Mo. House votes to further study state worker pay

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has voted to give a special committee more time to find ways to boost the salaries of state employees.

A resolution approved Monday on a vote of 145-1 would keep the special panel in business and order a study of pay scales for different state jobs. The committee’s members include lawmakers, other state appointees and members of the public.

The resolution says that state employees in Missouri are the lowest-paid in the nation.

Earlier this year, the House passed a state budget containing a 2 percent raise, effective in July, for state employees making less than $70,000 a year.

The resolution now goes to the Senate.

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Worker pay measure is HCR33

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Legislature: http://www.moga.mo.gov

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wyriontair 1 year, 1 month ago

We do not need to a special committee to determine who should get pay raises and how they should be paid for. Those who do great jobs should be rewarded, those who do not should not get any raise at all, it should be based on performance, not "cronyism" which is rampant in state offices. To pay for these raises, get rid of so much state travel, most meetings can now be done via technology and that includes the governor's travel, cut the budgets of AG's office, Dept. of Education, DNR, Dept of Health and many of the "bureau's" the state has. There are many ways to save money if the state truly wants too.

JCLifer 1 year, 1 month ago

Dragging their feet more...

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