TNC
04-25-2004, 01:49 PM
Apr 16, 2004 Orofino---The Board of Correction voted to give Director Tom Beauclair a merit pay increase during a Thursday meeting in Orofino. Chairman Ralph Townsend said, “In the nearly three years since Director Beauclair was appointed his management of the agency has saved the state and taxpayers literally millions of dollars.”
“We brought him in at a salary somewhat less than if he had been a director elsewhere and fully intended to re-evaluate that pay level at his one year anniversary. We weren’t able to give that serious consideration in 2002 so this is actually very late,” Chairman Townsend said. Beauclair was making $89,960. The Board voted to increase his salary to $105,000 effective May 1st.
Beauclair manages the state’s third largest agency. The department employs about 1,400 professionals and supervises 16,000 offenders across the state of Idaho.
“We can’t hire someone of his capabilities for the salary we’ve approved, let alone what he’s getting now. This is a very large and complex organization. He earns his pay and then some,” said Chairman Townsend.
The Board of Correction oversees the Department of Correction. The Governor appoints the three-member panel. Each member serves a six-year term. They are responsible for appointing the Director of the agency and doing his job performance assessment. The panel made the decision during yesterday’s Board meeting in Orofino.
“We brought him in at a salary somewhat less than if he had been a director elsewhere and fully intended to re-evaluate that pay level at his one year anniversary. We weren’t able to give that serious consideration in 2002 so this is actually very late,” Chairman Townsend said. Beauclair was making $89,960. The Board voted to increase his salary to $105,000 effective May 1st.
Beauclair manages the state’s third largest agency. The department employs about 1,400 professionals and supervises 16,000 offenders across the state of Idaho.
“We can’t hire someone of his capabilities for the salary we’ve approved, let alone what he’s getting now. This is a very large and complex organization. He earns his pay and then some,” said Chairman Townsend.
The Board of Correction oversees the Department of Correction. The Governor appoints the three-member panel. Each member serves a six-year term. They are responsible for appointing the Director of the agency and doing his job performance assessment. The panel made the decision during yesterday’s Board meeting in Orofino.