Title: State Authority Wasting Money?

" It's a tough time Andrea Day employees frozen -- unpaid furloughs and layoffs from many government workers at a dinner one corner state government apparently immune -- all in. Reporter Mike Beaudet -- your spotlight on one of the quite public. About Mike."

" The days is the Massachusetts health and magic you -- for utilities authority. Better known as he thought you may remember he fell from earlier this year when the governor try to give -- senator Marian -- a high paying job there but backed off after word leaked out. -- fight that parents ever knew we'd cover you for remains in a way for big galleries and private actor Kyle Kirk starting right at the top with the executive director."

" Well that minute. He's one of the high paid people and state government with salary and benefits that total 334000. Dollars a year and into his 225000. Dollar salary. Get more than 11000 dollars and a bird count in. A 42 dollar contribution to a retirement of 14000 dollar bonus. And a 5000 dollar Carlyle. But that not all we reviewed hundreds of -- a record. Cover that that -- cab membership at the posh Boston College in downtown -- The executive director regularly -- It looked at -- a favorite meal the or face down. People also pay per account cell phone and Internet -- at how."

" Thank you and package something that you had backed out of one of these big Wall Street firms that got in trouble as opposed to public gallery being paid with public official product. You know non profit on agent."

" Senate minority leader Richard say it's high salaries and for setting the -- public -- are unacceptable. What -- struggling to pay a bill."

" Does it make you wonder if these people realize what's going on with the economy through Europe. -- that old -- to -- from. You know state government your fighter off your nobody attention to -- doing what you want on them it is easier to have a war on. From. You know what's going on out there."

" Our investigation turned up numerous questionable -- Employees urging meals mom and fine restaurant at Locke -- Cathay flurry in the Langham hotel at the -- hotel hotel accommodations at the Eden -- in Miami beat in the Paris Las Vegas. An outing for a gap which included a whale watch crew and lines that -- featuring eighteen prime rib dinner at 45 dollar eight. And a hefty -- task. There's this receipt for a Bob and coat limo ride 137. Dollars to with -- while Germany on an in -- and to his home north of Bob. How -- even spend the book. And a book called strategic."

" Planning for -- What does that tell you. There are women are wary about what's going on over there we call and request that an on camera interview spokesman at the -- it. We met was headed to a car after work. -- Wanted to know why you didn't wanna talk about spending money. The record US dollars on meals. Alcohol another. Is not a way that money. We managed. Other members of the caller. I notice that you got a book strategic planning for dummies. That's helpful for."

" There aren't surprised they want a talent that -- that want to occupant of course I don't out to -- that they're not really."

" You know -- and everybody -- arranges finance for not and are. Mainly -- but a university. It is not received taxpayer funds from the legislature. And -- cover operating cop with the fees -- customers. After we are and how well he -- provided us with the written statement. Which reads in part in 2002 management has reduced total operating expense -- by 22%. And -- the real story that anything is one of inefficiently run organization. With the affable only fifteen hard working professional. Dedicated to serving a nonprofit. But derives its power from the -- late senator they as what he is spending is public money and the public should know about it."

" Hear about it because in the kind of all of that money -- mean no matter how you you know like -- at the bottom line that the government agency and people paying current one way -- the other. In -- written statement he for a monitor questions about a pending calling they knew her red front -- to -- by its employees. A -- to marry and usual practice of investment bankers attorneys and all the insurance companies and nonprofit borrower. The south artery with the prime rib dinner and big bar tab was a management decision to recognize the extraordinary effort by the south. And that book or Egypt planning for dummies it was purchased as our reference tool for winning more complex strategic planning you. In lay language market Maria."

" I -- Mike what happened with acting that the governor formed in the wake of Marion -- flat. Look at all -- quite public in what happened with that well."

" commit and is to report and concluded these agent is basically thought to what it's called. And over night -- but the commit -- also found that the compensation packages that these -- for people like -- are reasonable so don't expect anything to change. Even with the economic right at the data they. Do you know about wasteful government spending give us call 1800 TV spot when he fox. I'm Mike Beaudet for fox undercover."