The Fitial administration is seeking a waiver of the salary ceiling for senior policy adviser and interim Public Lands Secretary John Del Rosario, despite a promise that none of governor’s appointees will be paid over the salary cap.<\/p>\n
The request was signed by then acting Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez and submitted to the Upper House on Feb. 14, 2006. It is now awaiting Senate action.<\/p>\n
According to press secretary Charles P. Reyes Jr., the administration wants to increase Del Rosario’s salary from the $50,000 salary ceiling to $54,000.<\/p>\n
Reyes justified the pay hike request, saying that Del Rosario now serves in two capacities.<\/p>\n
“He is not only the governor’s senior policy adviser, but also the interim secretary of the Department of Public Lands. That is a great responsibility. Public Lands is undergoing a very difficult transition period right now,” he said.<\/p>\n
Reyes added that Del Rosario is a private businessman and government service is taking him away from his business.<\/p>\n
The press secretary also noted that the current administration is following the lawful process in seeking an over-the-cap salary for Del Rosario.<\/p>\n
“It’s open and transparent. Unlike the previous administration, we are not automatically giving somebody over-the-cap salary. We are following the legal way of doing this,” Reyes said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he said that granting the waiver remained at the discretion of the Senate.<\/p>\n
“The Senate will make the decision. They can reject the request if they feel that it’s not justified,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Senate is led by a six-member majority composed of the governor’s fellow Covenant Party members and their allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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