The FAMUan reports that President James H. Ammons is increasing the base salaries of certain eligible full-time employees by $1,000. The raise applies only to workers who are not part of the union collective bargaining agreements. Most FAMU professors are members of the United Faculty of Florida (UFF). Most public safety officers are members of Police Benevolent Association.
The raise is effective July 1, 2010 and will be applied retroactively to eligible faculty/staff paychecks on the November 5, 2010 pay date. Eligible part-time employees who have been working at FAMU since May 1 will receive a pro-rated based upon the full-time equivalency of their respective positions.
“Although the university is still faced with challenging economic conditions, finding a means of rewarding employees to the fullest extent possible within budgetary limitations has been paramount to FAMU and its Board of Trustees,” Ammons said, according to a quote printed in the student newspaper. “In recent years, Florida A&M University has been restricted in its ability to provide monetary incentives for employees due to budgetary constraints.”
The pay raise announcement follows a big enrollment boost that has pumped some money back into FAMU's hard-hit budget. The student numbers have climbed from 11,567 when Ammons took over in Fall 2007 to 13,226 in Fall 2010.
“Although the university is still faced with challenging economic conditions, finding a means of rewarding employees to the fullest extent possible within budgetary limitations has been paramount to FAMU and its Board of Trustees,” Ammons said, according to a quote printed in the student newspaper. “In recent years, Florida A&M University has been restricted in its ability to provide monetary incentives for employees due to budgetary constraints.”
The pay raise announcement follows a big enrollment boost that has pumped some money back into FAMU's hard-hit budget. The student numbers have climbed from 11,567 when Ammons took over in Fall 2007 to 13,226 in Fall 2010.
FAMU-UFF president Elizabeth Davenport disagrees with the administration's decision.
"To selectively provide raises to support staff and the administration… creates divisiveness in the community," she told The FAMUan.
FAMU has offered all union employees the same $1,000 salary increase it offered non-union members.