COBI 2015 - Administration

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Administration program provides management and oversight for all aspects of the Labor Commission, including:

Centralized accounting,
Payroll,
Personnel,
Customer relations,
Human resources,
Legal appeals from the adjudication divison,
Budgeting, and
Data processing (DTS).

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,820,900 from all sources for Administration. This is a 0.5 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,805,900 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 0.5 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

An important function of Administration is the Legal Unit, which includes the efforts of the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, an attorney and a legal staff support person in reviewing appeals from the Commission's administrative law judges (ALJs). Legal Unit performance measures show specifically work related to legal appeals, not other Labor Commission work performed by this staff.

Commission ALJs decide any dispute arising from enforcement of Utah's governing laws for workers' compensation, employment and housing discrimination, and workplace safety. When an ALJ decision is appealed, a request can be made for review by the Commissioner or the Commission's Appeals Board. The Legal Unit assists the Commissioner and the Appeals Board in reviewing these cases.

Number of Review Decisions Issued

Since FY 2003, the Legal Unit has issued 119 review decisions on average each fiscal year. Note that in FY 2006 there was a group of about 80 cases that were decided as one.

Backlog of Cases Pending Review

This graph shows the backlog of cases pending review for each fiscal year, which has been markedly reduced from 227 in FY 2008 to a current backlog of zero. These gains were due in part to the addition of one FTE.

Percent of Legal Unit Decisions Affirmed by Higher Court

The percent of legal unit decisions affirmed by the Utah Supreme Court or Utah Court of Appeals demonstrates the quality and accuracy of decisions issued by the Legal Unit.

The Administration program is broken down into the following units:

Management. Office-wide management including the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, PIO and Legal support
General Services. Accounting and budgeting, human resources, general office-wide operating costs
Customer Relations. Receptionists and related front desk costs for telephone calls and walk-ins
DTS Services. Department of Technology Services costs for desktop support, programming, and general computer hardware and software
Appeals Board. Independent board that assists the Commissioner, upon request, in reviewing decisions issued by administrative law judges

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 66

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided to the Labor Commission in Item 21, Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. Nonlapsing funds shall be used for computer projects.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	1,617,200	1,767,800	1,697,700	1,769,900	1,944,800	(155,000)	1,789,800	11,400	1,801,200
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	2,700	7,100	0	7,100	(2,400)	4,700
Dedicated Credits Revenue	0	0	0	0	70,000	(70,000)	0	0	0
Employers' Reinsurance Fund	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	0	15,000	0	15,000
Lapsing Balance	(6,100)	(4,300)	(4,300)	(2,900)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,626,100	$1,778,500	$1,708,400	$1,784,700	$2,036,900	($225,000)	$1,811,900	$9,000	$1,820,900

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	877,400	888,000	983,600	1,024,000	1,134,000	(92,300)	1,041,700	38,300	1,080,000
In-state Travel	400	200	0	600	500	500	1,000	0	1,000
Out-of-state Travel	2,100	1,700	1,200	800	2,500	(1,500)	1,000	0	1,000
Current Expense	122,600	229,300	162,000	179,500	156,000	18,000	174,000	(38,600)	135,400
DP Current Expense	623,600	642,800	561,600	579,800	743,900	(149,700)	594,200	9,300	603,500
DP Capital Outlay	0	16,500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,626,100	$1,778,500	$1,708,400	$1,784,700	$2,036,900	($225,000)	$1,811,900	$9,000	$1,820,900

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Revised	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	10	10	9.50	10	9.50	9.50	9.50
Actual FTE	8.70	9.20	9.80	9.90	0	0	0
Vehicles	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.