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GGD-83-108 1 (1983-09-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabndh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ) 0 WASHeeGTON, D.C. 190 DIVISION Tlfk th 43fl: otv B-206782 RELEASED September 30, 1983 The Honorable Bill Frenzel House of Representatives Dear Mr. Frenzel: Subject: Cost Comparison of House of Representatives Page System Versus Regular Messenger Employees (GAO/GGD-83-108) This report is in response to your August 12, 1983, request that we compare the cost of the present page system in the House of Representatives to the alternative cost of hiring messengers. We found that the cost of the page system, including providing classroom education and dormitory supervision for the pages, and the first year cost of salaries and benefits of the same number of messengers are almost equal. Should individual messengers stay in their jobs over a year, which would qualify them for longevity step increases on the House salary scale, the cost of the salaried messenger system would increase faster than the cost of the current page system. Because the page's tenure is limited by statute to one year, pages would not qualify for longevity step increases. The assumptions, definitions, and calculations used to make this comparison are set forth in the enclosure. Objective, Scope and Methodology Our objective was to determine and compare the cost of the present House of Representatives page system with the cost of a salaried messenger system. We did not consider other alterna- tives for providing the services pages now provide. We con- sidered only cost factors in our review. We examined hearings and reports from the House of Repre- sentatives Page Board and the Speaker's Commission on Pages. We also examined a limited number of current files relating to costs of the page system under the arrangements authorized on (966155) 122550

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