An Alaska commission has advanced a plan to reform legislators’ compensation packages by increasing their base salaries while reducing their per diem expense payments. Final approval is set to take place on Jan. 18.
If the Legislature adopts the proposal, the base salary for legislators would increase from $50,400 to $64,000 per year after the current figure
Another change would see legislators mandated to submit receipts to the Legislative Affairs Agency if they want to be reimbursed through their per diem payments. Commissioners argued per diems have been used to surreptitiously increase legislators’ incomes instead of being used to pay for daily living expenses while they’re in session in Juneau.
The State Officers Compensation Commission approved the preliminary plan on a 3-1 vote with Lee Cruise, a commissioner appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, as the only “no” vote. Final approval is set to take place on Jan. 18, the same day that the next regular session starts. There was lengthy debate on Tuesday about the compensation plans and competing ideals for how legislators are paid. The idea behind shrinking per diem payments is to discourage fruitless special sessions.
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