State of Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller MEMORANDUM NO. 2004-40
COMPTROLLER'S SEAL STATE OF CONNECTICUT

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

NANCY WYMAN
COMPTROLLER
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
55 ELM STREET
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775
MARK OJAKIAN
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

MEMORANDUM NO. 2004-40

December 30, 2004

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

Attention: Chief Administrative and Fiscal Officers, Business Managers, and Payroll and Personnel Officers
Subject: 2005 Due Dates For Payroll Provisions Of Collective Bargaining Contracts

This memorandum lists the 2005 due dates for payroll provisions of collective bargaining contracts. The information is arranged by collective bargaining unit. Payroll procedures stated in the memoranda issued before the implementation of Core-CT are obsolete. Core-CT has issued new procedures.

Longevity Payments
Longevity payments will be made in 2005 to all applicable collective bargaining units. The check dates will be 4/29/05 and 10/28/05.

NP-1 State Police
Contract Expired

NP-2 Maintenance and Service (See Comptroller's Memoranda 2002-20 and 2002-20a)
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date
Lump sum payment for maximum step - $500 - on increment date - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date
Safety shoes - employees hired after July 15, 2004 and before February 1, 2005 - $110 - check date 2/04/05; employees hired before July 15, 2005 - $110 - check date 7/22/05; employees hired on or after February 1, 2005 will not be eligible for payment for 2004-2005 contract year
Safety shoes - Permanent part-time less than (20) hours per week employees - $55 - check date 7/8/05

NP-3 Administrative Clerical (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2004-07 and 2004-7a)
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/06
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - check dates 1/21/05 and 7/22/05 for July 2004 and January 2005 anniversary dates, respectively (delayed by six months)
Lump sum payment for maximum step - $500 - check dates 1/21/05 and 7/22/05 for July 2004 and January 2005 anniversary dates respectively (delayed by six months)
Annual increments - check date 7/22/05 for July 2005 anniversary date
Lump sum payment for maximum step - $500 - check date 7/22/05 for July 2005 anniversary date
EMT skill premium - $400 - check date 12/23/05

NP-4 Corrections (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum dated June 15, 2004)
Contract 7/1/04-6/30/08
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - pay period beginning 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - none payable in calendar year 2005
Working condition stipend - $800 - check date 12/9/05

NP-5 Protective Services (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2004-28)
Contract 7/1/04-6/30/08
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - pay period beginning 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments/lump sums - none payable in calendar year 2005
Safety shoes allowance - $90 - check date 9/16/05
Cleaning and clothing allowance - $305 - check date 11/25/05
Home office differential - $725 - check date 11/25/05
Annual EMT B stipend of $450 - payable annually - check date 10/28/05
Annual EMT I stipend of $575 - payable annually - check date 10/28/05
Annual EMT P stipend of $3700 - payable quarterly - check dates 1/7/05, 4/1/05, 7/8/05 and 10/14/05
Instructional Stipend - $200 - check date 10/28/05

NP-6 Health Care Paraprofessionals P-1 Health Care Professionals (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2001-35)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date
RN 2nd and 3rd shift bonus - yearly bonus of $2,250 - payable bi-weekly
LPN 2nd and 3rd shift bonus - yearly bonus of $500 - payable bi-weekly
Uniform allowance - $100 - check date 7/8/05
Safety shoe allowance - veterinarians - $30 - check date 7/22/05
Bilingual Pay - $1,000 payable quarterly in the amount of $250 - check dates 1/21/05 and 4/29/05

NP-8 Correctional Lieutenants and Correctional Training Officers (See Interdepartmental Memorandum dated March 31, 2004)
Contract 12/3/01-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 4/29/05 for January anniversary date
Lump sum payment for maximum step employees - 2.5% of annual salary for employees with January anniversary date - check date 4/29/05

P-2 Social and Human Services (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2004-08)
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/06
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - check dates 4/29/05 and 7/22/05 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Home and Office premium - $500 effective 7/1/05 - $250 paid semiannually - check date 7/22/05

P-3A Education Administrators (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memo dated July 24, 2001)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date
Merit pay supplement - check date 6/24/05
Unit coordinator stipend - $1,200 - check date 6/24/05

P-3B Education Faculty (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memo dated May 20, 2002)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date

P-4 Engineering, Scientific and Technical (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2002-12)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date
Lump sum payment for maximum step employees - no lump sum at maximum for January 2005
Safety shoe allowance - $70 - check date 4/1/05 for employees hired on or after October 1, 2004 but before April 1, 2005
Safety shoe allowance - $70 - check date 9/30/05 for eligible employees; employees hired on or after April 1, 2005 will not be eligible for this allowance in the 2004-2005 contract year

P-5 Administrative and Residual
Contract Expired

Vocational Technical Faculty (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum dated August 2, 2004)
Contract 9/1/03-8/31/07
Wage increase - 3% - effective 8/19/05 - check date 9/16/05
Annual increments - effective 12/24/04 - check date 1/21/05
Lump sum bonus - $450 - effective 1/7/05 - check date 2/4/05

