Appropriates $2,160,500 to the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2017; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 22; and exempts appropriation object and program transfer limitations.

This is the FY 2017 appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor. The Office received an additional $22,700 for increased employer costs of benefits, an increase of $1,700 for statewide cost allocation, and $45,800 for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the agency head. Also included is $1,700 for the elected officials pay increase effective in January 2017, and $56,600 for the 27th Payroll. The Governor's Office appropriation for FY 2017 is an increase of 6.3% from the General Fund, has 22 authorized FTP, and includes lump sum authority.