The Board of Governors met on Nov. 16-17, 2018, at SEANC Headquarters in Raleigh. These are the highlights from the meeting. Highlights Featured Guest: Speaker of the House Tim Moore Speaker of the House Tim Moore stopped by to discuss the upcoming legislative session and state employee and retiree issues. He thanked state employees for their hard work and dedication to our communities and addressed the importance of maintaining our public workforce as “one of the very best in the nation.” He said he was glad to have the ability to establish a $15 minimum wage for most state employees and a 2 percent pay increase in last year’s budget, and added that the legislature will continue to build on it. Discussing wage compression, Moore said to expect changes in this session to help those state workers just above the new minimum $31,200 to recognize their experience. “We will continue to invest in state employees,” he said. The legislature will continue to focus on workplace safety at our prisons as well, he said. Moore told the board he has an open door, and encouraged them to let their own legislators know where they stand on issues important to state employees and retirees. He also applauded State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s efforts to increase transparency on EOBs from the State Health Plan, so members like himself know what they are paying. 2018-19 Personnel Manual passed At the recommendation of the Executive Committee, the Board of Governors adopted an update to the SEANC Personnel Manual. Reports Executive Director’s Report Executive Director Robert Broome praised State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s decision to base State Health Plan provider reimbursement on reference-based government pricing rather than the commercial-based model beginning in 2020. SEANC has called for this change since 2011.
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