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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-2213

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 PRIORCOLAEFFECTIVE
POSITIONTO 01/01/97ADJUSTMENT01/01/97
Governor$125,0002.9%$128,625
Lieutenant Governor$105,0002.9%$108,045
State Treasurer$104,0002.9%$107,016
Auditor General$104,0002.9%$107,016
Attorney General$104,0002.9%$107,016
Large Agency Head$100,0002.9%$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$95,0002.9%$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$90,0002.9%$92,610
   Adjutant General
   Secretary of Agriculture
   Secretary of Banking
   Secretary of the Commonwealth
   Insurance Commissioner
Liquor Control Board
   Chairman$50,8002.9%$52,273
   Member$48,8002.9%$50,215
Civil Service Commission
   Chairman$40,6252.9%$41,803
   Member$40,6252.9%$41,803
State Tax Equalization Board
   Chairman$17,5002.9%$18,008
   Member$16,2502.9%$16,721
Milk Marketing Board
   Chairman$16,2502.9%$16,721
   Member$15,6252.9%$16,078
Securities Commission
   Chairman$16,2502.9%$16,721
   Member$15,0002.9%$15,435
Athletic Commission
   Chairman$13,1252.9%$13,506
   Member$12,5002.9%$12,863
Board of Pardons
   Member$11,5002.9%$11,834
Board of Claims
   Chairman$84,8002.9%$87,259
   Member$80,8002.9%$83,143
Public Utility Commission
   Chairman$97,5002.9%$100,328
   Member$95,0002.9%$97,755
Environmental Hearing Board*
   Chairman$97,5002.9%$100,328
   Member$95,0002.9%$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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