NOTICES
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.]
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