KY Governor Gives Staffer A $215K Raise Amid Lack Of State Gov't Worker Raises
By Associated Press
August 29, 2018 12:54 pm
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has awarded a member of his administration a $215,000 raise, leading the worker to make more than double the governors salary.
The Courier Journal reports the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology, Charles Grindle, now makes around $375,000 annually. The state governments online database of employee salaries says Grindle now is the highest paid employee in Bevins administration.
The 134 percent raise was awarded during at a time when the state budget offered no raises for state government workers or teachers. The Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, which houses the Commonwealth Office of Technology, says cost savings realized by Grindles leadership cover the raises cost. Grindle previously was paid $160,000 annually.
The newspaper says Grindle and Bevins administration didnt respond to requests for comment.
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