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

MEMORANDUM NO. 2000-04

January 13, 2000

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

I. AUTHORITY

In accordance with Connecticut General Statutes 4-40 and 5-208(a), the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, has authorized pay increases for executive branch employees excluded from collective bargaining assigned to the managerial pay plan.

II. INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO MANAGEMENT PAY PLANS

Effective January 14, 2000 there will be a two percent (2%) general wage increase for managers and confidential employees excluded from bargaining effective with the pay period January 14, 2000 to January 27, 2000 (check date February 10, 2000).

This includes management employees assigned to the MP or MD pay plans, confidential employees assigned to management pay schedules or excluded from collective bargaining, Executive Assistants, Executive Office Administrative Aides, Gubernatorial appointees in special classes on the management pay schedule or whose pay rates are not prescribed elsewhere by statute, Durational Project Managers, Customer Services Program Developers, Leadership Apprentices, Division of Criminal Justice managers and confidentials on step schedules, the PUCA Chairperson, PUCA Vice Chairperson, PUCA

Commissioners and Consumer Counsel, Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners.

This does not include unclassified employees of any of the boards of trustees of the constituent units of higher education.

Employees designated as confidential exclusions who are in the job classification of Executive Secretary (Unclassified) are eligible for the two percent (2%) increases.

III. LONGEVITY SCHEDULES AND OVERTIME

The management longevity schedules for the MP, MD and EX pay schedules have also been increased in accordance with these pay increases. Effective January 14, 2000 a two percent (2%) increase to the overtime cap limit has been applied to the base annual salary for managerial and confidential employees.

IV. PAYROLL PROCEDURES

The January 14, 2000 two percent (2%) general wage increase must be manually processed at the proper time as follows.

1. On-Line:Screen 160: Enter State, Payroll Unit, Employee Number, the new Hourly Rate in the Normal Hourly Rate field, and the new Salary in the Normal Salary field.

2. Remote Job Entry: RA Transaction: Enter State, Payroll Unit, Employee Number, the new Hourly Rate in the Normal Hourly Rate field, and the new Salary in the Normal Salary field.

V. GENERAL

Questions may be directed to:

Department of Administrative Services: Bureau of Human Resources, (860) 713-5058

Office of the State Comptroller:

Payroll Procedures - Payroll Services Division:

On-Line: (860) 702-3463

Remote Job Entry: (860) 702-3462

Memorandum Interpretation - Policy Services Division: (860) 702-3440

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

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