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Appendix C:
Expenses and Employment at the Board of Governors

Table C.1 Operating Expenses of the Board of Governors, by Division, Office, or Special Account, 2006-2009
Millions of dollars
Division, office, or special account 2006-07 (budgeted) 2006-07 (actual) 2008-09 (budgeted) 2008 (actual) 2008 actual expenses as percent of the 2008-09 budget
Board Members 26.4 24.7 30.2 13.8 45.8
Secretary 12.4 12.3 14.6 7.0 48.2
Staff Director for Management 16.8 18.9 21.6 10.2 47.1
Research and Statistics 82.7 81.2 98.7 45.9 46.5
International Finance 32.0 29.1 36.7 16.4 44.8
Monetary Affairs 28.4 27.6 33.8 15.7 46.6
Banking Supervision and Regulation 99.4 96.8 106.0 55.9 52.8
Consumer and Community Affairs 29.5 30.8 38.2 19.8 51.9
Legal 26.1 23.1 29.4 13.7 46.5
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems 51.4 49.8 58.5 27.7 47.3
Information Technology 91.2 89.5 105.8 50.2 47.5
Management Division 122.2 127.4 148.4 72.8 49.0
Information Resources Management income account -39.8 -39.5 -44.4 -23.2 52.2
Residual retirement 9.8 13.5 13.3 11.1 83.3
Special projects 12.0 7.9 13.7 8.7 63.4
Extraordinary items 9.0 8.3 2.0 0.1 6.3
Total, Board operations 609.5 601.4 706.3 345.9 49.0
Office of Inspector General 10.2 9.5 12.7 5.3 42.1

Note: Components may not sum to totals and may not yield percentages shown because of rounding.

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Table C.2 Operating Expenses of the Board of Governors, by Account Classification, 2006-2009
Millions of dollars, except as noted
Account classification 2006-07 (budgeted) 2006-07 (actual) 2008-09 (budgeted) 2008 (actual) 2008 actual expenses as a percent of the 2008-09 budget
Personnel services
Salaries 380.2 372.7 441.4 215.7 48.9
Retirement 35.7 38.8 48.3 24.5 50.7
Insurance 31.4 35.3 36.8 23.2 62.9
Subtotal 447.3 446.8 526.6 263.4 50.0
Goods and services
Travel 15.7 17.2 18.5 9.3 50.4
Postage and shipping 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 42.2
Telecommunications 10.8 9.8 11.6 5.6 48.7
Printing and binding 2.7 2.6 2.8 1.2 42.9
Publications 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.6 56.9
Stationery and supplies 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.6 68.8
Software 14.6 13.3 15.8 7.3 46.0
Furniture and equipment 7.5 8.1 8.7 2.9 33.0
Rentals 1.2 1.1 4.9 2.4 49.2
Books and subscriptions 2.0 1.7 2.2 0.8 38.1
Utilities 7.8 8.3 8.5 4.3 51.0
Building repairs and alterations 4.6 4.0 4.8 1.8 36.2
Furniture repairs and maintenance 2.5 2.6 2.7 1.5 54.4
Contingency processing center expenses 1.7 2.2 2.3 1.2 53.8
Contractual professional services 62.8 59.8 67.9 29.6 43.7
Tuition/registration and membership fees 4.8 5.2 6.5 2.9 44.8
Subsidies and contributions 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 101.5
Depreciation 28.8 26.6 29.8 13.7 46.1
All other1 -11.4 -13.7 -13.1 -6.0 46.1
Subtotal 162.2 154.6 179.7 82.5 45.9
Total, Board operations 609.5 601.4 706.3 345.9 49.0
Office of Inspector General 10.2 9.5 12.7 5.3 42.1

Note: Components may not sum to total and may not yield percentages shown because of rounding.

1. All other includes, among other items, Accounts, Risk and Credit (ARC) System expenses and income; Information Resources Management income and user charges; and interest expenses.  Return to table

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Table C.3 Positions Authorized at the Board of Governors, by Division, Office, or Special Account, 2006-20091
Division, office, or special account Position count
2006-07
(initial)
2006-07
(ending)
2008-09
(initial)
2008
(ending)
Board Members 78 80 81 81
Secretary 50 50 50 50
Staff Director for Management 45 46 48 48
Research and Statistics 275 275 285 287
International Finance 116 114 115 115
Monetary Affairs 75 78 81 82
Banking Supervision and Regulation 254 258 253 262
Consumer and Community Affairs 94 101 105 105
Legal 80 80 80 80
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems 139 138 138 138
Information Technology1 301 318 318 333
Management Division2 469 487 487 499
Total, Board 1,976 2,025 2,041 2,080
Office of Inspector General 36 36 37 37

Note: Includes only those divisions, offices, and special accounts that have authorized position counts.

1. Includes positions that support the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council for processing data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and the Community Reinvestment Act.  Return to table

2. Excludes summer interns and youth positions.  Return to table

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