About 1,500 state ferry workers will give up pay raises negotiated last year to ease ferry system’s financial strains, according to the Associated Press.
Forgoing the raises will save the state $18 million over the next two years.
The raises ranged from 1.6 to 10.7 percent for many workers.
Some members of the City Council are questioning a bonus pay program that dolled out over $25,000 to the city’s top managers in 2008, a year of sharply declining revenues and substantial budget cuts.
“When you consider the economic distress in the city, and how it’s affecting the levels of service to the community, I’m disappointed that this bonus is being given,” said council chair Bill Knobloch on Tuesday.
The bonus pay program was established nine years ago to reward
the performances of the city’s seven department heads. They can
earn a bonus of up to 5 percent of their salary based on a year-end
performance evaluation.
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