Fresno State President Sa\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval will have more money to spend on Christmas presents this year with the 10% bump to his base salary that California State University trustees approved last month.<\/p>\n
Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval\u2019s annual base salary will climb from $476,015 to $523,617, making him the fifth-highest paid CSU president among the 18 who are not interim or acting presidents.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s not all \u2014 Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval also will be eligible for a new category of pay, \u201cat-risk performance pay,\u201d that could boost his pay by another 10%.<\/p>\n
Money for at-risk performance pay won\u2019t come from the state general fund or student tuition or fees, but instead they will be derived from philanthropic sources accumulated through the CSU Chancellor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Eligible for Incentive Pay<\/p>\n
Twelve of the 18 CSU university presidents, including Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval, could receive at-risk performance pay ranging from 5% to 15% of their base pay if they achieve performance goals tied to CSU\u2019s strategic priorities.<\/p>\n
The goals will be reviewed yearly by the chancellor \u201cand are intended to reinforce accountability, performance excellences, and strategic alignment,\u201d the trustees\u2019 agenda said.<\/p>\n
CSU spokeswoman Amy Bentley-Smith on Monday provided no additional details on what those goals will entail. \u201cI don\u2019t have specifics for Dr. Jimenez-Sandoval,\u201d she said in an email.<\/p>\n
The executives\u2019 compensation recommendations were approved Nov. 19, with all CSU trustees except Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis voting to approve.<\/p>\n
In addition to his base salary and incentive pay, Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval also receives health and retirement benefits and lives rent-free in the state-owned University House in Old Fig Garden.<\/p>\n
He is not, however, eligible for CSU\u2019s deferred compensation program, Bentley-Smith said.<\/p>\n
3% One-Time Pay for Faculty, Staffers<\/p>\n
The California Faculty Association, the union that represents university faculty members, protested the hefty pay raises being awarded to university presidents at a time when programs are being cut and staffers laid off.<\/p>\n
They were not mollified by Chancellor Mildred Garcia\u2019s recent decision to use a $144 million zero-interest loan from the state to award CSU employees a one-time payment equal to 3% of their pay.<\/p>\n
\u201cChancellor Garcia, let the bargaining table be the space where we discuss faculty salaries,\u201d Vang Vang, CFA treasurer and Fresno State librarian said in a news release. \u201cDon\u2019t cheat faculty by flattering us with a one-time compensation!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno State President Sa\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval will have more money to spend on Christmas presents this year with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[93,112,114,113],"class_list":["post-77322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-featured","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}