67-8-5 - Duties of commission -- Salary recommendations.
67-8-5. Duties of commission -- Salary recommendations.
(1) The commission shall recommend to the Legislature salaries for:
(a) the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the state auditor, and thestate treasurer; and
(b) justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the constitutional and statutory courts ofrecord.
(2) The commission shall:
(a) make studies and formulate recommendations concerning the wage and salaryclassification plan based upon factors such as educational requirements, experience,responsibility, accountability for funds and staff, comparisons with wages paid in othercomparable public and private employment within this state, and other states similarly situated,and any other factors generally used in similar comprehensive wage and salary classificationplans so that the plan and its administration reflect current conditions at all times;
(b) consult and advise with, and make recommendation to, the Department of HumanResource Management regarding the plan, its administration, and the position of any electedofficial and judge covered by the plan;
(c) submit to the Executive Appropriations Committee not later than 60 days beforecommencement of each annual general session:
(i) a report briefly summarizing its activities during the calendar year immediatelypreceding the session;
(ii) recommendations concerning revisions, modifications, or changes, if any, whichshould be made in the plan, its administration, or in the classification of any officer under theplan; and
(iii) specific recommendations regarding the office of governor, lieutenant governor,attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer concerning adjustments, if any, that should bemade in the salary or other emoluments of office so that all elected and judicial officials receiveequitable and consistent treatment regardless of whether salaries are fixed by the Legislature orby the Department of Human Resource Management; and
(d) conduct a comprehensive review of judicial salary levels and make recommendationsfor judicial salaries in a report to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House ofRepresentatives, and the governor by November 1, prior to the convening of the general sessionof the Legislature in each odd-numbered year.
(3) (a) The recommendation under Subsection (2)(d) shall be based upon consultationwith the Judicial Council and upon consideration for the career status of judges. It shall be basedupon comparisons with salaries paid in other states and in comparable public and privateemployment within this state.
(b) In even-numbered years, the commission shall update its prior report, based upon theConsumer Price Index and other relevant factors, and shall forward its updated recommendationsas prescribed in this section.
(4) The Judicial Council shall cooperate with the commission in providing informationon the judicial branch of government and on the individual levels of court as requested. Thedirector of personnel from the Office of the Court Administrator shall provide the salarycomparison data referred to in this section to the legislative fiscal analyst and shall provide otherstaff assistance and support as requested by the legislative fiscal analyst.
Amended by Chapter 34, 2007 General Session