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State Agencies Budget and Fiscal Planning/163
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING
Dr. H. Louis Stettler III, Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning
Don 0. Nave, Deputy Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning
Dennis H. Parkinson, Assistant Secretary for Operations
State Treasury Building
Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 269-2114
The Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning was established in 1969 (Acts of 1969, ch. 78). Its
origins, however, date back to 1916, when the executive budget system was adopted by constitutional
amendment (Acts of 1916, ch. 159, ratified Nov. 7, 1916). In 1920 the Central Purchasing Bureau was
created (Acts of 1920, ch. 184); the Department of Budget and Procurement was formed in 1939 to
consolidate State purchasing and budgetary functions (Acts of 1939, ch. 64). The Department of Bud-
get and Fiscal Planning superseded the Department of Budget and Procurement in 1969. The Purchas-
ing Bureau, formerly under the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning, was transferred to the De-
partment of General Services in 1970 (Acts of 1970, ch. 97).
The Department's major responsibilities include budget development, supervision of budget
execution, revenue estimating, and coordination of State automatic data processing. The Secretary, who
is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the the Senate, has executive jurisdiction
over the Department and appoints all division chiefs. The Secretary serves as principal adviser to the
Governor in fiscal matters and is a member of the Board of Revenue Estimates, the Board of Trustees
for Maryland State Retirement and Pension Systems (ex officio), and a number of other commissions
and committees. The Secretary also prepares the Department's portion of the agenda for Board of
Public Works meetings (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 71).
By Executive Order the General Administration Program of the Board of Public Works was
assigned to the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning in September 1981.
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ADMINISTRATION
Harold I. Buskirk, Chief of Administration
State Treasury Building
Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 269-2116
This Division administers the internal fiscal op-
erations of the Department, verifies budget re-
quests and budget amendments, maintains master
State position control ledgers, prints the State
Budget Book and associated publications. It pre-
pares the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan that is
filed with the federal government to obtain reim-
bursements for the cost of indirect State services
that benefit federally funded programs. Through
its Baltimore-based Central Collection Unit, es-
tablished by Chapter 355 of the Acts of 1973, the
Division acts upon collection of delinquent ac-
counts receivable due the State (Code 1957, Art.
15A, secs. 19-21A; Art. 19, secs. 43-46; Art. 41,
sec. 71).
BUDGET ANALYSIS
Dennis H. Parkinson, Acting Director of Budget
Analysis
State Treasury Building
Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 269-2307
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The Division of Budget Analysis aids the Sec-
retary in the review, analysis, and formulation of
the tentative annual State operating budget for
the Governor's consideration. This includes the
examination, testing, and evaluation of the re-
quests for appropriations by all operating units of
the Maryland State government. The Division is
continually involved in studying and making ap-
propriate recommendations concerning finances,
revenues, and fiscal problems that affect the State
budget on a day-to-day budget execution basis,
including amendments to the budget, and on a
projected budgetary requirements basis. It consid-
ers the administration, organization, staffing,
duties, and responsibilities of State agencies to as-
certain if there is any duplication or overlapping
of work, duties, or functions. The professional
personnel of the Division are assigned certain
areas of State government. They study and ana-
lyze budget requests, historical data, and other
information involving State agencies within their
assigned areas and make appropriate recommen-
dations for adjustments. The Division also en-
forces numerous laws and regulations that ensure
economical and efficient use of State fiscal, per-
sonnel, equipment (including State-owned motor
vehicles), and other resources (Code 1957, Art.
15A, secs. 17-29).
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