Consumer Protection Board
The Executive Budget recommends:
An overall decrease of 11 FTEs, reflecting a 12 FTE decrease in the Utility Intervention program, which is no longer funded, and a 1 FTE increase in the Consumer Protection Program which is funded with a General Fund appropriation. No explanation is offered for the termination of the Utility Intervention program but it may be related to the phase-out of the Gross Receipts Tax on utilities, a portion of which may have funded the program. GOER and DOB indicate that these reductions will occur through attrition. Information given to PEF from the Department of Civil Service indicates that there are 3 PEF members currently employed at the Consumer Protection Board. One member is in a Utility Rate Analyst position and would appear to be impacted by this proposed reduction. The other two members are in computer and administrative titles and we cannot determine from the nature of their titles whether they are impacted by this proposed cut.
| Consumer Protection Board | ||||
| Program Details-State Operations | ||||
| Enacted | Proposed | Change in | Percent | |
| Program | 2000-01 Budget | 2001-02 Budget | Appropriation | Change |
| All Funds | $2,769,300 | $2,685,000 | ($84,300) | -3.0% |
| General Fund | $411,300 | $479,000 | $67,700 | 16.5% |
| Special Revenue-Other | $2,358,000 | $2,206,000 | ($152,000) | -6.4% |
| Consumer Protection | $411,300 | $2,685,000 | $2,273,700 | 552.8% |
| Personal Service | $268,400 | $332,000 | $63,600 | 23.7% |
| Nonpersonal Service | $142,900 | $147,000 | $4,100 | 2.9% |
| Special Revenue-Other | $0 | $2,206,000 | $2,206,000 | 100.0% |
| Utility Intervention Pg | $2,358,000 | $0 | ($2,358,000) | -100.0% |
| Special Revenue-Other | $2,358,000 | $0 | ($2,358,000) | -100.0% |