Reading Room Document

Payment of Salary of Appointee to Dual Positions of Director of Peace Corps and Deputy Director of ACTION

The document is a memorandum opinion addressing the issue of whether a Presidential appointee to the dual positions of Director of the Peace Corps and Deputy Director of ACTION can be paid at the lower of the two salaries. The conclusion reached in the document is that the appointee must be paid the higher of the two salaries, as a Federal office holder cannot legally waive a salary fixed by law. The questions presented for review include the legality of dual office-holding, the ability of a governmental official appointed to two different positions to be paid the salary of the lowest paying position, and the implications of the Glavey v. United States case on the issue.

September 9, 1977