PAY OF COMMISSIONERS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS, DURATIONAL MANAGERS, AND TRANSITIONAL MANAGERS

OLR Research Report


December 3, 2002		2002-R-0962
PAY OF COMMISSIONERS, DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS, DURATIONAL MANAGERS, AND TRANSITIONAL MANAGERS
By: John Moran, OLR Associate Analyst, and Christopher Perillo, OFA Budget Analyst

You asked us to provide the names, salaries, and appointment dates of all commissioners, deputy commissioners, durational project managers, and transitional managers employed by the state.

SUMMARY

Based on Department of Administrative Services (DAS) payroll data dated November 22, 2002, the state employs 133 people in these four groups. Their total salary is $ 13. 4 million, and their average pay is $ 100,838.

There are 25 commissioners, acting commissioners, or the equivalent, and the state pays them an average of $ 128,476 each. The pay range for this group is $ 84,456 to $ 178,000.

The state executive agencies and constitutional offices have 42 deputy commissioner or equivalent positions. The average salary is $ 114,303, with a range of $ 86,989 to $ 140,272.

The state executive agencies and constitutional offices have 66 transitional or durational project managers. The average salary is $ 81,800 with a range of $ 41,760 to $ 125,120.

Table 1 provides the names, departments, salaries, and appointment dates of each of the 133 employees. (For separate reports on the salaries of deputy commissioners, and transitional and durational managers, see OLR reports 2002-R-0929 and 2002-R-0930, respectively).

TITLE DESCRIPTIONS

Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners

For commissioners and deputy commissioners, Table 1 includes: (1) acting commissioners or deputies and deputies to the constitutional officers (attorney general, comptroller, secretary of the state, and treasurer). The table also includes titles comparable to commissioner for the agencies (Office of Policy and Management, Department of Information Technology, and the Military Department) that do not use that title. These figures do not include executive directors, deputy, or assistant executive directors.

The table does not include upper level education and higher education positions as they are governed by separate boards and handled outside the DAS payroll system. These include deputy or associate commissioners in the departments of Education and Higher Education and presidents and vice presidents at the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut State University system. Nor does the table include commissioners in the Department of Public Utility Control since their positions are not funded out of the General Fund and they do not appear on the DAS payroll system.

Transitional and Durational Project Managers

According to DAS, the transitional manager job description is used in two ways as a managerial position: (1) where duties are not fully defined due to significant reorganization and (2) when a manager position is being eliminated due to reorganization and a new position is being created. This classification is reserved for current state employees.

Durational project manager is used when an agency makes a special inquiry, investigation, or installation pursuant to statutes allowing such appointments to be exempt from classified state service (CGS § 5-198(n)). Appointments are usually for periods no longer than three years unless the DAS commissioner approves a formal request documenting the need to extend the position.

Table 1: Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Durational Project Managers, and Transitional Managers

