COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
(Dollars in Thousands)
  SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Pos. FTE Amount
       
2005 Obligations   56 44 9,456
       
2006 Appropriation   56 56 9,659
  2006 Rescission -- Reduction applied to DOJ (0.28%)   0 0 -27
  2006 Rescission -- Government-wide reduction (1.0%)   0 0 -96
2006 Enacted (with Rescissions)   56 56 9,536
       
2007 Request   56 56 10,229
       
Change 2007 from 2006   0 0 693
       
Technical Adjustments        
       
  Restoration of 2006 Governmentwide reduction (1.0%)   0 0 96
  2007 Impact of 2006 Rescission (1.0%)   0 0 -95
       
Total Technical Adjustments   0 0 1
       
Adjustments to Base        
       
Increases:        
  2007 Pay Raise (2.2 %)   0 0 102
  Annualization of 2006 Pay Raise (3.1 %)   0 0 48
  GSA Rent   0 0 339
  Lease Expirations   0 0 198
  DHS Security Charges   0 0 5
           
  Subtotal Increases   0 0 692
       
Total Adjustments to Base   0 0 692
       
Total Adjustments to Base and Technical Adjustments   0 0 693
      
2007 Current Services   56 56 10,229
         
2007 Request   56 56 10,229
  Change 2007 from 2006   0 0 693

 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(Dollars in Thousands)
  2006 Enacted w/ Rescission   2007 Current Services   2007 Request   Total Program Changes
Perm           Perm           Perm           Perm        
Comparison by activity and program     Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount
                                     
1. Mediation and Conflict Resolution   56 56 $9,536 56 56 $10,229 56 56 $10,229 0 0 $0
                                     
  Total   56 56 9,536 56 56 10,229 56 56 10,229 0 0 0
                                                           

The Community Relations Service (CRS) is a specialized mediation service available to State, local officials and communities in resolving and preventing racial and ethnic conflict, violence, and civil disorder. It has a Washington, DC Headquarters office, 10 Regional offices and 4 field offices. Created under Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §2000g et seq.), CRS’ mandate requires it “to provide assistance to communities and persons therein in resolving disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color or national origin which impair the rights of person in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce.” For over forty years, CRS has helped governors, mayors, police chiefs, school superintendents, and civil leaders defuse and manage community-wide racial and ethnic tensions and conflict. CRS is the only federal component assigned this legislative mandate.