Opinion No. Oag 79-78, (1978)

ITALO BENSONI, Chairman Board of Veterans Affairs

You request my opinion on three questions relating to the proper authority to establish the salary level of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Your specific questions are:

"1. Who has the authority to set the salary level of the Secretary, The Board of Veterans Affairs or the Governor?

"2. Can the salary raise of the Secretary exceed the 5% salary supplement of the 1977-78 Executive Pay Plan?

"3. Can a salary increase be retroactive to the date of the illegal firing of the incumbent secretary, the date that the interim secretary was hired or the…