Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Contract basics

According to Pickerington This Week:

1.5% increase the first year, 2% each in 2005 and 2006. The new base salary is $31,960. (Need to research what the old base was. It's very unclear if the 1.5% increase is included in the new base or not. If the increase is off the new base then the true raise is higher than 1.5%.)

Increased the severance days from 63 to 65. (Why improve something for someone leaving?)

Continued with a no deductible for heath care. (Anytime something is free you use more of it. How much more have the premiums gone up than if there was a deductible? You have to look at the increased expense here as an indirect raise.)

Will have to chase down a copy of the contract to have a better idea what is buried in it. It would be nice if PLSD posted the contract on it's website.

2003 2004 Base Salary

Base Salary for 2003 2004 looks like it was $31,488 which would make the new base of $31,960 inclusive of the 1.5% raise.

Paper also states that there is a $25 deductible in the second year of the contract. There are increased co-pays & a tiered prescription drug plan according to the press release that occur in the first year, was told when I called the paper & asked for more info.

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Contract

I've heard it's only a 2 year contract - so 1.5% the first year and 2% the second year.

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