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who was not; that the Commission’s methods by which the Constitution of
budget would not allow such addition the State of Oregon might be amend
al work; and that the Commission was ed to incorporate the Civil Service Act.
not blind to conditions and personnel One is by initiative petition and the
relationships in state service. He stated other is by going through the Legisla
the Commission had gathered data on ture and reference by the Legislature
coniparable salary rate conditions on a to the people. Committee considered
spot basis and had contacted the Bur all the facts including some idea of
eau of Labor regarding statistics on the cost connected with the initiative
costLof living situation. He said the petition and the further fact that it
problem is a -general economic problem might be considered a slap at the Leg
that in terms of its solution must lie islature if the matter were presented
with authorities higher than the Com by initiative petition rather than to
mission which has no appropriating
power. The money for the salary plan
was appropriated by the legislature and
more money to effect a general ad
justment must come from the sources
which have authority to take such ac
tion.
A fifteen minute recess was declared
to give the Nominating Committee op
portunity to complete its work prior
to noon adjournment.
The Nominating Committee report
ed the following persons nominated for
the various offices:
President: Loren White and E. F.
Chidsey
Vice President: J. E. Morelock and
William Bartholomew
Secretary-Treasurer: D. H . Cameron
and O. K. Beals
Director of Laws and Legislation:
Floyd Query
Director of Public Relations: Virgil
G. O’Neil
Director of Civil Service: R. M.
Smith
Civil Service Committee Report by
Lester Wilcox, Chairman:
The Committee considered the two
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