SUBJECT:

Proposed Staff Salary Plan for 1995-96

As you probably are aware, the Governor signed the 1995-96 California
State budget on August 3, providing an overall increase in State general
funds for the coming year. As announced last month, now that the budget
has been signed, merit increases that had previously been announced to be
effective July 1, 1995 and which were delayed pending budget action will
be paid retroactive to July 1. These increases will be reflected in
special paychecks on or around August 11.

Based on the budget action, the University proposes to implement the
following 1995-96 staff salary plan.

For employees in the merit-based A&PS, MAP, and Executive Programs, the
fund pool available for merit increases would be 3.5% effective October 1,
1995.

The general increase (range adjustment) available for eligible classified
staff employees would be 1.5% effective October 1, 1995. In addition,
merit increases for eligible classified staff will be awarded on the same
schedule (six-month delay) as last year. Six month, casual, and
casual-restricted increases would also be delayed six months from the date
they previously would have been awarded.

Funding for employee incentive awards has been allocated on a permanent
basis to each campus in the form of a block grant covering the Classified
Staff, A&PS, and MAP programs, and will be available for distribution to
employees in 1995-96. An additional set-aside from general increase funds
to augment the Incentive Award fund pool is not planned in 1995-96.

For exclusively represented employees, range adjustments are subject to
meeting and conferring in accordance with the Higher Education
Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA). For these employees, merit
increases and incentive awards are subject to the terms of existing
collective bargaining agreements. Where no collective bargaining agreement
is yet in effect, as in the Technical Unit, salary actions are subject to
meeting and conferring under HEERA.

More specific information along with timelines will follow. Campus
employees with questions or who wish to comment, may contact Judy Johnson
at Extension 40986 or via electronic mail (jjohnson@ucsd.edu); Medical Center
employees may contact Ann Skinner on Extension 36434 or via SYSM (AMR1).

Rogers Davis Assistant Vice Chancellor