Annual Recurring Maintenance (continued) Leased Space in the Federal Judiciary Building. General Annual Repairs. Positions Amount 100,000 Continuing and Initiating Other Programa Total Nonrecurring Items Deductions Nonrecurring Items Construction of Police Explosives Storage Facility. CAPNET LBTN Fiber Backbone..... Renovate Senate Restaurant Pantry. Roof Replacement, House Side, East Front. $ 15,000 Base for 1994. Increases MANDATORY ITEMS Within-grade salary advancements and other changes, GS employees. Wage rate increases, wage board employees, January, 1993 pay raise. Wage rate increases, wage board employees, January 1994 pay raise. Contribution to retirement funds. 365,000 4 LABORER DAY, WG - 4: There is a need to increase the staff NT The day labor division provides multiple services to the occupants The burden of this workload will extend to the new space created by $ 113,000 86.000 5.5 not Labor Division (continued) DAY, WG-4 (continued): some service calls are interrupted 4- LABORER later in the until day. responded to while others are Additionally, when tasks are not performed within the normal working hours, laborers must stay and perform the work, incurring premium pay costs in the form of overtime. In an effort to ensure that the Capitol Building's occupants and visitors receive prompt and competent service, approval is requested for the addition of four day labor positions to the existing staff at An additional $86,000 is also again an annual cost of $113,000. requested for the three laborer positions to assist in cleaning the existing space on the House side of the Capitol Building. justifications for these latter positions follow. - NIGHT, WG-3: Three new night laborer positions are again These new night laborer positions are required to provide for a dedicated program of restroom cleaning. In fiscal year 1990, seven additional positions were approved for appearance of the hallways and floors has improved significantly. 5.6 3- LABORER NIGHT, WG-3 (continued): A new program, dedicated to cleaning restrooms in the Capitol Building, is being proposed to provide the same level of specialized service for that function. It is estimated that three additional man years are required to adequately perform cleaning tasks in all the public and other restrooms on the Building. House side of the Capitol Building. The result will be cleaner, more sanitary restrooms that serve the visitors and occupants of the Capitol cleaning has been performed. In order The restrooms will be inspected daily to ensure proper dedicated restroom cleaning program, to provide for this new a total of three additional positions are requested for the night labor cleaning division. OTHER INCREASES RESTORATION OF ABOLISHED POSITIONS Restoration of Abolished Positions WG-10 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic.. WG-11 Elevator Mechanic... Total, Restoration of Abolished Positions. 5 $ 231,000 In fiscal year 1993, ten positions were reduced from the permanent authorized total of 191, resulting in a total authorized strength of 181 permanent positions for the "Capitol Buildings" appropriation. This level of staffing cuts will seriously affect the ability to to the Capitol Building. provide essential services to the Congress, its staff and the visitors Building. This would result in service quality below levels considered to be acceptable for service delivery in the Capitol 5.7 |