2108 Statutory cost of living increases for salaries of State officials and the heads of Departments, Boards and Commissions  

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    Statutory Cost of Living Increases for Salaries of State Officials and the Heads of Departments, Boards and Commissions

    [27 Pa.B. 6883]

       Section 3(e) of the Public Official Compensation Act, the act of September 30, 1983(P. L. 160, No. 39) as amended by section 2 of the act of October 19, 1995(P. L. 324, No. 51) mandates that the salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Auditor General, Attorney General and the heads of the departments and members of boards and commissions shall be increased by applying the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers(CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for the most recent 12-month period for which figures have been officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS) immediately prior to the date adjustment is due to take effect.

       As required by section 3(e) of the Public Official Compensation Law, the Governor has determined, based on the change in the CPI-U(PA-DE-NJ-MD) over the past 12 months as reported by BLS on December 16, 1997, that the salaries covered by that law shall be increased by 1.3% effective January 1, 1998. The following chart sets out the agency head position, the salary prior to the adjustment, the percentage amount of the adjustment, and the new salary:


    COLA ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS
    RECEIVING SALARIES CONTAINED IN ACT 1995-51

       COLA ADJUSTMENT IS BASED ON THE PERCENT CHANGE IN THE CPI-U FOR PA-DE-NJ-MD, CMSA, FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 1997

    Salary PriorCOLASalary Effective
    PositionTo 1/1/98Adjustment1/1/98
    Governor $128,625 1.3% $130,297
    Lieutenant Governor $108,045 1.3% $109,450
    State Treasurer $107,016 1.3% $108,407
    Auditor General $107,016 1.3% $108,407
    Attorney General $107,016 1.3% $108,407
    Large Agency Head $102,900 1.3% $104,238
       Secretary of Education
       Secretary of Environmental Protection
       Secretary of Health
       Secretary of Labor and Industry
       Secretary of Public Welfare
       Secretary of Transportation
       Secretary of Corrections
    Medium Agency Head   $97,755 1.3%   $99,026
       Secretary of Aging
       Secretary of Commerce & Economic Development
       Secretary of General Services
       Secretary of Revenue
       State Police Commissioner
       Secretary of Conservation & Natural Resources
    Small Agency Head   $92,610 1.3%   $93,814
       Adjutant General
       Secretary of Agriculture
       Secretary of Banking
       Secretary of the Commonwealth
       Insurance Commissioner
    Liquor Control Board
       Chairman   $52,273 1.3%   $52,953
       Member   $50,215 1.3%   $50,868
    Civil Service Commission
       Chairman   $41,803 1.3%   $42,346
       Member   $41,803 1.3%   $42,346
    State Tax Equalization Board
       Chairman   $18,008 1.3%   $18,242
       Member   $16,721 1.3%   $16,938
    Milk Marketing Board
       Chairman   $16,721 1.3%   $16,938
       Member   $16,078 1.3%   $16,287
    Securities Commission
       Chairman   $16,721 1.3%   $16,938
       Member   $15,435 1.3%   $15,636
    Athletic Commission
       Chairman   $13,506 1.3%   $13,682
       Member   $12,863 1.3%   $13,030
    Board of Pardons
       Member   $11,834 1.3%   $11,988
    Board of Claims
       Chairman   $87,259 1.3%   $88,393
       Member   $83,143 1.3%   $84,224
    Public Utility Commission
       Chairman $100,328 1.3% $101,632
       Member   $97,755 1.3%   $99,026
    Environmental Hearing Board*
       Chairman $100,328 1.3% $101,632
       Member   $97,755 1.3%   $99,026

    * The Environmental Hearing Board is not contained in Act 1995-51, but separate legislation requires that the Board's members receive the same compensation as the PUC.

    ROBERT BITTENBENDER,   
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-2108. Filed for public inspection December 26, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]

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