WHEREAS the Board of Governors, by resolution of February 22, 2011, approved the operating budgets for activities financed by unrestricted funds, fee for services income and designated funds of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (hereinafter – “the February Budget”); and
WHEREAS the February Budget showed $3.811M as "Unallocated cost reductions required to balance budget" for the said Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS the Board of Governors in the said resolution directed the Chairman of Budget and Finance, the Director General of JAFI and the Director General of the Finance Department to submit to the Executive a program of budget transfers sufficient to allocate $3.811M of cost reductions; and
WHEREAS the Executive, by resolutions of June 15 and June 28, 2011, approved implementation of the above budget transfers in order to achieve net cost reductions totaling the sum of $3.811M; and
WHEREAS the February Budget included a budget line totaling $6.026M to cover inflation, and it is now proposed to allocate $3.728M of this amount among the appropriate budget lines;
It is hereby resolved:
To increase the framework of the operating budget of the Jewish Agency for
Israel for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, so that the current aggregate amount of $328.110 million as approved in the February Budget is increased by $2.487 million to a total sum of $330.597 million and to apply the changes detailed below:
U.S. dollars in thousands
Income
|
Total Changes from Feb. Budget
|
Unrestricted Funds:
|
|
Other Income- Additional unbudgeted income
|
1,500
|
Other Income- Youth Aliyah Villages- Income from GOI
|
-1,750
|
Other Income- Union Contribution
|
1,250
|
Subtotal
|
|
1,000
|
Fee for Services:
|
|
UIA – US Government Grant
|
-1,250
|
Immigration & Absorption Department*
|
-347
|
Jewish Zionist Education Department*
|
72
|
Israel Department*
|
50
|
Amigour social housing
|
2,962
|
Subtotal
|
1,487
|
Grand Total
|
2,487
|
|
|
|
Expenditure
|
Total Changes from Feb. Budget
|
Operating Budget financed by unrestricted funds
|
Immigration & Absorption Department*:
|
|
Preparation for Aliyah
|
-3
|
Aliyah Encouragement Missions
|
-30
|
Aliyah Shlichim
|
74
|
Overseas Local Staff
|
14
|
Gondar Compound
|
-2,384
|
Infrastructure Abroad
|
-14
|
Promoting and Preparing for Aliyah – other programs
|
202
|
Oleh ServiceCenter -Global Center
|
34
|
Geographic Domains
|
93
|
Aliyah-Klita Services
|
176
|
Absorption Centers
|
1,333
|
Initial Absorption In the Community
|
-45
|
Various Integration activities
|
-140
|
Grants for New Olim
|
-30
|
Young Adults' Programs
|
31
|
Initial Absorption Services - other programs
|
-60
|
Departmental Management
|
-93
|
Subtotal
|
-842
|
Expenditure (Continuation)
|
Total Changes from Feb. Budget
|
Jewish Zionist Education Department*:
|
|
Youth Movement Educators (Shlichim)
|
180
|
Pre Shlichut Cost - Senior educators
|
24
|
Pre Shlichut Costs, Training and Ongoing Supervision (young shlichim)
|
13
|
Security for Educators
|
-100
|
Israeli counselors in Summer Camps - North America
|
10
|
Israeli Educators - Zionist Seminars (Short - Term)
|
2
|
Education Department Representatives Worldwide
|
80
|
MACHON - Young Leadership Training
|
6
|
Masa
|
-900
|
Lapid
|
-120
|
MAKOM
|
-26
|
Educational Activities Around the World
|
-98
|
Security for Educational Activities
|
33
|
