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Agency 408
Marine Employees' Commission
RCW 47.64

Request

$354,700

Net change from current biennium

$49,123

Increase

Percent change from current biennium

16.1%

Increase

The activities of the Marine Employees' Commission include: adjudicating all complaints, grievances, and disputes between labor and management arising from ferry system operations; providing impasse mediation; investigating charges of unfair labor practices; determining bargaining units; conducting fact-finding studies and salary surveys; providing for the selection of impartial arbitrators; certifying fair representation organizations; and determining whether labor agreements exceed statutory limitations and ordering reductions accordingly.

The goal is to provide the specialized attention required to resolve the unique and complex labor relations questions that arise in the operation of the Washington State Ferry System.

The Commission's objective is to resolve labor issues within the state ferry system.

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Operating Budget: Summary

1995-97 Appropriations

Appropriated Funds

Expenditures

Amount

Estimated Balance

1993-95 Actual

1995-97 Estimated

1997-99 Proposed

352,287

46,710

Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State

290,959

305,577

354,700

Operating Budget: Summary by Object

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages				74,299			74,150			77,752			80,074			83,273
Employee Benefits				17,521			17,896			20,691			18,886			19,350
Personal Service Contracts										10,757						13,962
Goods And Services				48,673			41,421			45,000			62,525			54,561
Travel				6,913			6,520			10,800			11,269			10,800
Capital Outlays				196			590

Annual Total				147,602			140,577			165,000			172,754			181,946
Fiscal Year 1993-94				143,357
Biennium Total				290,959			305,577						354,700

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

				1993-95 Actual								1995-97 Estimated								1997-99 Proposed
				Amount			Percent				Amount					Percent			Amount					Percent
Administration			48,025			19.8%				14,618					5.0%			49,123					16.1%
Belated Claims			(428)			(100.0)%

Total			47,597			19.6%				14,618					5.0%			49,123					16.1%

Employment Summary

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			2.0		1.8			2.3				2.3				2.3
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			37,150			41,194		33,805				34,815				36,206