UTA advisory council member Troy Walker, who also is mayor of Draper, said he proposed the $129,000 salary level for board members last January intending it to be a starting point for discussion. And 23 other top administrators have a range of $99,996 to $167,101 a year.

Another 12 regional managers of train and bus systems have a pay range of $117,752 to $202,814. New pay ranges adopted for executives earlier this year allow seven top administrators to earn between $130,000 to $231,730 a year. (For example, total compensation of former UTA President and CEO Michael Allegra was $402,187 in 2013, including a $30,000 bonus and benefits.) Still, scores of other UTA officials will likely be paid more than members of the board that was created as part of reforms after years of criticism about high executive pay at UTA and other scandals. So, it raised them to $140,000 effectively immediately, an 8.5% hike or an extra $11,000 annually. On Wednesday, the UTA advisory council - consisting of numerous local elected officials - said it likely made a mistake by setting board members’ salaries too low last January.

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