Under the plan approved unanimously by the new commissioners, legislators’ salaries would increase from $50,400 to $84,000 per year. It would be the first pay raise for legislators since 2010. (From adndotcom)
A view from downtown Anchorage includes the Atwood Building, where many state offices are located.
Five new commissioners were appointed, and a meeting was swiftly scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. During that meeting, the new commissioners waived a rule that requires them to notice meetings 20 days before they are held, allowing them to amend the previous commissioners’ recommendations immediately.
Former Republican Rep. Kurt Olson, who had been the commission’s chair, submitted his resignation Monday. One commissioner, Lee Cruise, who was appointed by the governor, resigned by email last week after taking a job with the Dunleavy administration. The remaining three commissioners were removed from their positions by Tuesday afternoon.
“I’m not 100% comfortable with the process that’s been expedited,” Stewart said during the commission meeting, after Baker and Handeland defended Mitchell’s motion. “He said, ‘I’m gonna do something about that.’ And he did. But I had nothing to do with what happened,” Stevens said.House Minority Leader Calvin Schrage, an Anchorage independent,
In response to questions, Dunleavy spokesperson Jeff Turner said by email “it was clear that legislative leadership was not satisfied with the work being done by the Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission. In response to that, and in the spirit of cooperation, Governor Dunleavy removed the three commission members to allow new members to be appointed.”
Jordan Shilling is director of boards and commissions for Dunleavy, and several commission members said they communicated with Shilling before joining the commission. Shilling did not respond to a request for comment on his communications with commission members.
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