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Annual Report Budget Review 2012

Appendix B: Expenses and Employment at the Board of Governors

Table B.1. Operating expenses of the Board of Governors, by division, office, or special account, 2010-12
Millions of dollars

Division, office, or special account 2010 (budgeted) 2010 (actual) 20111 (budgeted) 2011 (actual) 2012 (budgeted)
Board Members 17.1 16.1 18.7 17.5 24.7
Secretary 8.1 8.0 8.6 8.4 8.9
Research and Statistics 53.6 52.4 57.9 55.5 60.2
International Finance 19.9 18.6 22.0 20.1 22.7
Monetary Affairs 22.9 20.8 23.6 21.5 27.7
Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research 0.1 0.1 2.7 1.8 3.4
Bank Supervision and Regulation 67.7 67.5 75.0 73.8 91.9
Consumer and Community Affairs 25.9 24.6 26.4 23.7 23.4
Legal 17.7 17.5 21.1 18.7 20.2
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems 32.9 31.5 32.0 30.0 33.7
Staff Director2 11.3 10.9 11.6 10.7 0.0
Information Technology 61.0 61.1 69.0 65.8 79.0
Management 90.0 87.7 107.7 101.6 123.7
Data processing income -28.6 -29.2 -28.8 -29.0 -34.4
Residual retirement 9.9 7.7 12.9 6.8 10.4
Special projects 11.4 20.5 14.3 13.4 14.8
Extraordinary items 11.0 11.1 0.5 0.3 1.5
Total, Board operations 431.8 426.8 475.2 440.4 511.8
Office of Inspector General 19.2 10.6 18.0 11.9 20.6

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

1. During 2011, the Board approved a $0.4 million decrease in the Board's initial operating budget of $475.6 million. Return to table

2. Effective January 1, 2012, the Office of Staff Director was abolished, and office functions were reallocated to other divisions. Return to table

Table B.2. Operating expenses of the Board of Governors, by account classification, 2010-12
Millions of dollars

Account classification 2010 (budgeted) 2010 (actual) 20111 (budgeted) 2011 (actual) 2012 (budgeted)
Personnel services
Salaries 256.8 261.9 278.1 266.7 294.1
Retirement/thrift plans 34.7 33.2 37.9 35.3 38.4
Employee insurance 23.5 22.2 27.1 21.0 24.6
Subtotal, salaries and benefits 315.0 317.3 343.0 323.0 357.1
Goods and services
Postage and shipping 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.8
Travel 10.3 10.5 12.8 14.2 13.4
Telecommunications 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.8 6.9
Printing and binding 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.6 2.3
Publications 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7
Stationery and supplies 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.7
Software 9.0 8.0 10.8 9.3 11.6
Furniture and equipment 4.7 4.4 9.2 7.2 9.0
Rentals 7.4 7.4 8.4 6.6 16.1
Books and subscriptions 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.1
Utilities 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9
Repairs and alterations bldg. 2.0 1.4 3.0 2.5 3.1
Repairs and maintenance F&E 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4
Contingency processing center 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4
Contractual professional services 50.1 46.5 45.5 37.1 54.7
Interest expense 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Tuition 3.5 3.0 4.4 3.8 4.6
Subsidies and contributions 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.8
Depreciation.a.mortization 15.8 15.8 18.1 19.4 20.5
All other2 -4.4 -4.7 0.5 -0.8 -0.3
Subtotal, goods and services 116.8 109.5 132.1 117.4 154.7
Total, Board operations 431.8 426.8 475.2 440.4 511.8
Office of Inspector General 19.2 10.6 18.0 11.9 20.6

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

1. During 2011, the Board approved a $0.4 million decrease in the Board's initial operating budget of $475.6 million. Return to table

2. All other includes, among other items, income from outside agencies for data processing services, rental income, and transportation subsidy benefits for employees. Return to table

Table B.3. Positions authorized at the Board of Governors, by division, office, or special account, 2010-12

Division, office, or special account Position count1
2010 (budgeted) 2010 (ending) 2011 (budgeted) 2011 (ending) 2012 (budgeted)
Board Members 88 88 89 90 115
Secretary 51 51 51 53 53
Research and Statistics 296 296 324 325 341
International Finance 115 115 124 124 129
Monetary Affairs 95 103 112 110 120
Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research ... 12 12 14 19
Bank Supervision and Regulation 283 283 328 347 383
Consumer and Community Affairs 120 120 95 99 103
Legal 86 86 94 94 99
Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems 138 138 151 154 154
Staff Director2 48 48 49 50 ...
Information Technology 353 353 369 369 397
Management3 517 517 533 534 529
Total, Board operations 2,190 2,210 2,331 2,363 2,442
Office of Inspector General 61 65 85 85 113

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

1. Interns are not included in the numbers for positions or employment. Return to table

2. Effective January 1, 2012, the Office of Staff Director was abolished, and functions of that office were reallocated to other divisions. Return to table

3. The counts (budgeted and ending) for 2010 and 2011 include positions for cooperative education, worker trainee, and student aide programs that assist divisions Boardwide. Return to table

... Not applicable.

Last update: July 11, 2012

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