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Public Employment Relations Commission

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 41.8 4,853 5,883 10,736
2023-25 Maintenance Level 41.8 4,977 6,074 11,051
Difference from 2023-25 Original 0.0 124 191 315
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 2.6% 3.2% 2.9%

2023 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 6 8 14
Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention 0.0 14 17 31
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 204 250 454
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 4 4 8
Vaccine Booster Incentive 0.0 12 16 28
2023 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 240 295 535

2023 Policy Central Services Changes

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM 0.0 (14) (14) (28)
Legal Services 0.0 10 9 19
CTS Central Services 0.0 29 26 55
DES Central Services 0.0 12 9 21
OFM Central Services 0.0 24 22 46
GOV Central Services 0.0 5 6 11
2023 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 66 58 124
Total Policy Changes 0.0 306 353 659
2023-25 Policy Level 41.8 5,283 6,427 11,710
Difference from 2021-23 0.0 430 544 974
% Change from 2023-25 Original 0.0% 8.9% 9.2% 9.1%

Policy Changes

State Employee Benefits

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Personnel Service Account - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State, General Fund - State)

Non-Rep Recruitment/Retention

Funding is provided for recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023. (Higher Education Personnel Services - State, General Fund - State, Personnel Service Account - State)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 4 percent, effective July 1, 2023 and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2024. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (Personnel Service Account - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State, General Fund - State)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (Personnel Service Account - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State, General Fund - State)

Vaccine Booster Incentive

Funding is provided for a $1,000 lump sum COVID-19 booster incentive for non-represented employees. This funding does not cover institutions of higher education. (Higher Education Personnel Services - State, Personnel Service Account - State, General Fund - State)

Shared Tenant M365 to CSM

Agency budgets are reduced by the base budget amounts provided to Consolidated Technology Services for Microsoft 365 licenses so the cost can be added to the central service model allocation in CTS central services (Step 92J). (Personnel Service Account - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State, General Fund - State)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Attorney General's Office. Because legal services expenditures are based on consumption, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. The methodology to estimate consumption has been updated from a three-year average to a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (Personnel Service Account - State, General Fund - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State)

CTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. This amount now includes the total amount for agencies that use the Microsoft 365 shared tenant. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State, Personnel Service Account - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, parking, contracts, and security; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department's enterprise applications. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Personnel Service Account - State, General Fund - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State, Personnel Service Account - State, Higher Education Personnel Services - State)

GOV Central Services

A new central service is created to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for statewide policy staff and the Office of Equity. (Higher Education Personnel Services - State, General Fund - State, Personnel Service Account - State)