Desks and Regional Offices
|
19
|
Educational Technological Bridge
|
4
|
Jewish Education Research and Development
|
-10
|
Youth activities
|
7
|
Summer/ Winter Camps (FSU)
|
13
|
Student Activities
|
1
|
Pre and Post Israel Experience Programs
|
5
|
Ulpanim
|
2
|
Programs with FSU Emigrants
|
5
|
FSU Infrastructure and Regional Operations
|
407
|
Other- Other Programs
|
61
|
Departmental Management
|
30
|
Subtotal
|
-352
|
|
|
|
Expenditure (Continuation)
|
Total Changes from Feb. Budget
|
Israel Department*:
|
|
Youth Futures
|
14
|
Youth Aliyah Villages
|
121
|
Educational Advancement - Atidim, Net@ and Scientific Advancement for Ethiopian Olim
|
-36
|
Partnership 2000
|
53
|
Young Communities
|
9
|
Developing Small-Business Initiatives
|
6
|
Scholarships
|
2
|
Beit Hatefutsot
|
-32
|
Religious Streams
|
-106
|
Departmental Management
|
159
|
Subtotal
|
190
|
|
|
JAFI Wide Projects and Organizational activities:
|
|
Former Prisoners of Zion
|
152
|
Nativ - Soldier Conversion
|
-81
|
Activities with the Former Soviet Union Community
|
-68
|
Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
|
-14
|
World Jewish Restitution Organization
|
-10
|
Zionist Archive
|
-4
|
Pensions and Grants
|
94
|
Assets Management Fees
|
-103
|
Other Depreciation
|
-20
|
Measurement of performance
|
-11
|
Improving of Quality Service
|
-3
|
President's Conference
|
-10
|
New Initiatives
|
475
|
Contingency
|
-8
|
Inflation
|
-3,728
|
Other Programs
|
-19
|
Subtotal
|
-3,358
|
Expenditure (Continuation)
|
Total Changes from Feb. Budget
|
Executive Offices:
|
Office of the Chairman
|
55
|
Office of the Director General
|
19
|
Assembly
|
-1
|
General Assembly
|
-38
|
Board of Governors
|
-1
|
Secretary General
|
45
|
Subtotal
|
79
|
|
|
Support Units:
|
|
Finance & Logistics
|
450
|
Spokesman
|
58
|
Deputy Director General
|
54
|
Human Resources and The Authority for Emissaries
|
55
|
Maintenance and Communications
|
128
|
Companies Bureau
|
16
|
Office of the Legal Advisor
|
48
|
Research and Planning
|
93
|
Chief Information Officer
|
1
|
Worldwide Regional Management
|
128
|
Israel Merged Region
|
540
|
Former Soviet Union Office
|
268
|
Office of the Ombudsman
|
-89
|
Security Division
|
136
|
Comptroller's Office
|
24
|
ERP and HR
|
-22
|
Indirect costs
|
2
|
Subtotal
|
1,890
|
|
Resources Development and Public Affairs:
|
|
Jewish Agency International Development
|
-530
|
Resources Development and Public Affairs – Israel
|
112
|
Subtotal
|
-418
|
|
[Decline in] Unallocated cost reductions required to balance budget
|
3,811
|
Subtotal
|
3,811
|
Total
|
1,000
|
Expenditure (Continuation)
|
Total Changes from Feb. Budget
|
Changes in Fee for services
|
|
Immigration & Absorption Department*:
|
Preparation for Aliyah
|
10
|
Olim Flights
|
10
|
Absorption Centers
|
-867
|
Rental Subsidy for New Immigrants
|
-750
|
Subtotal
|
-1,597
|
Jewish Zionist Education Department*:
|
MAKOM
|
30
|
Programs with FSU Emigrants
|
30
|
Other Programs (FSU)
|
12
|
Subtotal
|
72
|
Israel Department* and JAFI Wide Projects and Organizational activities:
|
Youth Aliyah Villages
|
50
|
Amigour social housing
|
2,962
|
Subtotal
|
3,012
|
Total
|
1,487
|
|
Grand Total
|
2,487
|
*The existing departments having been closed, adjustments shown beside or below department names relate to budget lines attributed to the departments in the February Budget.
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