General Government
8860 Department of Finance

By statute, the Director of Finance serves as the Governor's chief fiscal policy advisor with emphasis on the financial integrity of the state and maintenance of a fiscally sound and responsible Administration.

The objectives of the Department of Finance are:

  • To prepare, present, and support the annual financial plan for the state.
  • To assure responsible and responsive state resource allocation within resources available.
  • To foster efficient and effective state structure, processes, programs, and performance.
  • To ensure integrity in state fiscal databases and systems.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • FI$Cal Project - The Budget proposes the transfer of 18 positions in the Statewide Systems Development Unit to the newly established Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), Org. 8880.

 BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $3.375 million, $105,000 Special Funds, and 28.5 personnel years in 2008-09. The major budget balancing reductions include:
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Annual Financial Plan
144.0
$23,820
15 Statewide Systems Development
11.4
1,915
20 Program and Information System Assessments
100.2
13,173
30 Supportive Data
97.7
13,102
40.01 Administration
83.5
8,740
40.02 Distributed Administration
-
-6,105
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
436.8
$54,645
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
436.8
$54,645

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Finance Budget (pdf * - 24K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 4K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.