 Vocational Technical Administrators (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum dated July 1, 2004)
Contract 7/1/03-6/30/07
Wage increase - 3% - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for July 2004 anniversary date
Stipend for Ph.D or Ed.D - $1,000 - check date 9/30/05

Community Colleges Faculty
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/05 - Contract term extended through 6/30/07
Wage increase - 2.75% - effective 7/22/05 - check date 8/19/05
Step increase - effective 7/22/05 - check date 8/19/05
Lump sum payment in lieu of step increases - $1,000

Technical College Administrators
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/05 - Contract term extended through 6/30/07
Wage increase - 2.75% - effective 7/22/05 - check date 8/19/05
Step increase - effective 7/22/05 - check date 8/19/05

Technical College Faculty
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/05

State University Faculty (CSU-AAUP)
Contract 8/23/02-8/24/06 - Contract term extended through 8/24/07
Wage increase - effective 8/19/05 - check date 9/16/05
See contract for calculation

State University Administrators (SUOAF)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05 - Contract term extended through 6/30/07
Wage increase - pay period beginning 9/30/05 - check date 10/28/05
See contract for calculation
Merit increase - check date 9/16/05

UCONN Faculty
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/06 - Contract term extended through 6/30/07
Wage increase - 2% - effective 8/5/05 - check date 9/2/05
Wage increase - flat dollar increase of $500 - effective 8/5/05 - check date 9/2/05

UCONN Professionals
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05 - Contract term extended through 6/30/07
Wage increase - 3.25% of base salary - pay period beginning 7/8/05 - check date 8/5/05
Wage increase - $140 added to June 30, 2005 base annual salary - effective 7/8/05 - check date 8/5/05
Merit increase - effective 7/8/05 - check date 8/5/05

UCONN Health Center Professionals
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/06
Wage increase - 2% - pay period beginning 7/8/05 - check date 8/5/05

Charter Oak College Professional Employees
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/05 - Contract term extended through 6/30/07
Wage increase - 3% - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - effective 12/24/04 - check date 1/21/05

Department of Higher Education Professional Employees
Contract 7/1/03-6/30/07
Wage increase - 2.5% - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
2.25% equivalent in lieu of annual increments - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05

JP-6 Judicial Professionals
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/06
Wage increase - 3% - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - check date 7/22/05 for January anniversary date (delayed by six months) and check date 7/22/05 for July anniversary date (on time)
Lump sum payment for maximum step - $500 - check date 7/22/05 for January anniversary date (delayed by six months) and check date 7/22/05 for July anniversary date (on time)
Automobile availability fee - $300

JN-7 Judicial Employees
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/06
Wage increase - 3% - effective 6/24/05 - check date 7/22/05
Annual increments - check date 7/22/05 for January anniversary date (delayed by six months) and check date 7/22/05 for July anniversary date (on time)
Lump sum payment for maximum step - $500 - check date 7/22/05 for January anniversary date (delayed by six months) and check date 7/22/05 for July anniversary date (on time)
Juvenile detention working conditions stipend - $700 - check date 12/23/05
Automobile availability fee - $150 - check date 2/18/05
Safety shoes - check date 7/22/05

Criminal Justice Prosecutors and Juvenile Prosecutors
Contract Expired

Criminal Justice Inspectors
Contract 7/1/02-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date 

Criminal Justice Employees
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Annual increments - check date 1/21/05 for January anniversary date

Judicial Marshals
Contract Expired

All Collective Bargaining Units
Each collective bargaining contract should be reviewed to determine eligibility for payments and any additional benefits that may not have been included in this memorandum. For additional details regarding any payment consult the applicable contract.

Collective Bargaining Agreements Expiring on June 30, 2005 Without a New Agreement
Section 5-278a of the Connecticut General Statutes is applicable in this situation. "In the event an agreement expires before a new agreement has been approved by the employee organization, the employer representative and the legislature, the provisions of the expired agreement concerning (1) salary, excluding annual increments, (2) differentials, (3) overtime, (4) longevity, and (5) allowances for uniforms, which were implemented pursuant to approval by the legislature in accordance with section 5-278 shall remain in effect until such time as a new agreement is reached and approved in accordance with section 5-278".

No new dollars for the 2005-2006 contract year will be allocated to the contracts expiring on June 30, 2005. The following types of funds are included: 

Tuition Reimbursement
Career Mobility
Special Recruitment and Retention Education
Conference and Workshop Funds
Quality of Work Life Funds and Other Funds
Professional Development Funds

Questions
Copies of the numbered memoranda mentioned above are available on the Comptroller's website. The address is: http://www.osc.state.ct.us

Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed to the Comptroller's Fiscal Policy Division at (860) 702-3440.

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

NW:CH 

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