59 59
Total Policy Changes 0.0 0 247 247
2023-25 Policy Level 16.0 0 4,898 4,898
Difference from 2021-23 0.0 0 255 255
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 0.0% 5.5% 5.5%

Policy Changes

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

WFSE General Government

Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%, effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000; supplemental shift premium increases for nurse classifications; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location; and an increase of $250 to the annual lump sum payment for Labor and Industries risk classes 7200/7201. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

Rep Employee Health Benefits

This provides health insurance funding as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. 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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - 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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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). (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - 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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)

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. (Horse Racing Commission Oper Acct - Non-Appropriated)