- MINUTES:
Thursday, February 22,
2000
- Meeting called to order at 10:09am.
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- The 2000 board and attendees introduced
themselves
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- All the nurse practitioners have been laid off at the
University Group clinic on Broadway.
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- The delay in funding CPP may be a good thing - we can
learn to use the forms and evaluation tools without being
tied to the financial aspects of it. Other concerns about
CPP were discussed.
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- Wendell Pryor gave a presentation on CAPE
- Founded in 1928
- "Watchdog" organization
- Helped found PERA
- Founded Credit Union in 1933
- 3 Issues:
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- 1. Health Insurance - House Bill 1215
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- Colorado ranks last & 46th in contributions
- Benefits must have legislation in effect in order to
increase
- - Salary survey must have legislation to delay
- JBC has earmarked funds for increase in health
insurance contribution
- - Tied to decrease in employer contribution to PERA
- 2. CPP
- 108 Questions
- 100 Legislators - Senators & Representatives
- 2 key committees:
- Joint Budget committee
- Equal numbers of House & Senate
representatives
- Drive all of the money issues
- Legislative Audit Committee
- Do studies for issues that the legislation wants more
information on Legislative Council
- Performance Pay - the side that is in trouble
- How to fund CPP?
- Cost neutral
- 2.2% of 14 million to each agency
- Performace Management
- Phased in over 3 years
- Entitled to receive the 5% anniversary increases at
least until June 1, 2001
- There are no more steps as of 1998
- Private sector is moving away from performance-based
pay schemes
- Alternatives
- Top 100 people above the job rate would receive
$5,000
- 15,000 people trying for this
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3. House Bill 1289
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- Structure of Higher Education system in the
state
- Backing away from the attitude that classified staff
is the problem
- 25 of Colorado's 28 higher education institutions are
public
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- 4. PERA
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- Purchases Service Credit - lowered the percentage we
will have to pay
- Modified Rule of 80
- Reduce the penalties for retirement from age
55-65
- 58.5% goes up to 62.5%
- Allow 15% of acccumulated sick leave over 45 days
& add to highest years of salary
- Increase the amount the state government will get
back
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- Meeting adjourned at 11:24am.
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- Notes by: Mark Haury
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