In fact, of the 387 replies which it was possible for the league to tabulate, 158 agreed with figures equal to those recommended by the Panel for the Cabinet salary figure; and 115 agreed with our recommendation for congressional pay. One hundred and forty-two suggested a $30,000 figure for Members of Congress. Only 6 replies suggest no change in Cabinet pay, and only 33 suggest no change in congressional pay. We recommend that the National Civil Service League be asked to urge its respondents to make their individual views known to the leaders of both parties in the Senate and House of Representatives. Finally, we recommend that the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government be authorized and directed to supply descriptive information about our proposals to individuals and groups requesting it. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEGISLATION We We recommend that the Congress be furnished with all necessary information early enough to permit consideration and enactment of legislation along the lines we suggest in this session. We also recommend that the new pay rates be effective on January 1, 1964. believe that this date will give time for full public discussion, and will be fair to all concerned. Furthermore, in our judgment, an effective date of January 1, 1964, coming in the second session of the present Congress, will minimize any adverse effects upon the next administration of the limitations contained in section 6 of the Constitution which, in pertinent part, reads as follows: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time. We believe, Mr. President, that we have now completed all of the tasks which you asked us to undertake. With the filing of this report, we recommend that our panel be discharged. Then we shall be free to speak our minds as private citizens, not as advisers to the President of the United States. Each of us, in our years of public service, has known its obligations, its rewards, and its penalties. We should like to be at liberty to put the weight of our judgment and our experience into an effort to pay the principal officers of our Government more adequately for carrying the responsibilities imposed upon them in a democratic society. Respectfully, Clarence B. Randall, Chairman, Advisory Panel on APPENDIX ILLUSTRATIVE SALARY DATA PAID BY VARIOUS AMERICAN NON-FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE Total compensation of the 3 highest paid executives in 1,157 corporations, 1961 1 1 Compensation includes base salary plus any bonus or incentive award earned in 1961. Firms included, with the exception of banks and insurance companies, are restricted to those listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Usually the president or chairman of the board. Usually executive vice president or vice president of a major function. Source: "Top Executive Compensation," Studies in Personnel Policy No. 186, National Industrial Conference Board, 1962. PAY RATES OF $25,000 or MORE IN STATE AND LOCAL Government 1 Tabulations which follow do not include all State and local government positions paying $25,000 or more. For example, only a few localities of less than 400,000 population are covered and there are known to be school superintendents and city managers paid $25,000 or more in other localities in the lower population brackets. Hence, the term "Partial" appears on each tabulation. 1 Source: U.S. Civil Service Commission Special Study, March 1963. I. State and local government positions with pay of $25,000 or more summarized by occupation and pay bracket, partial tabulation, March 1963 1 Pay of 1 position includes quarters and/or other allowances value at $5,000 or more. 7 Pay of 1 position includes fees, allowances, and services of an undetermined amount. Pay of 3 positions includes quarters and/or other allowances valued at $5,000 or more. 10 Pay of 1 position includes $5,000 for expenses. 11 Pay of 1 position includes $1,500 for expenses. 12 Pay of 10 positions has salary ranges that extend over $25,000. 18 Pay of 1 position includes $4,000 for expenses. 14 Pay of 12 positions includes quarters and/or other allowances valued at $5,000 or more. 15 Pay of 8 positions includes quarters and/or other allowances valued at $5,000 or more. 16 Pay of 7 positions includes $5,000 for expenses. 17 Pay of 1 position includes $2,500 for expenses. II. State and local government positions with pay of $25,000 or more, parțial tabulation, March 1963 11 position has quarters and/or allowances valued at $5,000 or more. 'Includes an expense allowance of $1,500. Includes an expense allowance of $2,500. 7 positions have expense allowances of $5,000 each. 10 Includes expense allowance of $4,000. III. State and local government positions with pay of $30,000 or more, partial tabulation, March 1963 Position has quarters and/or allowances valued at $5,000 or more. $3 positions have quarters and/or allowances valued at $5,000 or more. 34 positions have quarters and/or allowances valued at $5,000 or more. 45 positions have quarters and/or allowances valued at $5,000 or more. Includes 1 position with an expense allowance of $4,000. NOTE.-The following States report no positions with pay of $30,000 or more: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. |