ACSS Vice President of Governmental Affairs Frank Ruffino sat down with Governor Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Brown to discuss salary compaction and the governor's future plans for California.
For the first time, the governor's budget includes earmarked funds - $98.6 million - to begin rectifying the long standing issue of salary compaction.
Ruffino called the historic funds "a positive first step" and called on Gov. Brown to continue his dedication to end the harmful practice of paying supervisors and managers less than their staff.
"I'm encouraged that you've started changing the culture in the Capitol toward supervisors and managers," said Ruffino.
"There's no rush, Governor," joked Ruffino, "we've only been dealing with this issue for about 14 years."