Provisions for Special Salary Payments
Implementing the 2001-2003 IFO/MnSCU Agreement has required several special agreements between the parties. You may be affected or eligible for one or more of these special agreements as described below. Such special arrangements are acknowledged by a formal document, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which is a one-time exception to the provisions of the contract.
Years Allowed for Career Steps
If you believe you qualify for more years of service than indicated by the years of seniority in the Seniority Roster, an appeal process has been agreed upon by MnSCU and the IFO. Years of service may be greater than years of seniority as a result of inter-campus transfer, retrenchment, administrative service or other unusual circumstances. Please consult the Guidelines for Calculating Career Steps for details. A formal appeal should be sent to your Human Resources (Personnel) Office. We recommend that you send the IFO a copy of the appeal to the attention of Denise Haugen, 165 Western Avenue N Suite 8, Saint Paul, MN 55102.
Special Early Separation Incentive for Faculty Over Age 55
If you are over age 55 before July 1, 2002 and accrue 15 years of service at the end of 2002-2003 academic year you are eligible for a full year’s base salary (the early separation incentive) if you elect to retire with an effective date no later than the first duty day of the 2003-2004 academic year. Your notice of retirement must be submitted no later than November 30, 2002 to be eligible for this special waiving of the normal October 1
st retirement notification date. You will also be eligible for the two-step salary increase in your final two semesters of employment. Please consult the ESI MOA for the specific details .Faculty Exceeding the Salary Schedule with Career Steps
As a result of the negotiated step advancements for this academic year, a limited number of faculty should be advanced beyond the top step of the salary schedule (Professsor lane step 48). For such individuals, a one-time salary supplement will be made this year equivalent to the salary amount if additional salary steps were available. A permanent resolution to this matter will have to be addressed in negotiations for the 2003-2005 Agreement. Click here for a copy of the formal MOA on this salary supplement.
Severance Payments
Effective June 20, 2002, all severance payments must be deposited in a Health Care Savings Plan (HCSP) account established on your behalf. The Plan is administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS). The depositing of severance monies in the Plan accounts is mandatory for all faculty receiving severance at the time of separation from service. Such payments are 100% tax-exempt and funds are invested according to your preferences. The funds may be used to reimburse a broad range of medical and dental expenses including health insurance premiums. The specific contract language implementing this arrangement may be found by clicking on this link.
No January Pay Increase
As a result of salary payments being averaged throughout this fiscal year there will be no change in your paycheck amount in January. The accompanying chart on the following page summarizes how salary amounts have been determined for other than full-time academic year appointments for this fiscal year.