HD29 - The Compensation Board and State Support of Constitutional Offices
Executive Summary: Authority for Study Section 1 - 25 of Chapter 723 of the 1987 Acts of Assembly, the Appropriations Act, authorizes a joint subcommittee to study issues relevant to state financial support of Constitutional Officers and the composition of the Compensation Board. The examination is specifically to include a review of state support for the salaries and benefits afforded Constitutional Officers and their employees, state support of the operating expenses of Constitutional offices, and the method by which funds are distributed to these offices. The subcommittee is composed of eleven members, seven from the House of Delegates and four from the Senate, and is to complete its work in time to submit recommendations to the 1988 session of the General Assembly (Appendix 9). Need for the Study The need for the current study first surfaced in late 1986 as a result of a joint meeting of the Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee and the Compensation and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, respectively. The initial purpose of the Subcommittee's joint meeting was to provide the members with a summary of the current status of state assistance to locally elected Constitutional Officers. Issues raised during the joint meeting revealed several concerns, some of which became the subject of budget amendment proposals considered by the 1987 legislative session. Two major concerns related to the equity in the Compensation Board's implementation of pay plans for employees of Constitutional Officers and the need for chief deputy employees in each of the Constitutional offices. Deliberations on these issues revealed a lack of adequate information upon which to base decisions. These issues and related matters were therefore referred to the joint study committee for review prior to the 1988 session. |
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