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Show "Daily Utah Chronicle Tuesday, January 18,2005 Capital Facilities and Administrative Services Appropriations Subcommittee Responsible for Marriott Library funding The Capital Facilities and Administrative Services Appropriations Subcommittee will play a crucial role in deciding whether or not the U will receive money to upgrade and renovate the library. The committee will decide on a final list of projects to be funded either through bonding or one-time monies. The recommended projects are either attached to the bonding bill or the overall budget, depending on whether the subcommittee decides to use bonding or cash options. The Senate and House then vote on the final bills. The votes cast by members of the subcommittee as well as legislators in the general body are publicly disclosed. Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman Republican, Cedar City Sen. John W. HIckman, Co-Chairperson Republican, St. George Sen. Mike Dmitrich Democrat, Price Sen. John L. Valentine Republican, Orem Sen. Peter C. Knudson Republican, Brigham City Rep. Ralph Becker Democrat, Salt Lake City Rep. Michael T. Morley Republican, Spanish Fork Rep. Fred R. Hunsaker Republican, Logan Rep. Roger E. Barrus Republican, Centerville Rep. Stephen D. Clark Republican, Provo Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow Democrat, West Valley City Rep. Wayne A. Harper Republican, West Jordan Rep. D. Gregg Buxton, Co-Chairperson Republican, Roy Senate and House Leadership Responsible for U faculty/staff pay raise Leadership for both the Senate and the House is established through elections within the majority party. The Republican Party currently holds a majority of seats in both the Senate and the House. Under the Utah State Constitution, the state budget falls under the jurisdiction of the State Legislature and Senate and House Leadership are charged with coordinating the budget. In the case of compensation of state employees, Senate and House leadership, along with the chairpersons of the Executive Appropriations Committee, will play a major role in deciding if and how much money will be allocated. Senate Sen. John L. Valentine, President of the Senate Republican, Orem Sen. Peter C. Knudson, Majority Leader Republican, Brigham City Sen. Dan R. Eastman, Majority Whip Republican, Bountiful Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart, Majority Whip Republican, St. George Rep. Ben C. Ferry, Assistant Majority Whip Republican, Corinne Sen. Beverly Evans, Assistant Majority Whip Republican, Altamont House Rep. Jeff Alexander, Majority Leader Republican, Provo Executive Appropriations Chairpersons RAISE Sen. Lyle W. Hlllyard, Co-Chairperson Republican, Logan Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Vice Chairperson Republican, Provo Rep. Ron Blqelow, Co-Chairperson Republican, West Valley City Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Vice Chairperson Republican, Santa Clara employees deserve a pay raise, there remains a significant obstacle to getting the continued from page 1 desired compensation—money. To provide a i percent raise to state emdisclose to the public how particular Re- ployees the state would have to commit publican legislators vote on the issue. more than $30 million dollars annually to The Republican Caucus will then in- the cause. Thus a 3 percent raise for state struct the Legislature's Fiscal Analyst to employees, which faculty and staff at the make the appropriate changes to the bud- U are, would take nearly $100 million out get and these changes are then relayed to of the state's budget annually. the different respective committees. The U is making the case that the pay In the case of compensation for U fac- raise is an investment in the state's econLulty and staff, changes will be made to omy. Specifically, lobbyists for the U note the Higher Education budget, which is that for the fiscal year 2003, the U and constructed by the Higher Education Ap- Utah State University (Utah's two pubpropriations Subcommittee. licly funded research institutions) generFinally, the respective budgets from ated nearly $990 million in revenue from the various appropriations subcommit- outside the state of Utah. tees are combined into a final budget to While administrators are encourage be voted on by all legislators. This final by the quality of faculty at the U and vote is public and held on the House and the money that research done by faculty Senate floors. members has brought to the state, there Despite what seems to be a consen- is growing concern that within such a sus among legislators that all statewide competitive job market, the U is finding it difficult to compete. Regular, full-time faculty receive salaries that are on average about 93 percent of the national average for public research universities. The severity of this income gap is even more acute when comparing U faculty to those employed at private institutions. On average, a full professor at a private university receives about $35,000 more than if he or she were employed at the U. This trend of being underpaid applies to U staff as well. About 1,300 staff members at the U receive less than 90 percent of the average salary for those working at comparable jobs within the local job market. This problem has been exacerbated by the lack of tuition reimbursement over recent years, which, through budget cuts, has forced many staff members to increase their workload without receiving an increase in pay or compensation, myoung@chronicle.utah.edu January 21-22 • Kingsbury Hall |
