TESTIMONY OF KEVIN MCCURDY 
 COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 
TO THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS, AND FINANCE 
BILL NO. 36-0025 
JUNE 12, 2025 
 
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GOOD MORNING, FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, SENATOR NOVELLE E. 
FRANCIS; VICE CHAIRMAN, SENATOR MARVIN A. BLYDEN; OTHER COMMITTEE 
AND NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS TERRITORY 
LISTENING AND VIEWING TODAY.  
I AM MAURICE WELL, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, 
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF KEVIN MCCURDY, COMMISSIONER OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE 
TESTIMONY ON BILL NO. 36-0025, AN ACT APPROPRIATING $90,000 FROM THE 
GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN 
ISLANDS TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO 
PURCHASE AN ALL-IN-ONE MOBILE HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND PERSONAL 
SAFETY DEVICES FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS SENIOR CITIZENS AND OTHER 
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, AND PAY THE ANNUAL SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH 
MAINTENANCE OF THE DEVICES. 
WHILE THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATION OF $90,000 MAY APPEAR MINIMAL 
IN ISOLATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE BROADER FISCAL IMPACT 
OF CONTINUALLY DRAWING FROM THE GENERAL FUND. WE MUST EXERCISE 
DISCIPLINE IN MANAGING THIS FUND, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT 
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS WERE NECESSARY TO BALANCE THE GENERAL FUND 
BUDGET THIS FISCAL YEAR. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS, EVEN IN SMALL 
TESTIMONY OF KEVIN MCCURDY 
 COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 
TO THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS, AND FINANCE 
BILL NO. 36-0025 
JUNE 12, 2025 
 
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AMOUNTS RISK OVER-OBLIGATING THE FUND AND UNDERMINING OUR ABILITY 
TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY MOVING FORWARD. 
FOR THESE REASONS, WE ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AS 
CURRENTLY DRAFTED, WHICH SEEKS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FROM THE 
GENERAL FUND. HOWEVER, SHOULD A MORE APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE 
FUNDING SOURCE BE IDENTIFIED, WE WOULD BE WILLING TO RECONSIDER OUR 
POSITION. 
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS TESTIMONY