ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

 

JOINT LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMITTEE ON STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

 

Minutes of the Meeting

Thursday, September 27, 2007

10:00 a.m., Senate Hearing Room 1

 

 

Members Present:

Senator Tibshraeny, CoChair

Representative Konopnicki, CoChair

Betsey Baylis

Representative Thrasher

Bill Bell

Shawn Nau

Tom Betlach

Geri Davis

James Matthews

 

Members Absent:

Senator Arzberger

Senator Leff

Mark Bogart

 

Kathy Peckardt

Felecia Rotellini

Carl Williams

 

 

Representative McClure

David Hunt

Christine Thompson

 

Staff:

Tim Grubbs, Senate Appropriations Research Analyst

Kristine Stoddard, House Financial Institutions and Insurance/Environment Research Analyst

Bill Boyd, Senate Government Research Analyst

Michelle Hindman, House Government/Public Institutions and Retirement Assistant Research Analyst

 

Cochairman Tibshraeny called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and attendance was noted.

 

Opening Remarks

 

Tim Grubbs, Senate Appropriations Research Analyst, stated the charge of the Committee and answered questions posed by the Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

Presentation of State Employee Compensation Ranking and Market Comparison – Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA)

 

Kathy Peckardt, ADOA, gave a presentation on State Employee Compensation Ranking and Market Comparison and submitted a handout of the Advisory Recommendations (Attachment A). Ms. Peckardt answered questions posed by the Committee.

 

Public Testimony

 

Charles Foy, President, CWA Arizona State Council, gave public testimony and answered questions posed by the Committee.

 

Jesse Cuilty, Service Employees International Union State, Employee Chapter, gave public testimony.

 

Brent Fine, State Employee, representing himself, submitted a handout regarding deferred compensation (Attachment B) and gave public testimony. Mr. Fine answered questions posed by the Committee.

 

Representative Konopnicki requested a report from ADOA regarding deferred compensation plans and outreach and ADOA Director, Bill Bell, agreed to furnish such report.

 

Consideration of Recommendations

 

Senator Tibshraeny gave the Committee recommendations to consider (Attachment C) and the Committee held discussion.

 

Adoption of Recommendations

 

Cochairman Bill Konopnicki moved that all recommendations discussed in Committee be adopted. The motion passed by voice vote.

 

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

 

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                                    Jeff Turner

                                                                                    Committee Secretary

 

(Tapes and attachments on file in the Secretary of the Senate’s Office/Resource Center, Room 115.)

 

 

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