COBI 2015 - Office of Consumer Services

Overview
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Financials

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The Office is a policy board that represents the interests of residential, small business and agricultural rate payers before the Public Service Commission. The Office is composed of nine staff members and one Assistant Attorney General.

The mission of the Office is "to represent the interests of small business owners, farmers and ranchers, and residential customers of natural gas, electric, and telephone utilities in Utah. The Office meets regularly in public meetings to listen to its constituents and provide direction to the staff. The Office has the statutory responsibility to advocate positions most advantageous to a majority of its constituency before the Public Service Commission of Utah."

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $781,200 from all sources for Office of Consumer Services. This is a 26.2 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Statute

Utah Code Annotated 54-10a Provides the mission and the authority of the Department of Commerce, Office of Consumer Services.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 67

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Office of Consumer Services in Item 22 of Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2014, lapse to the Offices' Professional and Technical Services Fund at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

HB0003: Item 67

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Department of Commerce, Division of Public Utilities in Item 22 of Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2014, lapse to the Divisions' Professional and Technical Services Fund at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

Funding for the Office of Consumer Services is from the Public Utilities Regulatory Fund.

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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
GFR - CSA - PURF	997,600	996,300	1,012,000	1,040,100	1,057,900	0	1,057,900	23,300	1,081,200
Transfers	0	(32,000)	(32,000)	(32,000)	0	0	0	0	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	319,800	319,800	0	319,800
Closing Nonlapsing	(344,600)	(275,400)	(316,900)	(319,800)	0	(319,800)	(319,800)	(300,000)	(619,800)
Total	$653,000	$688,900	$663,100	$688,300	$1,057,900	$0	$1,057,900	($276,700)	$781,200

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	614,400	653,400	630,500	658,700	700,900	253,000	953,900	(202,700)	751,200
In-state Travel	1,300	900	1,200	1,100	2,000	0	2,000	(2,000)	0
Out-of-state Travel	8,700	7,400	7,500	5,000	30,000	0	30,000	(30,000)	0
Current Expense	26,100	26,900	23,500	22,800	293,000	(253,000)	40,000	(42,200)	(2,200)
DP Current Expense	2,500	300	400	700	32,000	0	32,000	200	32,200
Total	$653,000	$688,900	$663,100	$688,300	$1,057,900	$0	$1,057,900	($276,700)	$781,200

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	9	9	7	9	9	(9)	0	9	9
Actual FTE	9	6	5.60	5.90	0	0	0	0	0

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.