
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) is funded through an assessment on the intrastate gross receipts of the state’s investorowned utility companies pursuant to Section 4911.18 of the Ohio Revised Code. Total assessments for fiscal year 2008 amounted to $7,959,943 after adjustments.
The OCC assessed 453 utility companies for operating funds for fiscal year 2008. Companies can pass on the cost of supporting the OCC to their customers (less than 3.5 cents of every $100 paid in utility bills).
| Personnel services | $6,348,750 |
| Maintenance and equipment | $1,379,250 |
| Consultants and transcripts | $770,000 |
| Total | $8,498,000 |
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