State of Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller MEMORANDUM NO. 98-45

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MEMORANDUM NO. 98-45

November 30, 1998

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

Attention: Chief Administrative and Fiscal Officers, Business Managers, and Payroll and Personnel Officers
Subject: 1999 Due Dates For Payroll Provisions Of Collective Bargaining Contracts

This memorandum lists the 1999 due dates for payroll provisions of collective bargaining contracts. The information is arranged by collective bargaining unit. Please refer to the memoranda indicated with each collective bargaining unit for payroll procedures.

Longevity Payments
Longevity payments will be made in 1999 to all applicable collective bargaining units.
The check dates will be 4/23/99 and 10/22/99.

NP-1 State Police (See Interdepartmental Memo dated 6/15/95)
Contract 7/1/95-6/30/99
Annual increments - check date 1/29/99 for January anniversary date

NP-2 Maintenance and Service (See Comptroller's Memorandum 97-14)

Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 1.5% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 6/18/99 for January anniversary date
Safety shoes allowance - $70 - check date 7/30/99
Safety shoes allowance - for employees hired after 7/15/98 but before 2/1/99 - $70
- check date 3/12/99

NP-3 Administrative Clerical (See Comptroller's Memorandum 96-14)
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 6/18/99 for January anniversary date
Annual skill premium - EMT - $400 - check date 12/17/99

NP-4 Corrections (See Comptroller's Memoranda 97-30, 97-30b)
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/01
Wage increase - 3.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 12/3/99 - check date 12/30/99
Annual increments - check dates 1/29/99 and 10/22/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Working conditions stipend - $800 - check date 12/3/99

NP-5 Protective Services (See Comptroller's Memoranda 95-42, 98-13)
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 1.5% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 1/29/99 for January anniversary date
Safety shoes allowance - $70 - check date 9/24/99
Cleaning and clothing allowance - $305 - check date 12/17/99
Home office differential - $675 - check date 12/17/99

NP-6 Health Care Paraprofessionals P-1 Health Care Professionals
(See Comptroller's Memorandum 97-31)

Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/15/99 - check date 2/11/99
Annual increments - check dates 1/29/99 and 7/16/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Annual EMT stipend - $400 - check date 7/16/99
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP) yearly stipend - $1,000
- check date - 7/16/99
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
P-1 annual bonus payments for board certified physicians and child psychiatrists - $1,000
- check date 10/22/99
Uniform allowance - $100 - check date 7/30/99
Safety shoes allowance - veterinarians - $30 - check date 7/16/99

P-2 Social and Human Services (See Comptroller's Memorandum 96-25)
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 6/18/99 for January anniversary date

P-3A Education Administrators (See Interdepartmental Memo dated 4/9/98)
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/15/99 - check date 2/11/99
Annual increments - check dates 1/29/99 and 7/16/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Merit pay supplement - check date 6/18/99
Unit coordinator stipend - $1,150 - check date 6/18/99

P-3B Education Faculty (See Interdepartmental Memo dated 5/8/98)
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/15/99 - check date 2/11/99
Annual increments - check dates 4/23/99 and 7/16/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
$500 lump sum payment - check date 10/22/99
Annual skill premium for EMT - $400 - check date 10/22/99

P-4 Engineering, Scientific and Technical (See Comptroller's Memoranda 98-15, 98-18)
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/15/99 - check date 2/11/99
Annual increments - check dates 4/23/99 and 7/16/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Lump sum payments for maximum step employees in lieu of annual increments - 2.5% of annual rate - check dates 4/23/99 and 7/16/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively }
Safety shoes allowance - $70 - check date 4/9/99 for employees hired on or after October 1, 1998 but before April 1, 1999
Safety shoes allowance - $70 - check date 10/8/99 for eligible employees
Annual skill premium - EMT - $400 - check date 12/3/99

P-5 Administrative and Residual (See Comptroller's Memoranda 95-27, 95-35, 97-29)
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 4/23/99 for January anniversary date
Lump sum payments for maximum step - check date 4/23/99
Safety shoes allowance - $60 - 7/16/99
Garaging payment - $200 - check date 1/15/99

Vocational Technical Faculty (See Interdepartmental Memo dated 6/7/95)
Contract 8/20/93-8/26/99
Trade instructor differential - $647 - check date 6/18/99

Vocational Technical Administrators (See Interdepartmental Memo dated 7/22/95)
Contract 7/1/93-6/30/99
Annual enrollment stipend to directors - $1,000 - check date 6/18/99

Coalition of
Community Colleges Faculty
Technical Colleges Faculty
Technical Colleges Administrators

Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0%
12 month - implementation dates to be determined by the parties
10 month - implementation dates to be determined by the parties
Annual increments
12 month - implementation dates to be determined by the parties
10 month - implementation dates to be determined by the parties

State University Faculty (CSU-AAUP)
Contract 8/29/97-8/23/01
Wage increase - pay period beginning 11/5/99 - check date 12/3/99
See contract for calculation

State University Administrators (SUOAF)
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
See contract for calculation
Increment - 2.0% - pay period beginning 6/18/99 - check date 7/16/99

UCONN Faculty
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - check date 9/10/99
See contract for details

UCONN Professionals
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 3.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 7/2/99 - check date 7/30/99
Wage increase - $236 added to June 30, 1999 base annual salary - check date 7/30/99
See contract for details

UCONN Health Center Professionals
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/98 - expired
Contract extended for one year

Charter Oak College Profess. Employees
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 2.0% - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Increases in lieu of annual increments - 2.0% - check date 1/29/99

Dept. Higher Education Profess. Employees
Contract 7/1/93-6/30/99
Wage increase - 2.0% - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Increase in lieu of annual increments - 2.0% - check date 1/29/99

JN-7 Judicial Employees
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Annual increments - check date 1/29/99 for January anniversary date
Safety shoes (if applicable) - check date 7/16/99

JP-6 Judicial Professionals
Contract 7/1/94-6/30/99
Wage increase - 2.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 4/23/99 for January anniversary date
Auto availability fee - $150 - check date 2/26/99

Criminal Justice Juvenile Prosecutors
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/99
Wage increase - 3.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 4/23/99 for January anniversary date

Criminal Justice Prosecutors
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/99
Wage increase - 3.0% of base salary - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check date 4/23/99 for January anniversary date
Lump sum bonus for maximum step - $500- effective pay period which includes 1/1/99
- check date 1/29/99

Criminal Justice Inspectors
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% - pay period beginning 1/15/99 - check date 2/11/99
Annual increments - check dates 1/29/99 and 7/16/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively

Criminal Justice Employees
Contract 7/1/97-6/30/01
Wage increase - 2.0% - pay period beginning 1/1/99 - check date 1/29/99
Annual increments - check dates 6/18/99 and 12/17/99 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively

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, 1999 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."

Questions

Copies of the numbered memoranda mentioned above are available on the Comptroller's Home Page on the Internet. Hard copies can be obtained from the Comptroller's Management Services Division, Support Unit at (860) 702-3341.

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

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

NW:CH

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