Appropriates $606,700 to the Board of Tax Appeals for fiscal year 2018; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 5.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Board of Tax Appeals in the amount of $606,700 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 5. This appropriation includes benefit cost increases, Statewide Cost Allocation, a 3% CEC, and cybersecurity insurance. The 3% CEC is a merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director. Additionally, it includes $2,300 for rent and IT increases under inflationary adjustments, $2,900 for replacement items which include digital recorders and a laser printer, and 2 line items. Line item 1 provides $26,800 to increase the board member honoraria in accordance with Senate Bill 1016, which has been signed into law. Line item 2 provides $2,200 for additional travel costs associated with the per diem increase approved last year by the Board of Examiners. Overall, this budget is a 7.3% increase above the FY 2017 Original Appropriation.