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| Monday, August 18 Updated: August 19, 8:39 AM ET Latest extension prompts disclosure by university Associated Press |
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HONOLULU -- The use of two cars, private schooling for his children and 10 round-trip airline tickets to the mainland were among the incentives Hawaii football coach June Jones received in his original contract, which was made public for the first time Monday.
Jones also received performance-based bonuses which have netted him at least $170,000 over the past four seasons.
The university released details of the contract in compliance with an order by the state Office of Information Practices to disclose both Jones' original contract and his new five-year, $4 million agreement.
Athletic director Herman Frazier said the latest contract, approved by the university's Board of Regents in June, will be released in its entirety when it is signed by Jones.
Jones had said he would not sign the contract until he received assurances that some details would remain confidential.
Jones has said he was promised that his original contract would remain closed under a verbal agreement between himself and former athletic director Hugh Yoshida and he expected the same with his new deal.
But the secrecy has drawn public scrutiny and media attention. Some also have questioned the high salary given to Jones in his newest contract, which pays him a base of $800,000 per year and will make him the highest-paid public employee in the state.
Jones earned a base salary of $210,000 per year under the contract effective Dec. 31, 1998 to Dec. 30, 2003. He also received a housing allowance of $40,000 and an additional $70,000 per year in collateral income from radio and television, bringing the total to $320,000.
He also was allowed to earn additional income from football camps or clinics.
Under terms of the contract, Jones also received:
-- Two courtesy cars.
-- A minimum of 30 "prime sideline" season football tickets and a minimum of six season tickets for all other Hawaii sports.
-- Two parking passes to the university's Manoa campus and six for Aloha Stadium.
-- Ten round-trip coach tickets to any destination in the United States every year.
-- Private school tuition for his two children.
Jones' performance incentives included a bonus worth one month's salary ($17,500) for every victory over six wins in any season.
Based on that figure, Jones earned a bonus of $52,500 in 1999, $52,500 in 2001 and $70,000 last season.
There also was a $10,000 annual bonus if first-year scholarship players received a 2.7 grade-point average or higher.
Jones' contract was disclosed after several news agencies, including both Honolulu newspapers, requested it under Hawaii's open records law.
In its directive, the state's Office of Information Practices stated, although Jones may have relied upon the promise of confidentiality, it is not a factor because Yoshida has no authority to waive state law by not disclosing the agreement.
Frazier said he kept Jones' latest contract undisclosed because he was, "operating under the same auspices as the old contract."
"We were not trying to hide anything at all," Frazier said. "It's no big deal."
The state office also said, "because of the public nature of his position and the fact that he is one of the, if not the, highest paid state employees, coach Jones' privacy interests relating to the contract are outweighed by the public's right to know."
Jones has a 30-21 record since 1999 and has led the Warriors to bowl games in two of the past four seasons. Before arriving at Hawaii, Jones coached the Atlanta Falcons, and was interim coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1998. |
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