1988-11-08-State-Election-Warrant

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The law further provides that members of the legislature holding leadership positions and ca[mittee chairmanships will receive an annual stun in addition to their salary. This additional amount will vary frau $7,500 to $35,000 depending upon the particular position the member holds. The law also increases the salaries of certain constitutional officers. Under the law the salary of the governor is set at $85,000; the salaries of the lieutenant governor, state secretary, state treasurer and the state auditor are set at $70,000; and the salary of the attorney general is set at $75,000. Any individual may waive his or her salary increase under this law. Any amount so waived shall not be deemed regular compensation for the purposes of computing any such person's benefits and shall be exempt frau state taxation. A YES vote would approve the law that increased the salaries of certain state officials. A NO vote would repeal the law that increased the salaries of these officials. QUESTION 2 REPEALING LEL PREVAILING WAGE LAW Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was disapproved by YES the House of Representatives on May 3, 1988, by a 24-123, and on which no vote was taken by the Senate before May 4, 1988? NO SUMMARY The proposed law would repeal state law requiring that the wages, including payments to health and welfare plans, paid to persons employed in the construction of public works be no less than the wages paid locally under existing collective bargaining agreements and understandings, or by the municipality, for the same kind of work. Under the proposed law, the Commissioner of Labor and Industries would no longer set wage rates for such work or classify jobs. The proposed law would also remove the Canmissioner of Labor and Industries' authority to set the wage rates of employees of contractors who move office furniture and fixtures for the state of a county, city, town or district, and remove the Commissioner's authority to set the wage rates of operators of vehicles and other equipment engaged in public works. The proposed law would not change the way wages are set for laborers employed by the state Department of Public Works and the Metropolitan District Commission. A YES vote would repeal the prevailing wage law, which requires the state to set wage rates for certain employees of private contractors doing work for the state or local government. A NO vote would continue the prevailing wage law, which requires the state to set wage rates for these employees.