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Show Against Proposition No. 2 Official Ballot Title: Shall Article VI, Section 9, of the State Constitution be amended to establish a citizens' salary commission appointed by the Governor to make salary recommendations recommenda-tions for legislators; providing that the Legislature may accept, reject or lower the salary recommended by the citizens' commission com-mission but may not raise it; and providing for the reimbursement of expenses for legislators as provided by law. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF LEGISLATORS Vote cast by the members of the 1982 Legislature on final passage: HOUSE (75 members): Yeas, 52; Nays, 19; Absent or not voting, 4. SENATE (29 members): Yeas, 23; Nays, 4; Absent or not voting, 2. IMPARTIAL PROPOSAL The salary and expenses paid to Utah legislators are set by the Utah Constitution in Section 9 of the Legislative Article (VI). The current salary level is S25 per day while in session, expenses (food, lodging, and other direct expenses) of S15 per day while in session, and mileage (direct travel expenses) as provided by law. The compensation level was last established at the November 5, 1968, election and has been effective without change since January 1, 1969. Effective Date This amendment, if approved by the voters, would be effective beginning January 1, 1983. FISCAL EFFECT The proposed change to this section would remove the salary and expense levels now in the Constitution. It would ANALYSIS require the creation of a citizens' salary commission to be appointed by the Governor. The commission would make salary recommendations. The Legislature could not set salaries at a level higher than those recommended by the commission. This is essentially the same method used to establish the salaries of all the executive branch elected officials (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, and Treasurer) and of almost all the judges in the state. The expenses for food, lodging and other direct expenses would be reimbursed as provided by law. Jon M. Memmott, Director Olficeof Legislative Research Slate Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 -13- |