THIS RESOLUTION IS OFFERED TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE XI, SECTION 5 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OF 1963.

 

senate concurrent resolution no. 33

Senators Hertel, Ananich, Irwin, Brinks, McCann, Bullock, Wojno, Alexander, Hollier, Chang, Moss, Polehanki, Bayer, Santana, Stamas and Schmidt offered the following concurrent resolution:

A concurrent resolution to waive the legislative notice requirement for increases in rates of compensation for certain employees in the state classified service.

Whereas, Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 provides, in relevant part:

Increases in rates of compensation authorized by the commission may be effective only at the start of a fiscal year and shall require prior notice to the governor, who shall transmit such increases to the legislature as part of his budget. The legislature may, by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving in each house, waive the notice and permit increases in rates of compensation to be effective at a time other than the start of a fiscal year.

; and

Whereas, New compensation plans for various exclusively represented positions in certain classifications have been settled upon as a result of the negotiations recently completed between the AFSCME Council 25, Michigan State Employees Association, the UAW International and its Local 6000, the Service Employees International Union Local 517 Scientific and Engineering Unit, and the Service Employees International Union Local 517M Technical Unit. This settlement was reached past the time when the Governor could transmit the increase as part of the budget; and

Whereas, The State Personnel Director, with the consent of the chair of the Civil Service Commission, granted approval of the newly negotiated pay schedules on June 25, 2022; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That, pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963, we waive the prior notice requirement to permit increases in rates of compensation for certain employees of the Department of Transportation as set in the agreement reached between the AFSCME Council 25, Michigan State Employees Association, the UAW International and its Local 6000, the Service Employees International Union Local 517 Scientific and Engineering Unit, and the Service Employees International Union Local 517M Technical Unit; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the members of the Civil Service Commission.