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Committee hears bill to delink state aid engineer salary from MDOT schedule
Summary
A measure from Representative Reid would remove the state aid engineer's salary linkage to an MDOT assistant chief engineer and instead have the governor recommend a salary set by SPB; current salary cited as $140,900 and no new salary was proposed.
The committee considered a proposal from Representative Reid to change how the state aid engineer's salary is determined.
Under current language the salary was tied to an MDOT assistant chief engineer. Representative Reid told the committee the bill would make the salary payable by gubernatorial recommendation and set by the State Personnel Board, effective July 1, 2026, removing the direct tie to MDOT. The presenter said there was no proposed specific new salary; the current state aid engineer salary was stated in the transcript as $140,900.
Senator Hill asked about the difference the change would make; the presenter said he had no SPB recommendation number yet but guessed it might be somewhat higher than the current amount. Senator Turner Ford asked how long the linkage had existed; the presenter said "forever," and staff (Ethan and Corbin) offered to research the historical linkage before floor consideration.
The motion that the title was sufficient and the bill "do pass" was approved by voice vote. The committee did not record a roll‑call tally in the transcript.
