9/25/10 SUNY perks get a trim
SUNY perks get a trim
By JAMES M. ODATO Capitol Bureau
Published: 12:46 a.m., Saturday, September 25, 2010
ALBANY — Citing a rock ‘n’ roll ballad, the State University of New York’s chancellor on Friday said she is forfeiting her $90,000 housing allowance to pay for three $30,000 raises she arranged for three top lieutenants.
“As the Rolling Stones said: You can’t always get what you want,” Nancy Zimpher told a Senate panel that called her to explain compensation and expenses that some lawmakers had said were out of step with layoffs, cutbacks and a general fiscal austerity sweeping state government.
