August 30, 2006

Letter To: Robert Sillen, Receiver for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

On behalf of the members of my organization, I would like to formally support your recommendations for staffing improvements and salary adjustments for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

ACSS has agreed to the salary increases you have proposed; therefore, we find there are no reasons why the Department of Personnel Administration should not immediately implement those salary increases.

To provide you information about the Association of California State Supervisors, we are a 6,000-member volunteer organization whose members are managers, supervisors, confidential and exempt employees in California state service. ACSS serves the individual and collective interests of our members by educating the State’s elected leaders about the issues and concerns of over 30,000 excluded employees who comprise the "State's Management Team." ACSS also participates in meet and confer sessions with DPA to discuss all matters relating to employment conditions, wages, hours and terms for our members.

I thank you for your thorough examination of the CDCR problems with staffing and salary levels, and concur with your final recommendations.

Respectfully,

Tim Behrens, ACSS President