Stare OF New YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER Anorew M. Cuomo a MaLareas. January 31, 2016 James B. Milliken ‘Chancellor City University of New Youk 205 East 42nd Street Room 1840 New York, NY 10017 Naney Zimpher Chancellor State University of New York 353 Broadway, 4th Floor ‘Albany, NY 12246 Dear Chancellors Milliken end Zimpher: According to a recent story by the Times Union, the top 50 highest paid state employees are all atthe City University of New York (CUNY) and the State University of New York (SUNY), A closer examinat on ofthe dat also found that 1,241 ofthe 1,800 highest paid state employees are from CUNY and SUNY, and many ofthe salaries are exorbitant. The data shows ‘thatthe former chancellor ofthe CUNY system has the public equivalent ofa golden parachute and continues to make more than half a milion dollars per year—a salary more than the current ‘CUNY chancellor, which isa troubling finding. These facts raise questions about administrative costs inefficiencies and duplication in both systems, As we are once agaia entering state budget season our administration wants to be on record that both systems must reduce and justify administrative costs because every dollar of| administrative overhead comes from the pocket ofa struggling student or taxpayer. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the total cost to pay for administrative ‘overhead is $4,634 per student at CUNY and $3,804 per student at SUNY. In comparison the administrative cost per student in California is $2,247, Massachusetts i $2,984, Flotida is S1,927, New Jersey is $2,933, Nebraska is $2,780 and Tennessee is $2,369, We Work For tHe Peorte Penromance » nnsonry + Pros SD emtngentnonAdministrative overhead at CUNY and SUNY is too high, We must find administrative cfficiencies through share¢ services, back office overhead and other savings to lower the overall administrative costs per stent Recently, the Governor proposed requiring both CUNY and SUNY work together to reduce administative overhead to lower coss in order to increase investment diretly into academic programming. Litle has come ofthat reasonable, commonsense proposal. In the coming weeks, we ask you to work together to develop a plan todo just that. The Governor looks forward to receiving that plan. Director of State Operations «e: Senator LaValle, Chair, Senate Higher Education Committee Assemblyperson Glick, Chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee