fy 2018 personnel assumptions
FY 2018 PERSONNEL ASSUMPTIONS Board Meeting April 26, 2017
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) St. Petersburg, Florida
Personnel = 60% of Total Costs • Personnel expenditures: – Salaries – Fringe Benefits • Key fringe benefits are: – Health insurances, pension, social security, medicare, and workers’ compensation
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Transportation Division • PSTA’s Largest Division
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Maintenance Division • 103 Employees take care of buses and facilities
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PSTA Labor Agreement Update • SEIU – 1st Line Supervisors • Three year agreement expires 9/30/17 – 29 covered positions – Under current agreement wages float above the new SEIU agreement for operators, mechanics, CSRs, and facility maintenance personnel
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2018 Budget Assumptions • Market study was completed for Administrative employee positions for FY 2017 o Updates will be made periodically • PSTA Administrative Adjustment Assumptions: o 3.5% to include Merit and Market
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Fringe Benefits • • • •
Health Insurance and Florida Pension System Current assumption is a 10% increase Cigna contract expires 9/30/17 Considering options including: – Maintaining Minimum Premium – Self insurance – Option to include HART
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Summary • Personnel is PSTA’s biggest cost driver • Health Insurance may drive expenses above initial budget assumptions • SEIU Supervisor contract to be negotiated • Greatest number of SEIU employees already under a successfully negotiated union contract • Several new positions have been requested, are being vetted and any recommendation will be brought forth with the first draft of the budget 7
Questions? 8
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) St. Petersburg, Florida
Personnel = 60% of Total Costs • Personnel expenditures: – Salaries – Fringe Benefits • Key fringe benefits are: – Health insurances, pension, social security, medicare, and workers’ compensation
1
Transportation Division • PSTA’s Largest Division
2
Maintenance Division • 103 Employees take care of buses and facilities
3
PSTA Labor Agreement Update • SEIU – 1st Line Supervisors • Three year agreement expires 9/30/17 – 29 covered positions – Under current agreement wages float above the new SEIU agreement for operators, mechanics, CSRs, and facility maintenance personnel
4
2018 Budget Assumptions • Market study was completed for Administrative employee positions for FY 2017 o Updates will be made periodically • PSTA Administrative Adjustment Assumptions: o 3.5% to include Merit and Market
5
Fringe Benefits • • • •
Health Insurance and Florida Pension System Current assumption is a 10% increase Cigna contract expires 9/30/17 Considering options including: – Maintaining Minimum Premium – Self insurance – Option to include HART
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Summary • Personnel is PSTA’s biggest cost driver • Health Insurance may drive expenses above initial budget assumptions • SEIU Supervisor contract to be negotiated • Greatest number of SEIU employees already under a successfully negotiated union contract • Several new positions have been requested, are being vetted and any recommendation will be brought forth with the first draft of the budget 7
Questions? 8
