Special Announcements

Section 09.c of Management Directive 230.10, "Travel and Subsistence Allowances" provides that the rate of mileage reimbursement for the use of personal vehicles in the conduct of official business, shall be the same rate established by the Federal Government's General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA has increased the mileage reimbursement rate from $0.485 to $0.505 per mile effective March 19, 2008

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Recently Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement Highlights for July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011

Salaries and Wages:

July 1, 2007 $1250 signing bonus
July 1, 2008 3% general pay increase
July 1, 2009 3% general pay increase
Oct. 1, 2010 4% general pay increase

Increments: (2.25%)

January 2008 service increment increase
January 2009 service increment increase
January 2010 service increment increase
January 2011 service increment increase

Commonwealth Contributions to PEBTF:

FY 07/08 $330 biweekly
FY 08/09 $365 biweekly
FY 09/10 $400 biweekly
FY 10/11 $440 biweekly

Employee Contributions to PEBTF: (based on percentage of biweekly gross base salary)

Employee Contribution Get Healthy Waiver
FY 07/08 1.0% 0.5%
FY 08/09 1.5% 0.5%
FY 09/10 2.0% 1.0%
FY 10/11 3.0% 1.5%