The total cost savings is $157,401 a year, said Troy Torres, the governor’s press secretary.
“I ordered the reduction in pay for ourselves and for our senior staff. This is a total of 25 of the island’s highest ranking officials who are leading by example by cutting their pay by 10 percent,” said the governor via Reorganization Advisory No. 4, issued yesterday.
The order will remain in effect until further notice. Calvo said the savings will go toward paying tax refunds.
Calvo said since January, when he took office, he cut personnel at the Governor’s Office by 16 percent, from a workforce of 95 employees to 80. He also reduced the number of special assistants and consolidated several divisions with his office.
Calvo thanked his staff, saying “their sacrifices signify the example we are willing to set to right-size this government once and for all.”
The following are the positions, names, full salaries and reduced salaries from the governor’s and lieutenant governor’s offices:
Governor Calvo from $90,000 to $81,000; Chief of Staff Frank Arriola from $82,000 to $73,800; Deputy Chief of Staff Rose Ramsey from $79,000 to $71,100; Chief Fiscal Advisor Bernadette Artero from $80,000 to $72,000; Chief Legal Counsel James Canto from $82,000 to $73,800; Chief Policy Advisor Arthur Clark from $85,000 to $76,500; Chief Education Advisor Vince Leon Guerrero from $70,000 to $63,000; Special Assistant on Healthcare and Military Buildup Brian San Nicolas from $10,000 to $9,000 (a note indicated that $65,000 of San Nicolas’ salary is covered by the Office of Economic Adjustment); Washington D.C. Office of the Governor Director J. Rick Perez from $70,000 to $63,000; Special Assistant Henry Cruz from $65,000 to $58,500; Director of Constituent Services Jesse Alig from $65,000 to $58,500; Special Assistant for External Affairs Telo Taitague from $65,000 to $58,500; Director of Communications Troy Torres from $65,000 to $58,500; Director of Protocol Sheri Miki Yokozeki from $60,000 to $54,000; Department of Chamorro Affairs Joseph Artero Cameron from $15,012 to $13,511 (a note indicated that $54,988 of Artero Cameron’s salary is covered by the Department of Chamorro Affairs); and Chief Information Officer Ed Cruz from $70,000 to $63,000. The total salaries combined totaled $1.053 million, reduced to $947,711, for a total reduction of $105,301.
