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Lawmakers say salary study funded by legislature was delayed; ASCA filed lawsuit over its release
Summary
Senators said a legislatively funded salary study meant to examine state pay and vacancies has not been released as scheduled; a lawsuit by the Alaska Statewide Classified Association (ASCA) was filed the day of the briefing over the delay, senators said.
Iris Samuels of the Anchorage Daily News asked senators about a lawsuit filed the same day by the Alaska Statewide Classified Association (ASCA) over the administration’s delay in releasing a legislatively funded salary study.
“We made numerous calls. We made numerous requests for the information,” Senator Wilkowski said, recounting repeated requests from legislators and constituents. “That report was supposed to be released in, last June. I started getting calls immediately and emails from constituents who wanted to who wanted to see that study. It was not released in June. It was not released in July.”
Wilkowski said the study was intended to help the legislature evaluate causes of vacancies in state jobs and to assess competitiveness with other employers. He cited vacancies in snow plow operators, troopers and other positions across the state and said the report was paid for with state dollars and should be released to the legislature and public.
Senators did not say whether the study was released after the briefing. Wilkowski said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not speak to its details but reiterated his expectation that the study be released because it was funded with state money.
No vote or formal action was reported at the briefing regarding the salary study or ASCA’s lawsuit. The senators said they had asked for the study in prior months and expected the administration to provide it to the legislature.
