Pay raises for Arkansas officials to cost the state $708,000

(AP) – Arkansas’ state auditor says a 2 percent pay raise for
about 360 state government elected officials will cost the state about $708,000
over a 12-month period.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the state’s Independent Citizens
Commission approved 2 percent pay raises on June 27 for each of state
government’s elected officials except Republican Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin. The
raises will go into effect in Friday.

Figures provided by Republican state Auditor Andrea Lea’s office indicate that
the raises will boost the cost of the state officials’ salaries to $40.1 million
in the fiscal year that began on July 1.

The commissioners had said they felt a 2 percent raise this year is fair, with
inflation estimated at about 2 percent. Last year, the commission declined to
grant any raises.

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