Gov. Malloy’s budget office told state agency heads to postpone cost-of-living increases and merit pay raises for non-union managers until Jan. 1, 2016. In the same memo commissioners are instructed to review their agencies with the goal of identifying "core government functions". Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes said that as budget talks begin there will not be an adjustment to manager's merit pay plan salaries on Nov. 13 “as had originally been planned.” See the entire the story at CT News Junkie.
According to CT News Junkie, Secretary Barnes notified commissioners via memo of the $118 million deficit and instructed them to:
- "make every effort to defer any spending"
- "control overtime and other staffing costs"
- "review your agency with an eye toward identifying what activities are core government functions and what are not"
- "defer action on managers' raises and PARS increases until at least January 1, 2016"
Secretary Barnes notified State Comptroller Kevin Lembo that a $118 million year-end budget shortfall is projected. See OPM's memo to the Comptroller here.
Posted 10/26/15