COSTA RICA INL PD&S REQUEST FOR FY 2006

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 002815 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INL/RM/PO EDNA LUNARIO, INL/LP ED SUTOW E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR AFIN AMGT KFSC CS SUBJECT: COSTA RICA INL PD&S REQUEST FOR FY 2006 REF: STATE 207320 ¶1. Per instructions reftel, Post's PD&S request is as follows: Actual Non- Object FY 2005 Recurring Proposed FY 2006 Class Obligations Items Increases Plan -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 1142 44,200 1,800 46,000 1148 1,000 1,000 1246 11,000 11,000 2156 1,000 1,000 2,000 2589 1,800 200 2,000 2699 500 500 Totals 59,500 0 3,000 62,500 ICASS 160,000 (50,000) 110,000 ¶2. Non-recurring Items (50,000) 2581 (ICASS) Savings were realized by eliminating the part-time PSC position and by reducing INL office space. Please note that we have drastically reduced our ICASS costs over the past two years--down from $294,000 in 2004. ¶3. Proposed increase 3,000 1142 Salary increase (actually a pay cut since proposed increase includes with-in grade pay increases but is still slightly less than inflation rate). 1,800 2156 Travel budget includes $1,000 for in-country travel which is necessary to complete end-use-monitoring of INL's substantial investments in Costa Rica such as the border check-point at Penas Blancas, and Coast Guard stations on both coasts, as well as the Academy in Golfito. The budget also includes $1,000 to cover travel expenses for one FSN training course and one regional counter-narcotics conference. 2,000 2589 Prices we must pay for maintenance and repair of our copy machine, other equipment, and miscellaneous services have increased due to 14 percent inflation last year. 200 LANGDALE