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Senator proposes freezing exempt pay raises to fund emergency housing coordinator
Summary
Senator introduced an amendment to freeze FY26 pay increases for exempt employees earning over $100,000 and to reassign an existing pooled position to coordinate statewide homelessness response; sponsor estimated modest FY25 savings and larger FY26 savings to invest in emergency housing conversion and services.
On Feb. 21 a senator introduced an amendment proposing to freeze scheduled FY25 and FY26 pay increases for exempt state employees whose pay exceeds $100,000 and to reassign one existing, budgeted position to coordinate statewide homelessness services.
The sponsor described the measure as a source of funding for emergency housing assistance and the conversion of state buildings into additional shelter capacity. “This amendment…would freeze pay for those individuals, at the fiscal year 24 rate, and that savings is to be invested in general house emergency housing assistance and conversion of state buildings into larger capacity,”…
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