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Conference committee approves $90,000 attorney equity adjustment, removes one FTE
Summary
A House–Senate conference committee on House Bill 10 10 agreed to a package of budget adjustments including a $90,000 attorney equity allocation, $25,000 for fire marshal equity, a $30,000 accrued-leave payout allocation and removal of one proposed attorney FTE; the committee voted unanimously to adopt the changes.
The conference committee on House Bill 10 10 voted unanimously to adopt a package of budget changes that includes a $90,000 attorney pay-equity allocation, $25,000 for fire marshal equity, a $30,000 accrued-leave payout allocation and the removal of one proposed attorney FTE.
Committee members said they were under time pressure to finish negotiations and worked through alternative dollar amounts before settling on the package. "So for the fire marshal equity 25. And for the accrued leave payout 30,000. And then we would leave the comp time at 20,000. For the attorney equity, we'd be looking at 90,000. And then we would remove the 1 FTE position," Chair Meyer said while summarizing the agreement.
The nut graf: The changes reconcile differing House and Senate budget proposals for attorney pay and several insurance-related positions and funding lines tied to a securities/insurance merger and fire marshal workload. Committee members framed the…
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