*State Agency*	*Name*	*Salary*	*Date Appointed*	*Classification*
Administrative Services, Dept. of	Waters	$ 140,272	1/26/96	Commissioner
	Mazzola	$ 123,961	4/1/96	Dep. Com.
	Moser	$ 52,000	4/1/02	Durational
	Prevuznak	$ 98,058	11/21/97	Transitional
Agriculture, Dept. of	Ferriss	$ 110,913	2/3/95	Commissioner
Agriculture, Dept. of	Gresczyk	$ 86,989	1/8/99	Dep. Com.
Attorney General, Office of	Querijero	$ 119,722	5/19/00	Dep. AG
Banking, Dept. of	Burke	$ 110,913	1/5/95	Commissioner
Banking, Dept. of	Cicchetti	$ 86,990	1/13/99	Dep. Com.
Children and Families, Dept. of	Ragaglia	$ 140,272	8/22/97	Commissioner
	Gerber	$ 123,961	8/22/97	Dep. Com.
	Gilman	$ 123,961	12/5/97	Dep. Com.
	Anderson	$ 84,000	7/28/00	Durational
	Horvath	$ 104,342	7/13/01	Durational
	Meeker	$ 73,999	12/15/00	Durational
	Kaplan	$ 90,804	11/26/99	Transitional
Claims, Office of	Smith	$ 84,456	7/1/95	Commissioner
	Ojakian	$ 132,046	1/5/95	Dep. Comptroller
Comptroller, Office of	Hurrie	$ 78,071	12/1/00	Durational
	Hutt	$ 65,000	4/5/02	Durational
	Kinney	$ 85,000	4/5/02	Durational
	Maheux	$ 65,011	10/20/00	Durational
	Stolzman	$ 98,878	11/3/00	Durational
	Sartori	$ 84,514	1/26/01	Transitional
Consumer Protection, Dept. of	Fleming	$ 110,913	1/29/99	Commissioner
Consumer Protection, Dept. of	Rodriguez	$ 86,990	1/5/98	Dep. Com.
Correction, Dept. of	Armstrong	$ 140,272	1/20/95	Commissioner
	Matos	$ 123,961	1/27/95	Dep. Com.
	Tokarz	$ 123,961	1/27/95	Dep. Com.
	Coyle	$ 123,961	12/18/98	Dep. Com.
	Lantz	$ 123,961	7/25/00	Dep. Com.
Economic and Community Development, Dept. of	Abromaitis	$ 123,961	10/3/97	Commissioner
	Zangari	$ 110,913	10/24/97	Dep. Com.
	Coppage	$ 110,913	2/1/99	Dep. Com.
	Ortoleva	$ 75,000	11/2/01	Durational
	Ostrout	$ 76,117	5/1/90	Durational
	McClure	$ 62,640	12/30/94	Transitional
Environmental Protection, Dept. of	Rocque	$ 123,961	10/3/97	Commissioner
	Leff	$ 110,913	3/12/99	Dep. Com.
	Stahl	$ 110,913	3/12/99	Dep. Com.
	Ferriss	$ 75,000	7/6/01	Durational
	Turick	$ 65,625	11/2/01	Durational
	Bolton	$ 94,339	2/11/00	Transitional
	Powers	$ 91,249	9/8/00	Transitional
Health Care Access, Office of	Heffernan	$ 123,961	8/14/02	Commissioner
Health Care Access, Office of	Klick	$ 83,000	12/1/00	Durational

Table 1: Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Durational Project Managers, and Transitional Managers

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*State Agency*	*Name*	*Salary*	*Date Appointed*	*Classification*
Information Technology, Dept. of	Regan	$ 123,961	7/1/97	Chief Info. Officer
	Casey	$ 98,056	1/6/99	Durational
	Krochmalny	$ 106,950	4/23/99	Durational
	Slovinski	$ 89,214	5/5/97	Durational
	Skyrme	$ 73,433	2/2/96	Durational
	Bannon	$ 125,120	12/3/99	Transitional
	Lindquist	$ 102,546	12/28/01	Transitional
	Lynch	$ 84,001	7/1/01	Transitional
	Petroni	$ 102,833	9/22/00	Transitional
Insurance, Dept. of	Cogswell	$ 110,913	6/22/00	Commissioner
Insurance, Dept. of	Krawiecki	$ 86,990	8/9/99	Dep. Com.
Labor, Dept. of	Cashman	$ 123,961	1/16/01	Commissioner
	Hutton	$ 110,913	3/23/01	Dep. Com.
	Agnew	$ 63,342	9/10/99	Durational
	Biebel	$ 85,000	8/7/95	Durational
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Dept. of	Kirk	$ 140,272	5/1/00	Commissioner
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Dept. of	Evans	$ 123,961	6/30/00	Dep. Com.
Mental Retardation, Dept. of	O'Meara	$ 140,272	6/23/95	Commissioner
	Dupree	$ 123,961	1/26/00	Dep. Com.
	Stearns	$ 123,894	1/14/00	Transitional
	Welsh	$ 119,944	6/30/00	Transitional
Military Dept.	Cugno	$ 140,272	5/3/99	Adjutant Gen.
	Zembruski	$ 123,961	3/23/01	Asst. Adj. Gen.
	Beck	$ 74,999	10/12/01	Durational
	Degray	$ 40,895	4/19/02	Durational
	Flaherty	$ 64,999	3/8/02	Durational
	Flynn	$ 40,895	11/2/01	Durational
	Gillanders	$ 54,151	11/2/01	Durational
	Gough	$ 44,015	11/5/99	Durational
Motor Vehicles, Dept. of	DeFilippo	$ 123,960	6/16/00	Commissioner
	Portanova	$ 110,913	7/2/99	Dep. Com.
	Ramirez	$ 110,913	3/9/01	Dep. Com.
	Kennedy	$ 88,000	7/9/01	Durational
	Sardo	$ 89,500	10/13/00	Durational
	Wankeri	$ 83,520	8/27/01	Durational
Policy and Management, Office of	Ryan	$ 178,000	11/27/98	Secretary
	Law	$ 140,272	12/4/98	Dep. Secretary
	Cicchetti	$ 102,500	12/11/98	Under Secretary
	Levasseur	$ 90,000	9/7/01	Under Secretary
	Mattiello	$ 105,000	1/4/01	Under Secretary
	Mengacci	$ 97,550	12/4/98	Under Secretary
	Dakers	$ 109,804	3/29/96	Durational
Public Health, Dept. of	Garcia	$ 140,272	5/10/99	Commissioner
Public Health, Dept. of	Gyle	$ 123,961	1/6/99	Dep. Com.
Public Safety, Dept. of	Spada	$ 140,272	6/1/00	Commissioner
	Barry	$ 123,961	7/1/01	Dep. Com.
	Luther	$ 123,961	3/2/92	Dep. Com.
	DeRosa	$ 123,961	8/9/01	Dep. Com.
	Wambolt	$ 104,950	8/1/02	Transitional
Public Utility Control, Dept. of	Dreher	$ 68,064	7/5/99	Durational

