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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />1 issue relating to the salary survey. I've got some concerns <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />that if the legislature continues to adhere to the 7 percent <br /> <br />3 limitation, we're going to find it difficult to get good, com- <br /> <br />4 petent, professional people in the engineering field, especial <br /> <br />5 ly when they are getting 150 to 200 percent more money in the <br /> <br />6 private market. I think for the moment there are enough young <br /> <br />7 people coming out of school that if we are jUdicious in our <br /> <br />8 selection, we can get people. Simply, the problem is that we <br /> <br />9 have people for four or five years, and then they will jump <br /> <br />10 and go into the private sector. That's just a problem with <br /> <br />11 being in state government, and we have to deal with it. <br /> <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: Mr. Chairman, could I just add to what <br /> <br /> <br />Bill has said. The legislature this session is going to be <br /> <br /> <br />dealing with a number of different proposals to raise the sal- <br /> <br /> <br />ary for state employees. They are looking particularly at the <br /> <br />upper echelons, particularly those who are at grade 82; but <br /> <br />they will also look at positions below grade 82. Especially <br /> <br />in the engineering areas, we are facing some increasing prob- <br /> <br />lems. <br /> <br />Some of the bills introduced before have been limi- <br /> <br />ted to certain professions such as doctors. I don't think the <br /> <br />legislature is fully aware of the degree to which we are havin <br /> <br />the significant problem here, and I think it would be well- <br /> <br />advised for the Board and some of the audience here to begin <br /> <br />to, on a systematic basis, contact legislators and explain to <br />