Besides a $15,000-a-year salary, which will increase $5,000 starting next year, legislators can expect compensation for travel and lodging plus daily extra duty payments if they're leadership.
The Charleston Gazette reports that nonsalary pay in the House of Delegates has exceeded $1 million for the budget year ending June 30. The Gazette found that "12 delegates have been paid more in expense money year-to-date than their $15,000 legislative salaries. "
The Gazette reported earlier on legal precedent that may bolster the possible legal challenge by GOP gubernatorial candidate Russ Weeks of retroactive increases to some of the per diem payments.
07 April 2008
Lawmakers Paid More Than Just Salary
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Some may not like it, but reimburement of expenses is much different than salary. If my employer makes me go to another part of the state for days or weeks at a time, I expect to be reimbursed for those costs. This is standard practice in the private sector. Why should we consider it a pay increase in the public sector?
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