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8 Report of Interim Committee To the Honorable Earl Snell Governor of the State of Oregon. GR .ETINGS: The Interim Committee appo'nted by the 42nd Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, to study and re port for you their recommendations concerning a merit system of Civil Service for State employees, respectful ly submit the following: H ow the Committee W ent A bout Its Work: The Interim Committee members are: Representatives, Leo Sm’th, Chair man, Earl Hill, and W. W. Chadwick; and Senators, J. N . Jones and Lew W al lace. It met three times— August 30, 1943, November 8, 1943, and October 16, 1944. All meetings were held in the Multnomah County Court House, Portland, Oregon, and each member, together with Mr. George Aiken, Bud get Director, attended each meeting. The Budget Director submitted a complete outline of the total number, classification, and salaries of all em ployees in each State department, and this, together with voluminous litera ture on merit service, was sent to each committee member for study. Invitations, general and specific, were directed to all known parties in terested in promoting or opposing a merit system. Appearing on Novem ber 8, 1943 and advocating the adop tion of a merit system were: 1. Dr. William C. Jones, Professor at University of Oregon, State Public Welfare Commission. 2. I. A. De France, Secretary of Ore gon State Employees Association. 3. Chester W. Pecore, member of Board of Examiners for State Unem ployment Compensation Commission. 4. James M. Brost, Committee of In dustrial Organization. 5. Paul S. W right, Committeeman, City Club of Portland. 6. Mrs. W. H . Copeland, National League of Women Voters. 7. Dr. Wm. G riffith, Professor at Reed College and Supervisor for the Board of Examiners of the Unemploy ment Compensation Commission. 8. Dr.. Sears, State Board of Health Merit System Administrator. 9. Mrs. Doris Hopkins, the Oregon Chapter of the American Association of Social Workers. 10. Allan Bynon, Legislative Coun selor. The Executive Committee of the American Legion, Department of Ore gon, objected to the adoption of a law which would prevent members in the armed services from having the same opportunity as others in securing employment. * * * * * Although it does not directly con cern our recommendation, it is very well to note what this Committee found and recommended regarding four agencies of the State of Oregon: S t a t e Unemployment Compensation Commission, Public Welfare Commis sion, State Board of Health, and the Crippled Children Division of the Uni versity of Oregon Medical School. The Federal Government has requir ed, as a condition precedent to the re ceiving of Federal aid, that these agen cies select their employees by a merit system. Oregon was the only state in the Union which had four separate merit systems— one for each State agency. On November 8, 1943, we un animously requested the Governor to use his influence to effect a consolida tion so that all four agencies would be under one merit system. Thus, a work applicant could qualify for a vacancy Your Magazine are Patronizing You
