2213 Statutory cost of living increases for salaries of State officials and the heads of departments, boards and commissions

OFFICE OF THE BUDGET

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

[26 Pa.B. 6235]

   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 the 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 12, 1996, that the salaries covered by that law shall be increased by 2.9% effective January 1, 1997. 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 1996

			SALARY
	SALARY PRIOR	COLA	EFFECTIVE
POSITION	TO 01/01/97	ADJUSTMENT	01/01/97
Governor	$125,000	2.9%	$128,625
Lieutenant Governor	$105,000	2.9%	$108,045
State Treasurer	$104,000	2.9%	$107,016
Auditor General	$104,000	2.9%	$107,016
Attorney General	$104,000	2.9%	$107,016
Large Agency Head	$100,000	2.9%	$102,900
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Environmental Protection
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Labor & Industry
Secretary of Public Welfare
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Corrections
Medium Agency Head	$95,000	2.9%	$97,755
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	$90,000	2.9%	$92,610
Adjutant General
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Banking
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Insurance Commissioner
Liquor Control Board
Chairman	$50,800	2.9%	$52,273
Member	$48,800	2.9%	$50,215
Civil Service Commission
Chairman	$40,625	2.9%	$41,803
Member	$40,625	2.9%	$41,803
State Tax Equalization Board
Chairman	$17,500	2.9%	$18,008
Member	$16,250	2.9%	$16,721
Milk Marketing Board
Chairman	$16,250	2.9%	$16,721
Member	$15,625	2.9%	$16,078
Securities Commission
Chairman	$16,250	2.9%	$16,721
Member	$15,000	2.9%	$15,435
Athletic Commission
Chairman	$13,125	2.9%	$13,506
Member	$12,500	2.9%	$12,863
Board of Pardons
Member	$11,500	2.9%	$11,834
Board of Claims
Chairman	$84,800	2.9%	$87,259
Member	$80,800	2.9%	$83,143
Public Utility Commission
Chairman	$97,500	2.9%	$100,328
Member	$95,000	2.9%	$97,755
Environmental Hearing Board*
Chairman	$97,500	2.9%	$100,328
Member	$95,000	2.9%	$97,755

*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. 96-2213. Filed for public inspection December 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]