Budget changes aid state workers
Gov. John Baldacci has proposed the first changes to his $438 million in budget cuts, which would restore longevity pay for state employees and scrap three unpaid days off, but is holding off on making other proposals.
Instead of cutting longevity pay, a move criticized by the Maine State Employees Association, and instituting three additional unpaid shutdown days, the governor proposed pushing payroll for state employees back by three days so that it would fall in the next fiscal year, according to reports from the Kennebec Journal and Capitol News Service. The proposal would result in an $8.2 million savings in the general fund, as well as $3.6 million in the highway fund, according to Capitol News Service. State employees who have worked for at least 15 years are eligible for longevity pay.
Baldacci told Capitol News Service that more changes are coming, but they won't be finalized until Congress acts on another proposed stimulus bill and the state revenue forecasting committee revises its projections at the end of the month.
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