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MVFB budget includes 36 percent hike in payroll

MOHAVE VALLEY - The Mohave Valley Fire Board approved a final budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year on Tuesday at a special meeting.

The total budget amount is $5,058,827.50 for the fiscal year 2009-10. The budget for fiscal year 2008-09 was $5.1 million.

The budget in 2008-09 included money for the new fire station that was built earlier this year.

The new budget includes a 36 percent increase in payroll spending, from $1.78 million to $2.42 million. Fire Chief Mel Sorensen said the increase is for current employees and that the department does not have any plans to hire new full-time employees. They do plan, however, on hiring reserve firefighters with the money. more http://tinyurl.com/ncody8


US ECON: ADP Says June Private Payrolls Down 473,000

Washington, June 3 - US companies lost 473,000 jobs in June according to the ADP National Employment Report out today, more than the expected loss of 393,000.

The national payroll processing company only estimates private sector jobs, not government jobs. Adding in the roughly 15,000 to 20,000 jobs government tends to create each month, the report suggests total non-farm payrolls (government and private) will fall about 458,000 in June. more http://tinyurl.com/hrcom-payroll14


National Payroll Week @ a glance

Visit the official site at www.npw-snp.ca.

Come help us celebrate National Payroll Week (NPW) 2009, honouring payroll professionals and their community! The 15th annual NPW will be held September 14-18, 2009.

Keeping Canada PaidTM—Today, Tomorrow and Every Pay. more http://tinyurl.com/hrcom-payroll15