Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 18, 1993 TAG: 9309180112
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Besides Wilder's $108,000 yearly salary, the Democratic governor has on hand up to $1 million left over from his 1989 campaign and 1990 inaugural celebration, according to Money magazine.
For its October issue, the financial magazine surveyed the 50 state chief The magazine called Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer the "pampered prince of perks." executives to review the lifestyles to which they had become accustomed.
Wilder's communications director, Glenn Davidson, called the Money article "an error-filled story attempting to discredit public servants" and a "slanted rehash of old, discredited stories."
Davidson said inaugural funds were not from taxpayers and that Wilder reimburses the state for private use of aircraft at a rate set by the General Assembly. Wilder even took a pay cut during the recession, he noted.
The magazine called Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer the "pampered prince of perks."
By Money's calculations, Maryland taxpayers shell out nearly $2.3 million a year for Schaefer, including operations of the 48-room mansion in Annapolis and the maintenance of a 112-foot state yacht.
His $120,000 annual salary was the highest accepted by any governor, and for entertainment, Schaefer can repair to an 18-seat skybox set aside for him at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
At the other end of the scale, Money singled out Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus for his frugality.
Andrus draws a "relatively modest" $75,000 salary, and he persuaded his legislature in 1989 to sell the governor's mansion.
by CNB