http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=240414&format=html
The following reductions are recommended in the House plan:
• Medicaid audits for a savings of $195 million
• Reducing Geographic Cost of Education Index funding for schools by $126 million
• Eliminating 500 positions for a savings of $29.9 million
• Converting retirees to Medicare Part D with supplement for a savings of $30 million
• Reducing executive salaries to $1 below the governor’s salary of $150,000.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-02-14/news/bal-annapolis-budget-talks-0214_1_budget-talks-republicans-maryland-democrats
The terms of all 188 members of the Assembly expire this year, and election-year anxiety is suppressing debate on the most contentious issues.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/gov/2010/02/24-23/GOP-makes-its-budget-case.html
Both plans presented yesterday include items such as cutting 500 executive branch employees, eliminating an education subsidy to high-cost jurisdictions that is worth millions to Anne Arundel County, and stopping built-in inflationary increases that drive mandates such as education aid. The $20 million set aside in a special fund for the Chesapeake Bay - likely a Democratic target as well - also would be cut.
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THEY BETTER ALL BE WORRIED. PEOPLE ARE FED UP AND IT WILL BE TAKEN OUT ON ENCUMBENTS IN NOVEMBER.
IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THE EXECUTIVES IN STATE GOVERNMENT ARE SHOWN THE SAME TREATMENT THAT THE PEONS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. HALF OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DONATED FURLOUGH MONEY BACK AND THE OTHER HALF DIDN'T. DOUBLE-STANDARDS.
THERE ARE MANY CHIEFS IN STATE GOVERNMENT AND FEW INDIANS ... CUTTING EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES WILL NOT HURT AT ALL. MOST OF THEM JUST COST MONEY AND DO VERY LITTLE BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THEIR POSITIONS AS PAYBACKS.
If someone reading this blog has the time, it would be beneficial if we all could get a ballpark idea of what we will be facing as to the resulting percentage salary cuts everyone would incur. It would only be a prognostication since the bills are still being bantered about but does anyone have a ballpark percentage salary loss of what the following added expenses (and losses) would result in? Include the following: the 2010 furloughs (we need to go by the fiscal year and I guess use the number of days we had in 2010), loss of 401K match, estimated $15 per pay period union fees (cause they are coming even though we may put up a fight!), additional 2% pension payments.
FY 2009 we had furlough days
FY 2010 furlough days, no match to 401K, no increment, no step increase
FY 2011 ... most likely furlough days (which would be 20-30 total days without pay for state workers), no 401k match, no increment, no step increase.
I'll try to figure out how it affects me percentage-wise.
I can tell you that I went back and looked at old pay scales to see just where my salary was at with the furlough days and by looking at my current grade/step, I'm back in the year 2005 pay scale right now.
I know the fees are coming. The current bill will not be passed because there are not enough workers raising hell about it. Believe it or not, there are hundreds that remain unaware and won't know until the money starts being deducted from their paychecks. It is the best kept secret these days.
The only other alternative would be either an attempt at decertification (which I do not think can be won) or, make sure no contract that contains fees gets ratified ... which is doable.
Another alternative ... if O'Malley loses in November and we get someone in there that the unions didn't support. That person won't be wanting to give them much. ;) The unions are banking on MOM ... they may be in for a rude awakening but then again MOM's negotiators may lock in something before the election. We need to be alert about it.
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