Guv both ‘pleased’ and ‘disappointed’

Jon Hanian, press secretary for Gov. Butch Otter, says the governor is “very pleased” with JFAC’s decision this morning to eliminate a proposed 3 percent across-the-board pay cut for all state employees, instead opting to let agency directors decide on their own how to cope with cuts in personnel funding, whether that’s through furloughs, salary savings, layoffs or what have you. However, he said, the governor also was “disappointed” that lawmakers opted to tap stimulus funds to make up the difference between a 3 percent and 5 percent cut. “Overall, we’re very pleased that they have decided to let our managers manage,” he said, “but we’re also disappointed that they’ve … taken stimulus money to roll into ongoing costs.”