The rate increases are pursuant to the New York City Comptroller's Consent Determination dated 5/04/04 .

The new rates and other information are contained in a memorandum dated 5/13/04 from Carmelo Batista, Jr.

Increases may be submitted in Pay Period 10C (Institution), checks dated 8/19/04 .   Rate increases are effective 6/01/00 , 6/01/01 and 8/31/02 .

Reporting the Rate Increases

To increase the hourly rate(s), the agency must submit the following requests, regardless of the employee's status:

• For all rate increases, request a Pay Change with the Action/Reason of Pay Rt Chg / CRT (Pay Rate Change/Change Rate) on the Job Action Request page, using the effective date of the appropriate increase, and submit the new hourly rate.

• A separate request must be made for each of the rows that exist on the employee's Job Data page.

Reporting Retroactive Adjustments for All Miscellaneous Earnings

The agency must calculate and report the retroactive adjustment for all miscellaneous earnings.

The Earnings Code AJR must be used to report the combined retroactive adjustment for all earnings.   The agency must provide an explanation of the adjustment in the General Comments page or on a separate worksheet.   If the agency uses a worksheet, the worksheet must be received in OSC's Audit Section by the agency deadline for Pay Period 10C.

The Earnings Code AJR must be reported as follows:

Processing Automatic Retroactive Adjustments

Provided the agency appropriately submits the applicable increases, OSC will automatically process the retroactive adjustments for all “regular hours” paid to employees regardless of the employee's status.   Automatic adjustments will not be calculated for “miscellaneous earnings.”

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office.