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Retro pay funds for Tinian govt workers reprogrammed
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Posted on Jul 19 2004
All Tinian government employees entitled to retroactive salary increases will have to wait longer for payment, following the passage of a local law that reprograms previously earmarked funds for public programs.
Gov. Juan N. Babauta yesterday approved Tinian Local Bill 14-1, which sought to reprogram lapsed funds totaling some $459,384.18 from fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
With the bill becoming Tinian Local Ordinance 10-1, Senate President Joaquin Adriano said the reprogrammed funds would be used for scholarship and medical referral programs.
Babauta said the ordinance repeals a provision of Tinian Local Ordinance 9-2 relating to lapsed funds earmarked for the employees’ retroactive pay, pursuant to Public Law 7-31.
The governor urged the Tinian legislative delegation to source out funds for the payment of the retroactive salary adjustments for the island’s government employees.
“When I approved the local FY2004 budget for Tinian, I commended the Tinian legislative delegation for allocating lapsed funds…to pay for the retroactive salary adjustment,” Babauta said. “I propose to the members of the Tinian legislative delegation to find ways to pay this particular obligation.”
