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Commission of Pardons and Parole seeks pay increase and raises staffing concerns after transfer out of DOC
Summary
The Commission of Pardons and Parole requested legislation to raise commissioner pay from $300 to $400 and sought funding for replacement laptops, citing staffing and retention problems after the commission moved out from under the Department of Correction.
The independent Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole asked the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 for a statutory pay increase for commissioners and modest replacement items, citing retention challenges and heavy preparatory work that is currently unpaid.
Executive Director Christine Starr, who said she had led the commission for “a little over three months,” told the committee that commissioners are appointed by the governor for three‑year terms and are currently compensated only for hearing time. The commission requested legislative authority and the funds to raise the…
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