STATE AUDITOR CRITICIZES CSU FOR IGNORING REFORM MANDATES

The CSU Chancellor’s Office has once again missed an opportunity to be open and transparent with faculty and the public at large.

A new report released by the State Auditor’s office shows the CSU Chancellor’s Office has failed to implement six of the eight recommendations the auditor made in 2007 on how to reform the CSU’s executive compensation practices.
To view the audit, go to: http://www.bsa.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2009-041.pdf

Former Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez called for the audit in July 2006, after the San Francisco Chronicle reported the CSU had handed out over $4 million to departing executives over the previous 10 years for doing little or no work. The report was requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) of the state legislature.

“By not implementing these much-needed reforms the Chancellor is sending a strong signal to the legislature and the public that paying executives is a higher priority in his mind than educating students,” said John Travis, Chair of CFA’s Political Action/Legislative Committee.

The original audit examined compensation for CSU executives including post-employment compensation, disclosure of special assignments, hiring practices, and employment lawsuit settlements over the past five years.


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