Controller Updates Online Government Compensation Database

December 16, 2011
Information for the calendar year 2010 is now available on Controller John Chiang's website documenting salary, pension and other compensation for city and county employees. The update released on Wednesday, Dec. 14 includes data for 674,000 city, county and special district workers as well employees from the state of California, the University of California and the California State University systems. This week's update totals $48.8 billion.

Clarification on Labor Compliance Programs

December 16, 2011
City officials grappling with the labor reporting requirements of SB X2 9 (2009) may be confused by recent emails sent to some public works directors stating that cities will be required to pay a one-quarter percent fee of the city's construction budget to the state for the state Labor Compliance Program (LCP). Cities are not required to pay this fee to the state on all public works projects.