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[Matt Puckett]

Update: Budget Conferencing to begin on pay raises over the weekend

Over this weekend and into the next two weeks, the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives will be negotiating the differences between the two chambers' respective budget proposals. The outcome of these negotiations will finalize the pay raise for the PBA bargaining units. Our lobbyists will be working throughout the conferencing process to secure a raise for State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents.

Here's a recap of the House and the Senate pay raise proposals:

The Senate's proposal has a 3% extra increase for State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents with less than 5 years of service and a 5% extra increase for officers with 5 or more years of services. The Senate is also proposing a 3% across the board for all state employees. Add it all together and officers with less than 5 years may receive a 6% and officers with 5 years or more may receive an 8%

The House has a straight 3% extra increase for all State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents. The House also proposes a $1,000 across the board raise for all state employees and a merit bonus of $400 for employees meeting the requirements of Chapter 110 Florida Statutes (this proposal is new). The specifics are listed below.

Negron is now talking 1,400 for under 40K and 1,000 raise for over 40k not counting the compression raises. That is what I read anyway somewhere.

Can you post that for me? Not saying you're wrong, but I have not see that.

The budget conferencing just started. Right now the focus is on subcommittees and the raises fall under the budget conference at large committee. That meeting typically happens once all the subcommittees finish working.

Budget Conference - At Large
Assigned Bills:
S 1500 - General Appropriations Act (pay raises)
S 1502 - Implementing Bill

[quote=Matt Puckett]

Update: Budget Conferencing to begin on pay raises over the weekend

Over this weekend and into the next two weeks, the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives will be negotiating the differences between the two chambers' respective budget proposals. The outcome of these negotiations will finalize the pay raise for the PBA bargaining units. Our lobbyists will be working throughout the conferencing process to secure a raise for State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents.

Here's a recap of the House and the Senate pay raise proposals:

The Senate's proposal has a 3% extra increase for State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents with less than 5 years of service and a 5% extra increase for officers with 5 or more years of services. The Senate is also proposing a 3% across the board for all state employees. Add it all together and officers with less than 5 years may receive a 6% and officers with 5 years or more may receive an 8%

The House has a straight 3% extra increase for all State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents. The House also proposes a $1,000 across the board raise for all state employees and a merit bonus of $400 for employees meeting the requirements of Chapter 110 Florida Statutes (this proposal is new). The specifics are listed below.

Negron is now talking 1,400 for under 40K and 1,000 raise for over 40k not counting the compression raises. That is what I read anyway somewhere.

Can you post that for me? Not saying you're wrong, but I have not see that.

The budget conferencing just started. Right now the focus is on subcommittees and the raises fall under the budget conference at large committee. That meeting typically happens once all the subcommittees finish working.

Budget Conference - At Large
Assigned Bills:
S 1500 - General Appropriations Act (pay raises)
S 1502 - Implementing Bill[/quote:2seg43f3]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/1...ites-when.html

He is doing it in negotiations with the House now it looks like.

[Matt Puckett]

[quote=Guest]

Update: Budget Conferencing to begin on pay raises over the weekend

Over this weekend and into the next two weeks, the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives will be negotiating the differences between the two chambers' respective budget proposals. The outcome of these negotiations will finalize the pay raise for the PBA bargaining units. Our lobbyists will be working throughout the conferencing process to secure a raise for State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents.

Here's a recap of the House and the Senate pay raise proposals:

The Senate's proposal has a 3% extra increase for State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents with less than 5 years of service and a 5% extra increase for officers with 5 or more years of services. The Senate is also proposing a 3% across the board for all state employees. Add it all together and officers with less than 5 years may receive a 6% and officers with 5 years or more may receive an 8%

The House has a straight 3% extra increase for all State Law Enforcement Officers, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE Special Agents. The House also proposes a $1,000 across the board raise for all state employees and a merit bonus of $400 for employees meeting the requirements of Chapter 110 Florida Statutes (this proposal is new). The specifics are listed below.

