Committee Agrees With Doyle's Cut of 16 PSC Employees
The committee decided to adopt Gov. Jim Doyle's call to cut 16 positions from the Public Service Commission despite a motion by Sen. Robert Cowles to retain five of them. Cowles motion failed 11-4.
Cowles argued that the five jobs were needed to sufficiently staff the commission. Restoring the five jobs would have come at a cost of $651,200.
Rep. Scott Jensen said he talked to PSC Chair Dan Ebert and he was for the full job cut to change the culture of the agency. Cowles charged that Ebert was “carrying water for a body count” for Doyle.
