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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>September 28,
2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>To: All
Departments<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Fr: Payroll
Office<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Re: Minimum
Wage Increase - January 2007 and Merit Instructions for Student Assistants<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>A. Minimum Wage:<br>
The minimum wage will increase from $6.75 to $7.50 per hour effective January
1, 2007. This increase will affect the salary ranges for Student
Assistants. Employees below the minimum wage will be range adjusted
automatically in January 2007. The minimum wage will increase again in
January 2008 from $7.50 to $8.00 per hour.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>B. Merit
guideline for Student Assistants:<br>
</span></font><font color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>A merit increase of up to $.50 per hour may be given
once during a fiscal year to student employees after the completion of at least
two quarters in the department in which performance has been satisfactory or
better. The department determines the amount of merit. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>The following
are guidelines for merit increase amounts:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Satisfactory
Performance - up to $.20/hour;<br>
More Than Satisfactory - up to $.35/hour; and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Superior</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:navy'> - up to $.50/hour.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:navy'>Thank you.</span></font><font
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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