Consumer Protection Board

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 26, 2008):

 

A SFY 2008-09 workforce of 39, an increase of 7 FTEs from SFY 2007-08.  Five FTEs are added for the new Office of Airline Consumer Advocates to ensure the health and safety of New York’s traveling public, and two FTEs are added to respond to increased consumer concerns regarding unsafe products, especially lead-based toys (according to the Assembly budget analysis, these two positions are for the Project Recall Initiative).

The following chart identifies adjustments in the current fiscal year’s FTEs along with the recommended differences in FY 2008-09 FTEs by program (if the FTE’s are the same the program is not listed):

 

Program

FY 2007-08 Adjustment

FY 2008-09 Difference

Consumer Protection

 

+7

 

 

 

The Consumer Protection Board employed 1 employee under consultant contracts in SFY 2007-08 at an estimated cost of $30,000.  It is estimated that CBP will employ 1 employee under consultant contract in SFY 2008-09, at a cost of $70,000, an increase of 133%.  The purpose of this consultant employee and whether their work could be performed by a state employee should be discussed at statewide labor management

Consumer Protection Board
Program Details-State Operations 
  Enacted Proposed Change in Percent
Program 2007-08 Budget 2008-09 Budget Appropriation Change
All Funds $4,438,000 $5,098,000 $660,000 14.9%
General Fund $0 $320,000 $320,000 100.0%
Special Revenue-Other $4,438,000 $4,778,000 $340,000 7.7%
         
Personal Services $2,184,000 $2,679,000 $495,000 22.7%
Contractual Services $738,000 $747,000 $9,000 1.2%
         
Consumer Protection Program $4,438,000 $5,098,000 $660,000 14.9%
Personal Service $0 $300,000 $300,000 100.0%
Regular $0 $300,000 $300,000 100.0%
Nonpersonal Service $0 $20,000 $20,000 100.0%
Supplies and materials $0 $10,000 $10,000 100.0%
Equipment $0 $10,000 $10,000 100.0%
Special Revenue-Other $4,438,000 $4,778,000 $340,000 7.7%
         
Telemarketing Registry/Motor Fuel (SRO) $425,000 $530,000 $105,000 24.7%
Personal Service $0 $105,000 $105,000 100.0%
Regular $0 $105,000 $105,000 100.0%
Nonpersonal Service $425,000 $425,000 $0 0.0%
Supplies and materials $115,000 $115,000 $0 0.0%
Travel $10,000 $10,000 $0 0.0%
Contractual Services $300,000 $245,000 ($55,000) -18.3%
Fringe benefits $0 $50,000 $50,000 100.0%
Indirect costs $0 $5,000 $5,000 100.0%
         
Public Service (SRO) $4,013,000 $4,248,000 $235,000 5.9%
Personal Service $2,184,000 $2,274,000 $90,000 4.1%
Regular $2,179,000 $2,269,000 $90,000 4.1%
Holiday/overtime compensation $5,000 $5,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $1,818,000 $1,963,000 $145,000 8.0%
Supplies and materials $98,000 $100,000 $2,000 2.0%
Travel $92,000 $94,000 $2,000 2.2%
Contractual Services $435,000 $499,000 $64,000 14.7%
Equipment $72,000 $74,000 $2,000 2.8%
Fringe benefits $1,047,000 $1,108,000 $61,000 5.8%
Indirect costs $74,000 $88,000 $14,000 18.9%
Maintenance Undistributed $11,000 $11,000 $0 0.0%
Nonpersonal Service $11,000 $11,000 $0 0.0%
Supplies and materials $5,000 $5,000 $0 0.0%
Travel $3,000 $3,000 $0 0.0%
Contractual Services $3,000 $3,000 $0 0.0%