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University Daily Kansan, August 27,1982
Carlin to detail KU classified merit pay freeze
By DEBORAH BAER Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Gov. John Carlin will meet with members of the KU Classified Senate Wednesday to explain why merit pay increases for classified employees were frozen, a Carlin aide said yesterday.
The meeting, which will be at 1:15 p.m. in the International room of the Kansas Union, was initiated by the president, Carlin, on Carlin's assistant press secretary.
"I think the governor wants a chance to explain to them directly the reasons behind it," he said.
In July, Carlin ordered a freeze on the 1.25 percent Merit Pay Plan increase for classified employees. Faculty and administrators are not classified employees. The meri raises the salary as a buffer for the state, Swenson said.
Carlin also ordered a 4 percent cut in budgets of state agency deficits and a 10 percent deficit.
"These cuts had to be made in order to bring the budget back in balance," she said.
Classified employees still are receiving a 6.5 percent cost-of-living increase.
Swenson said it was too early to tell whether the freeze on the merit pay increase would be lifted this year. He said the future of the increase depended, to some extent, on the state's economy.
Gail Hamilton, president of the Classified Senate, said she was encouraged about the future of the morit. He said the Cainin's office had arranged the meeting.
"I'm pleased that he's willing to discuss his concerns with us," Hamilton said. "It's a positive step."
Hamilton said she attended a meeting between Carlin and the Kansas Association of Public Employees about three weeks ago. At the meeting, the group asked Carlin for reinstatement of the merit pay increase.
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Hamilton said Carlin told the group he supported its concern that the merit pay increase be reinstated and he would be made more aware, he would improve to make that possible.
When she returned from the meeting Hamilton wrote a letter to the governor asking for the reinstatement, she said.
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Hamilton said even if the 1.25 percent raise were restored, it would not be enough money to make the merit program work.
The Merit Pay Plan originally was intended to give a one-step raise to classified employees rated above standard and a three-step raise to employees rated outstanding. The 1.25 percent increase is enough for only a one-step raise for all eligible employees, she said.
Concerning the possibility of future cuts, Swenson said, "I think it's realistic to be preparing for that day-whether it will come or not."
Swenson, who calls the meetings with the senate and the public employees association an educational process, said the governor's office had been informed that his email system state classified employees since the freeze went into effect.
At a meeting of the senate Tuesday, which more than 100 members attended, the senate voted unanimously to reinstate Hamilton for the reinstitution, Hamilton said.
Swenson said he did not know of such a task force being formed yet. He said that it was too early to know whether future cuts would be necessary, but that Carlin checked the state's revenues daily.
"Some of the letters indicate their understanding of the problem," Swenson said.
She said the plan was a way to encourage workers to do a good job.
"Three and a half percent is needed to adequately fund the Merit Pay Plan
the way it was introduced and implemented two years ago." Hamilton said.
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At Carlin's meeting with the public employees association, classified employees requested not only that the 1.25 percent increase be restored, but that their evaluation system be perfected and that new training included as members of a task force to study where future cutbacks could be made, if necessary.
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