Bill Text: WV SR5 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

West Virginia Senate Resolution 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizing appointment of Senate employees

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-08 - Completed legislative action [SR5 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2020-SR5-Introduced.html

SENATE RESOLUTION 5

(By Senator Blair)

[Introduced January 8, 2020]

Authorizing the appointment of permanent and per diem employees for the Second Regular Session of the Eighty-Fourth Legislature and payment of their compensation.

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate is hereby authorized to appoint employees to receive the per diem compensation, as herein provided, during this regular sixty-day session of the Eighty-Fourth Legislature, and any extension thereof as follows:

Up to thirty Class I secretaries at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred ten dollars per diem;

Up to four Class II secretaries at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred twenty dollars per diem;

Up to five legislative analysts at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to two hundred dollars per diem;

One page at a rate of eighty dollars per diem;

Up to ten legal counselors at a rate of two hundred five dollars per diem to two hundred eighty dollars per diem; assignments and salary to be determined by the presiding officer of the Senate;

One bill and journal clerk to the Senate Clerk at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred dollars per diem;

Up to four proofreaders at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred dollars per diem;

One Sergeant at Arms at a rate not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per diem;

Up to two assistants to the Sergeant at Arms at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred dollars per diem;

One Doorkeeper at a rate not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per diem;

Up to six assistants to the Doorkeeper at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred dollars per diem;

Up to three mail clerks at a rate of eighty dollars per diem to one hundred dollars per diem;

Two night custodians at a rate of eighty to eighty-five dollars per diem;

The Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate shall have authority to employ such per diem staff personnel during any session of the Legislature as shall be needed in addition to staff personnel authorized by this Senate resolution adopted during any such session. The Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate shall have authority to employ such staff personnel between sessions of the Legislature as shall be needed, the compensation of all staff personnel during and between sessions of the Legislature, notwithstanding any such Senate resolution, to be fixed by the presiding officer of the Senate. In all such cases, the Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate shall have authority to supervise and dismiss such staff personnel; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the appointment of salaried full-time employees of the Senate for the year two thousand twenty and their compensation, at the following amounts per month, for such periods of time as they are employed in the positions designated, is hereby authorized, as follows:

Clerk 7,697.50

Assistant Clerk 5,629.93

Executive Secretary to Clerk 3,544.17

Fiscal Officer 5,452.50

Technical Support 4,794.17

Chief Desk Clerk 5,376.29

Chief Journal Clerk 4,709.10

Bill Clerk 3,294.17

Clerk to Minor Committees 3,739.17

Counsel to President 9,697.50

Executive Assistant to President 4,030.83

Legislative Analyst to President 3,780.83

Secretary to President 2,877.50

Director of Communications 6,590.00

Parliamentarian 5,127.50

Administrative Assistant to Majority Leader 2,666.67

Counsel to Minority Leader 7,072.50

Administrative Assistant to Minority Leader 2,697.50

Counsel to Education Committee 7,666.17

Clerk/Analyst to Education Committee 3,739.17

Counsel to Finance Committee 7,697.50

Budget Analyst to Finance Committee 4,364.17

Budget Analyst to Finance Committee 3,614.17

Assistant to Finance Chairman/Clerk 3,739.17

Counsel to Government Organization 7,072.50

Clerk to Government Organization Committee 3,739.17

Secretary to Government Organization Committee 3,764.98

Counsel to Health and Human Resources Committee 7,072.50

Clerk to Health and Human Resources Committee 3,739.17

Counsel to Judiciary Committee 7,197.50

Clerk/Analyst to Judiciary Committee 3,739.17

Supervisor, Materials & Supplies 4,676.66

Purchasing & Procurement Clerk 3,940.85

Mail Clerk 2,460.83

Custodian 2,565.35

The Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate shall have authority to employ such full-time staff personnel during any session of the Legislature as shall be needed in addition to staff personnel authorized by this Senate resolution adopted during any such session. The Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate shall have authority to employ such staff personnel between sessions of the Legislature as shall be needed, the compensation of all staff personnel during and between sessions of the Legislature, notwithstanding any such Senate resolution, to be fixed by the presiding officer of the Senate. In all such cases, the Clerk of the Senate, with the approval of the presiding officer of the Senate, or the presiding officer of the Senate shall have authority to supervise and dismiss such staff personnel.