5181757 Public Roundtable on PR20-1105, "Career and Excepted Service Employees Compensation System Changes for Fire Officials Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014"

 

CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE

 

on

 

PR 20-1105, Career and Excepted Service Employees Compensation System Changes for Fire Officials Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014

 

on

 

Thursday, November 13, 2014

12:30 p.m., Hearing Room 412, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces the scheduling of a public roundtable of the Committee of Whole on PR 20-1105, “Career and Excepted Service Employees Compensation System Changes for Fire Officials Emergency Approval Resolution of 2014.” The roundtable will be held Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. 

 

The stated purpose of PR 20-1105 is to approve the proposed compensation system changes for certain uniformed members of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS) not covered by collective bargaining.  PR 20-1105 would adjust the salary schedules for non-union fire officials in the Career and Excepted Service by 3% for the period of April 6, 2012 through April 6, 2013; by 0.5% for the period of April 7, 2013 through April 5, 2014; and by 0.5% for the period of April 6, 2014 through October 4, 2014.  These officials were previously included in a pay increase retroactive to April 6, 2012. However, the Settlements and Interest Arbitration Award between FEMS and the firefighters union, enacted July 30, 2104, provided for salary increases for union members.  The salary increase for non-union members proposed in PR 20-1105 will reduce the current gap (“pay compression”) between collective bargaining unit and non-collective bargaining unit unformed members of FEMS.

 

Those who wish to testify are asked to telephone the Committee of the Whole, at
[phone], or e-mail Jessica Jacobs, Legislative Counsel, at [e-mail] and provide their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Monday, November 10, 2014.  Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony.  If submitted by the close of business on November 10, 2014, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the roundtable.  Witnesses should limit their testimony to five minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.  A copy of PR 20-1105 can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council’s office or on http://lims.dccouncil.us.

 

If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014.