David R Lopez December 7 at 5:38pm
Monday, December 7, 2009
Maybe now they will feel our Pain/ Paycuts
December 7, 2009
Pay cut takes effect for state's top elected officials
California's lawmakers and top elected officials saw their pay slashed Monday for the first time since creation of a full-time Legislature more than four decades ago.
The 18 percent salary cut for state officeholders ranging from governor to legislator to Board of Equalization members was ordered in May by the state's independent compensation commission.
The reductions will appear on officeholders' next paychecks, scheduled for late December.
Separately, statewide elected officials also saw an 18 percent reduction in health and other benefits - including, for legislators, cuts in their car allowances and in the $173 per Diem to defray living expenses in Sacramento.
Controller John Chiang does not intend to challenge the pay panel's decisions and will implement the cuts, spokeswoman Hallye Jordan said. Chiang's own pay fell from $169,743 to $139,189.
I know it's wishful thinking on my part but just maybe now the folks in Sacramento will feel our Pain. Now lets see if they do something about the States Budget. For the record we "State Employees" have seen our pay cut by 14.4% for 11 months now. Wont it be amazing now if our elected officials now see a urgency in getting their jobs done right!
Just as a reminder as the time of this writing "NO DECISIONS" have been made regarding our Furlough decisions. We patiently wait on the side lines for any kind of answer. And trust me I have received numerous emails and phone calls from staff asking for answers. Think positive, I'm thinking when the ref. goes under the hood in an NFL game and it takes long, it's because he is trying to get the call right. He will reverse the call and get the spot of the foul corrected. Hopefully, the judge is looking at how he will reverse the "CALL". (my wishful thinking!)
Maybe now they will feel our Pain/ Paycuts
December 7, 2009
Pay cut takes effect for state's top elected officials
California's lawmakers and top elected officials saw their pay slashed Monday for the first time since creation of a full-time Legislature more than four decades ago.
The 18 percent salary cut for state officeholders ranging from governor to legislator to Board of Equalization members was ordered in May by the state's independent compensation commission.
The reductions will appear on officeholders' next paychecks, scheduled for late December.
Separately, statewide elected officials also saw an 18 percent reduction in health and other benefits - including, for legislators, cuts in their car allowances and in the $173 per Diem to defray living expenses in Sacramento.
Controller John Chiang does not intend to challenge the pay panel's decisions and will implement the cuts, spokeswoman Hallye Jordan said. Chiang's own pay fell from $169,743 to $139,189.
I know it's wishful thinking on my part but just maybe now the folks in Sacramento will feel our Pain. Now lets see if they do something about the States Budget. For the record we "State Employees" have seen our pay cut by 14.4% for 11 months now. Wont it be amazing now if our elected officials now see a urgency in getting their jobs done right!
Just as a reminder as the time of this writing "NO DECISIONS" have been made regarding our Furlough decisions. We patiently wait on the side lines for any kind of answer. And trust me I have received numerous emails and phone calls from staff asking for answers. Think positive, I'm thinking when the ref. goes under the hood in an NFL game and it takes long, it's because he is trying to get the call right. He will reverse the call and get the spot of the foul corrected. Hopefully, the judge is looking at how he will reverse the "CALL". (my wishful thinking!)
3 comments:
Hey Lori,
That guy in the photo looks like someone locked up at CIM!!!
lol
D. "sitnbull" Lopez
Although they got a pay reduction we need to remember that they gave themselves raises when the furloughs began. So basically they are back to the original pay they had prior to the raise. They just got a few months of extra money at our expense...
lol @ Sitnbull, sorry dude, I saw that and went oops :)
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