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Wayne Hammon, the governor’s budget chief, presented the budgets for the governor’s office and the Division of Financial Management to JFAC today. “The office of the governor is a lean operation,” he told lawmakers. But, he said, “The vast majority of the costs within the office of the governor are related to staff.” That means layoffs or furloughs when there are budget cuts, he said. All employees in the office are taking furloughs, he said, and pay for interns has been eliminated. He pointed to one required line in the budget for next year: $15,000 for transition costs at election. If the incumbent governor is re-elected, there’s no transition cost and that money reverts to the state.
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scootermom on February 10 at 9:37 a.m.
I think the State will be better off if Otter is not re-elected. $15k is a small price to pay.
Ol_Blue on February 10 at 9:42 a.m.
I suppose this will become a part of his re-election campaign slogan.
Sisyphus on February 10 at 10:29 a.m.
Let’s see, according to Otter we’d also be better off adding to Idaho’s horrible reputation as a haven for white supremacy by getting rid of the Human Rights Commission, that the deaf don’t need any assistance in accessing the court system, that the disabled don’t need any state assistance, that Idaho’s school children can wait till fifth grade to get a third grade education, that increasing Idaho’s CAT fund by millions is so much better than federal health care reform that we need to spend $100,000 a year to sue the feds should they try and insure Idahoans.
Scootermom is right. He’s costly.
Yossarian_22 on February 10 at 12:41 p.m.
Amazing! It’s kinda like they’re saying….”let’s just do away with statewide elections. Us fiscally ‘responsible’ types need to stay in charge and keep saying no to this and cut that. We’re soooo efficient.”
SmittyK on February 10 at 2:26 p.m.
I would pay that 15,000 out of my own pocket if he would resign.