Attao is a House legal assistant whose primary responsibility is to assist the House Committees on Ways and Means and Public Utilities, Transportation and Communications.
Camacho is also a Senate legislative assistant.
According to the deputy director of the Legislative Bureau, Glenna SP. Reyes, Camacho will not get additional compensation.
She said Attao is unable to provide the time and focus that he would like to give to Youth Congress program, and this is why he asked Omar to appoint a new coordinator.
Reyes said eight youth senators graduated recently from high schools and Northern Marianas College.
The Youth Congress has 23 members and all the seats will be up for grabs in the election set for Sept. 15.
However, Reyes said the law allows eight members who have graduated to continue serving the remaining balance of their one-year term.
Budget
Under the FY 2007 budget, the Youth Congress was allotted $88,183. However, due to the implementation of cost reduction measures, this amount was reduced to $72,656.
Three percent or $2,180 of the Youth Congress budget goes to the public auditor’s fee as required by law.
Reyes said the allotment disbursement for the first to third quarters was $54,492 with the remaining balance amounting to $23,194 — $17,677 for personnel and $5,517 for operation.
She said funds already obligated or expended cover the following expenses: personnel expenses for Youth Congress secretary — $16,798; inauguration of the 10th Youth Congress — $1,954; youth summit — $1,060; travel for Rota and Tinian youth senators for inaugural orientation, practices, and sessions — $8,997; operational/supplies and equipment — $1,389; and $25 compensation for each youth senator for Oct. 2007 to Jan. 2008 — $1,100.
Reyes said the current youth senators have not received any compensation for sessions held since the enactment of Public Law 15-128, which eliminated the $25 honorarium of the members.