Table 1: Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Durational Project Managers, and Transitional Managers

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*State Agency*	*Name*	*Salary*	*Date Appointed*	*Classification*
Public Works, Dept. of	Anson	$ 123,961	1/30/95	Commissioner
	Delahunty	$ 110,913	12/12/95	Dep. Com.
	Sheehan	$ 110,913	4/16/99	Dep. Com.
	Nesteriak	$ 100,000	9/15/00	Dep. Com.
	Cianci	$ 117,694	5/5/00	Durational
	Jellison	$ 95,275	10/13/00	Durational
	O'Hearn	$ 92,000	4/6/01	Durational
	Kitowicz	$ 91,417	10/6/00	Transitional
Revenue Services, Dept. of	Gavin	$ 123,961	1/6/95	Commissioner
	Gove	$ 99,827	5/3/02	Transitional
	Lizee-Lapalme	$ 84,319	5/17/02	Transitional
	Mehmel	$ 99,827	5/3/02	Transitional
	Norton	$ 97,920	5/3/02	Transitional
Secretary of the State, Office of	Greenslade	$ 119,000	1/6/99	Dep. Secretary
Secretary of the State, Office of	Cirillo	$ 32,510	10/16/01	Durational
Social Services, Dept. of	Wilson-Coker	$ 140,272	3/8/99	Commissioner
	Pacheco	$ 123,961	1/8/99	Dep. Com.
	Starkowski	$ 123,961	8/15/94	Dep. Com.
	Schaefer	$ 100,000	9/11/00	Durational
	Whitney	$ 66,665	10/9/98	Durational
Transportation, Dept. of	Byrnes	$ 140,735	2/1/02	Acting Com.
	Adams	$ 123,961	8/15/97	Dep. Com.
	Cutillo	$ 123,961	1/7/99	Dep. Com.
	Hayes	$ 95,988	7/13/01	Durational
Treasurer, Office of	Rifkin	$ 130,159	1/28/91	Dep. Treasurer
	Allen	$ 63,055	2/13/98	Durational
	Baughn	$ 67,181	12/15/97	Durational
	Bowen	$ 64,853	6/2/98	Durational
	Lanteri	$ 64,588	9/15/97	Durational
	McGhee	$ 64,588	9/15/97	Durational
	Taylor	$ 70,716	4/3/98	Durational
	Corrigan	$ 75,128	4/20/01	Transitional
Veterans' Affairs, Dept. of	Migliaro	$ 110,913	3/1/95	Commissioner
Veterans' Affairs, Dept. of	Vriga	$ 86,990	1/15/99	Dep. Com.
Workforce Competitiveness, Office of	Andy	$ 92,763	4/19/00	Durational
	Glassman	$ 41,760	2/8/02	Durational
	Swift	$ 79,954	7/2/99	Durational
*Salary Total*		$ 13,411,404
*Overall Average Salary*		$ 100,838
*Commissioners Average Salary*		$ 128,476
*Deputy Average Salaries*		$ 114,303
*Durational and Transitional Average Salaries*		$ 81,800

*Source: DAS, November 2002

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