Negron is now talking 1,400 for under 40K and 1,000 raise for over 40k not counting the compression raises. That is what I read anyway somewhere.

Can you post that for me? Not saying you're wrong, but I have not see that.

The budget conferencing just started. Right now the focus is on subcommittees and the raises fall under the budget conference at large committee. That meeting typically happens once all the subcommittees finish working.

Budget Conference - At Large
Assigned Bills:
S 1500 - General Appropriations Act (pay raises)
S 1502 - Implementing Bill

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/1...ites-when.html

He is doing it in negotiations with the House now it looks like.[/quote:21uu8o42]

Thanks.

When will we know for sure if a pay raise is coming? First week of May?

[Matt Puckett]

When will we know for sure if a pay raise is coming? First week of May?

Hopefully, we will know by Tuesday, but it depends on how quickly they settle all of their differences.

When will we know for sure if a pay raise is coming? First week of May?

Hopefully, we will know by Tuesday, but it depends on how quickly they settle all of their differences.

Thanks!

MATT please tell me they are still considering the PBA proposed pay raises for LEOs.



(House and Senate budget negotiators this evening agreed to raises for state workers, the first in six years.

The deal would provide a $1,400 pay hike for state employees who make less than $40,000 a year and $1,000 for those who earn more than that.

In addition, bonuses of up to $600 would be available as merit incentives. Senate budget chair Sen. Joe Negron said up to 35 percent of state workers would be eligible for the bonuses.


Lawmakers are working through differences in the state’s $74 billion spending plan. They have until Tuesday to reach a final deal to meet constitutionally mandated cooling-off period before voting on Friday and adjourning on time for the scheduled end of the regular session.)

You should have known this already. You must be a rookie. PBA has always sucked as a union. Matt is only in here so the union can say they tried and kept us inform. The PBA for years have had NO value nor bearing with legislators. Hope you sent in your card at the range. Vote them out. Plain and simple, the PBA SUCKS. It was all politics this year. Hope you didnt fall for it. They have done nothing and will continue to do nothing for troopers nor the patrol. Look at our working conditions! Exactly

You should have known this already. You must be a rookie. PBA has always sucked as a union. Matt is only in here so the union can say they tried and kept us inform. The PBA for years have had NO value nor bearing with legislators. Hope you sent in your card at the range. Vote them out. Plain and simple, the PBA SUCKS. It was all politics this year. Hope you didnt fall for it. They have done nothing and will continue to do nothing for troopers nor the patrol. Look at our working conditions! Exactly

OK Troll, let me make you eat your words (read below). Thank you PBA

"This is a great day," said Doug Martin, a lobbyist and spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. "Also, the way that they've structured these raises acknowledges that the great majority of state employees make less than $40,000 a year."


Lawmakers are working through final differences in the state’s $74 billion spending plan. They have until Tuesday to reach a final deal to meet a constitutionally mandated cooling-off period before voting on Friday and adjourning on time for the scheduled end of the regular session.


At the behest of Senate budget chief Joe Negron, R-Stuart, the pay package includes an additional 3 percent pay raise for law enforcement officers working for state government, and another 2 percent pay hike for officers with more than five years' experience. Negron said he wanted to raise the salaries of experienced officers, who are often plucked by municipal police forces once they get trained by the state.


To make the budget numbers work, the raises would take effect on October 1.


"Considering it's been six or seven years, I think that state employees will happily wait until October 1st," Martin said.

[Matt Puckett]

Raises are negotiated

Employees earning less than $40k will receive a $1,400 across the board raise. employees earning more than $40k will receive $1,000. There are $600 bonuses available.
PLUS
State law enforcement officers, FHP, and FDLE will receive an additional 3% with less than 5 years. An additional 5% with 5 years or more.

You all certainly deserve this raise. I will provide more of an update tomorrow.