General Management and Administration

Program Description

Provides management and administrative support to the programs and operating units in order to provide services more efficiently and to achieve quick and effective results.

Customers

Anyone that requests a review of the actions and determinations made by the Permit Management Office (OGPe, Spanish acronym), authorized professionals and the Autonomous Municipalities with a Hierarchy I through V, according to Act No. 161.

Program Description

Adjudicates claims presented by citizens that arise from the actions, determinations and resolutions of the Permit Management Office (OGPe, Spanish acronym), authorized professionals and the Autonomous Municipalities, as established by the Act that created the Review Board.

Statistical Data	2011	2012	2013
Actives cases at end of year	239	215	365
Cases evaluated in executive session	279	400	392
Cases worked at the office	918	1,000	1,100
Customers served	4,792	3,700	3,750
JACL Judicial reviews	5	5	5
Judicial revision confirmed JACL	13	40	40
Judicial revision revokes JACL	5	2	2
New cases filed	186	200	500
Resolutions and orders dispatched	918	1,000	1,100
Total notifications	6,716	7,000	6,500

Statistical data provided by the Agency during the fiscal year 2012-2013 budget formulation process.

Customers

Citizens who present appeals before the Board, for controversies that arise from actions, determinations and resolutions made by the Permit Management Office (OGPe, Spanish acronym), authorized professionals, and the Autonomous Municipalities with Hierarchy I and V, as established by Act No. 161.

FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 ADOPTED BUDGET

The adopted consolidated budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 amounts to $1,204,000. This amount includes $1,191,000 from the Joint Resolution - General Fund and $13,000 from State Special Funds.

Operational expenses reflect a decrease of $262,000 when compared to funds assigned in fiscal year 2011-2012 due to the implementation of Act 70-2010, an early retirement incentive program.

Resources from the Joint Resolution - General Fund will be used for operational expenses and will allow the Board to review the determinations made by the Permit Management Office, authorized professionals and the autonomous municipalities, as established by Act 161.

Resources from State Special Funds are provided through Act 161 and will be used for operational expenses,according to law and the Land Use and Permit Reviewing Board Fee Payment Regulations. The change in the amount of funding assigned is the result of fluctuations in fee payments, depending on service demand.