As the legislature and Gov. Granholm work on a bill to reduce the salaries of all elected officials by 10%, the State Officers Compensation Commission has ordered some changes in the plan. In a ruling requested by Granholm, the SOCC said that the pay cut could not take effect until 2011 and that Supreme Court justices had to be exempted from the cut under the state constitution.

Gov. Granholm issued a statement about the SOCC ruling:

“I thank the State Officers Compensation Commission for today acting upon my request to lower the salaries of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and members of the state Legislature. At a time when we are asking state employees to sacrifice, yet again, it is only fair that we lead by example. While I am disappointed that the constitution prohibits the changes from taking effect until the next term begins January 2011, I am, again, reducing my salary by 10 percent, and I encourage others to voluntarily do the same.”

The Senate is expected to pass a bill requiring the pay cut soon. The House already voted on a non-binding resolution calling for such a cut by a vote of 108-1.