A bill to exempt local air and seaport managers from salary caps was signed into law yesterday.<\/p>\n
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signed into law Senate Bill 19-41, as amended, which exempts managers of the Commonwealth Ports Authority from the salary limitations imposed by the Compensation Adjustment Act.<\/p>\n
The bill is now Public Law 19-48, and exempts the managers from the cap so they can receive more salaries of more than $50,000 per year.<\/p>\n
The bill was offered by then Senate president and now Lt. Gov. Victor Hocog, Sens. Frank Borja (Ind-Tinian), Sixto Igisomar (R-Saipan), Steve Mesngon (R-Rota), Justo Quitugua (Ind-Saipan), and Arnold Palacios (R-Saipan) in June 2015.<\/p>\n
It found that managers of CPA were \u201cunderpaid\u201d considering their duties and responsibilities to manage the air and seaports in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
It said that these managers \u201coperate complex 24-hour port facilities\u201d that are heavily regulations by the federal government agencies.<\/p>\n
The bill said that CPA managers currently earn salaries that are the same as \u201ctop paid civil service managers with less duties and responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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