He said he has trouble with the notion of sitting elected officials increasing their own pay. He said all he has been saying is that timing and political science theory behind this is not good. Timmerman said they could accomplish this by making the effective date of the increase at the beginning of the next term of office. Timmerman said he questions the lack of differentiation in the amount of stipends. He said the President has a different role from other Council members and in many ways a more important role than some.
Council needs to make additional changes to clarify.
Espinoza said this is not an attack but when administrators raise their salary usually the student fee increases. He said this is different. He said if they were cutting the group budget then it would be problematic but they are not doing this. He said he understands Timmerman's point. Espinoza said on the issue of the presidency, they are trying to work against the whole hierarchy and they are trying to make it less hierarchical.