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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ODOT’s accounting and payroll staff identified an issue with how employer paid subsidy is reporting in SFMA when the subsidy also pays the employee share for Basic Life (SLNN 901).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OSPS programming staff have found the calculation in the system that is overriding the PTD2 deduction table logic for SLNN 901 and they are working on the solution at this time. As soon as we have updated and tested the change to correct this we will move this into production. We hope to accomplish this prior to the March payroll cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I apologize for any inconvenience this has created <span style='color:#002060'>to </span>both the accounting and payroll staff within your agency in reconciling the December and January payroll activity between OSPA and SFMA. Please let us know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for your patience while we address this matter and a special thanks to Mary Rooper and the other staff at ODOT who found and brought this matter to our attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sandy Ridderbusch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Oregon Statewide Payroll Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone: (503) 373-0198 Fax: (503) 378-3518<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>OSPS Help Desk: (503)378-6777 <a href="mailto:OSPS.Help@das.state.or.us"><span style='color:windowtext'>mailto:OSPS.Help@das.state.or.us</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Visit Our Online Resource Center: <a href="http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>