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Our Board is meeting with the union rep this week. We have considered cutting some of the super's perks, ie electric, gas, phone and parking and we will definitely confirm if these are all included in the union contract since they were granted prior to our coop becoming union.
We have deployed many cost saving suggestions- dual fuel, thermostat controls, efficient light bulbs and fixtures, hall window replacement etc. Our current board is managing to a budget and longer term capital improvement plan. The critical task at hand is managing the maintenance staff. We have started to review their work schedules, generate task lists and logs to ensure we are getting the most for our current investment.
Carol, As to the Parking Perk,,, We canceled a $500 garage parking perk for the Super two years ago.. We were told by our MangCompany (who no longer is our MC) that this was "Industry Standard", we took 20 block survey of the surrounding coops -- and discovered that WE were the only ones giving this "Industry Standard" perk. Buildings with garages do give free parking to the Super... As for the phone/elect... In the past this has been abused, and for one Super we put a cap on the Elec bill (he ran his three A/C units 24/7) and had to do the same with the PH bill (called all his family in Europe every day) for another... We have been told that we cant get good Supers without these perks... again Not True... our present Super lived in a tiny apat with no perks and did not even have health care at his last job -- and cant believe his luck. We have too may SH who have hit hard times, and eveyone has to pull in.
Carol,,, We too want to look into our staffing, overtime and perks... Would be very greatful if you could share your findings with us... We have a live in Super (who we like), with an office down stairs. It seems extravagant in these times, to pay his electric (esp in summer) cable, and personal phone bills -- not to mention a hefty Xmas bonus.
Our old M/Company tried to talk us into a Parking perk, but since most of the SH cant afford parking, we considered this (and extra $5000 per year) extravagant. And if asked, our Super would prefer the money.
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Carol,
We would very much like to hear what the Union rep says... We too are looking a the perks that have been given out over the years. Two years ago we did away with an outragous $500 monthly parking perk for the Super ... Our MangAgent and certain BM's said that this was "Industry Standard" -- we did the research and discovered that within 20 blocks of our coop, with the exception of buildings with garages -- we were the ONLY building giving this expensive parking perk... Lesson: Take what the MangAgent and Union says with a gain of salt.
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