Indiana Republican governor Mitch Daniels announced Friday that state employees will receive a raise after additional an increase in state reserves yielded just over $1 billion.
Daniels said that the state’s budget reserves of $1.18 billion allows him to award “an efficiency dividend payment” to those employees who have had good performance reviews.
“This flat dollar, one-time reward continues our practice of honoring employees based on the quality of their work contributions,” Mr. Daniels said in a letter to the employees.
The bonus comes as Mr. Daniels, who announced earlier this year that he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination, pushed hard for budget cuts in the state budget, signing into law a collective bargaining agreement limiting payment to state employees.
The bonuses are expected to range from $500 to $1,000.
