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Council 65 County Budget Data as of 8/5/09

County

2009 CPA Unallotment (1.19% of total)

2010 CPA  Unallotment (2.41% of total)

Wages

Insurance

Other Affected Benefits

Language

Furlough

Layoffs

Aitkin

$134,896

$273,879

3% each year

County Pays fist $900 of family & first $666.84 of single, then 50/50 split

Those with VEBA get $1,000(S) or $2,000 (F) in savings each year

 

Contract through 2010

 

 

Becker

$222,040

$450,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benton

$263,416

$534,813

Freeze Steps & COLA

Employer Freeze contributions

 

Not part of “offer”

Employer proposing:   6 days furlough in 2010 & 6 in 2011

Soft Hiring Freeze

Big Stone

$48,849

$99,177

 

 

 

Meeting scheduled to talk about contract which ends 12.31.2010

 

 

Carver

$565,646

$1,148,433

Wage and step freeze possible in 2010 – ½ steps in 2011 & .25 increase to top step in 2011

 

Temps not yet let go

Good discipline changes & subcontracting language improved

 

Layoffs have occurred

Eliminating vacant positions

Chippewa

$93,804

$190,451

2009 New pay grid gives raises, 2%  1/1/2010, 1% 7/1/2010 –freeze steps

2% COLA on 1/1/11 & steps granted (3%) on 7/1/11

2009 Employer picked up 100% of increase

2010 – split between percentage increase 7% ER & 4% EE to an increase of 11% - after that 50/50 split

 

 

 

 

Crow Wing

$435,793

$884,792

New grid – no one less than 3% in 2010 & 2nd year 1.5% , 3rd year 2%

CMM plan at 70/30% Split (ER/EE)

Veba at 80/20% split + $216.68 in savings

Dental ER paying most until reaches 70/30 split (ER/EE)

 

 

 

 

Kandiyohi

$329,090

$668,011

3% in place for 2010 – modifying to 1.5% +steps  what is listed

 

 

 

1 day in 2009 & 2 in 2010

Change in agreement to prevent 17 layoffs

Lac qui Parle

$50,981

$103,507

No proposed changes to contract

 

Retirement Incentive offered

 

 

 

Lincoln

$57,823

$117,396

Mid contract

 

 

 

 

Hiring Freeze

Lincoln Lyon Murray

Human Services

 

Rumor of pay freeze

 

 

 

 

 

Mille Lacs

$194,735

$395,370

Proposing give backs on 2.5% increase

 

Offered voluntary hours reduction & extremely modest retirement incentive

Informational meeting scheduled  -

Contract through 12.31.2010

 

3 Union & 3 non-Union

Pine

$188,034

$381,766

COLA & Steps Freeze

Up to 10% increase paid by Employer

 

 

 

Soft hiring Freeze

Pope

$82,222

$166,935

 

Posted on: 08/06/2009


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