Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
SECTION 1.
To provide for certain collective bargaining costs,
the sum set forth in section 2 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund,
subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds
and
the conditions pertaining to appropriations in the general appropriation act
for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002.
SECTION 2.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Reserves
- 1599-4012 For a reserve to meet the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 costs of
salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective
bargaining agreement between the sheriff's office of Worcester county and
the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union and to meet the fiscal
year 2001 costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits necessary
to provide equal adjustments and benefits to employees employed in "confidential"
positions which otherwise would be covered by said agreement; provided, that
the personnel administrator, with the approval of the secretary of administration
and finance, shall determine such adjustments and benefits for such "confidential"
employees in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement then in effect
which otherwise would cover said positions; and provided further, that said
secretary may transfer from the sum appropriated in this item to other items
of appropriation and allocations thereof for fiscal year 2001 such amounts
as are necessary to meet said costs where the amounts otherwise available
are insufficient for the purpose, in accordance with a transfer plan which
shall be filed in advance with the house and senate committees on ways and
means ...............................................................................$2,528,000
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved December 12, 2001.