HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 2537

BYRepresentatives Cooper, Ferguson and Nutley

Changing the term "salary" to "compensation" for public utility district employees.

House Committe on Local Government

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (14)

      Signed by Representatives Haugen, Chair; Cooper, Vice Chair; Ferguson, Ranking Republican Member; Kirby, Horn, Nealey, Nelson, Nutley, Phillips, Raiter, Rayburn, Wolfe, Wood and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Steve Lundin (786-7127)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 6, 1990

BACKGROUND:

Public utility districts (PUD's) are required to hire a manager, and to fix the salary of the manager.  Among other duties, the manager recommends to the commission both employee salaries and a "scale of salaries or wages to be paid for the different classes of service required by the district."

SUMMARY:

Public utility districts are authorized to provide compensation, instead of a salary, for the manager.  The manager is authorized to make recommendations to the commission on compensation, instead of salaries, for district employees.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Jim Boldt, Clark County Public Utility District.

House Committee - Testified Against:      No one.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Clark County PUD had a problem with the term "salary" not being construed to include fringe benefits and incentive pay.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None.