HB489 (2007) Detail

Changing the salary grade of certain department of safety positions.


HB 489-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-0476

05/01

HOUSE BILL 489-FN

AN ACT changing the salary grade of certain department of safety positions.

SPONSORS: Rep. Tholl, Coos 2

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill increases the salaries of the commissioner, assistant commissioner, director of motor vehicles, and director of state police in the department of safety.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-0476

05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT changing the salary grade of certain department of safety positions.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Department of Safety; Salaries. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by:

I. Inserting:

KK Department of safety director of state police

KK Department of safety director of motor vehicles

LL Department of safety assistant commissioner

MM Department of safety commissioner

II. Deleting:

II Department of safety director of state police

II Department of safety director of motor vehicles

JJ Department of safety assistant commissioner

LL Department of safety commissioner

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

LBAO

07-0476

01/24/07

HB 489-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT changing the salary grade of certain department of safety positions.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Department of Safety has determined this bill will increase state highway fund expenditures by $36,753 in FY 2008 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or on state, county and local revenues.

METHODOLOGY:

The Department of Safety stated this bill intends to increase the salaries of the Department of Safety’s unclassified positions of Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Director of Motor Vehicles and Director of State Police. The Department stated that all incumbents are at the maximum step in their current salary grade and would be placed at the maximum level in the proposed salary grade. This bill does not contain an appropriation. The cost of the proposed salaries are calculated below;

 

Current Salary Grade

Current Salary

Proposed Salary Grade

Proposed Salary

Annual Salary Increase

Commissioner

LL-5

$105,396

MM-5

$108,999

$3,603

Assistant Commissioner

JJ-5

$99,778

LL-5

$105,396

$5,618

Director of Motor Vehicles

II-5

$94,584

KK-5

$102,365

$7,781

Director of State Police

II-5

$94,584

KK-5

$102,365

$7,781

Total Salary Increase

       

$24,783

Total Salary Increase with 48.3% benefits

       

$36,753