to check tax retu rn s against the relen t
less passage of tim e. Skilled acco u n tan ts
are hard to fin d and keep. A loss of
hundreds of thousands o f dollars ; to
state funds.,
P ractically every d ep artm en t and
every in stitu tio n is” experiencing some
labor difficulty."
One Reason for All Trouble
T he one basic reason fo r the loss of
train ed personnel, the inability to obtain
experienced replacem en ts. and th e dpsf
of efficiency in state fu n ctio n s is: L O W
P A Y R A T E S and P O O R USE O F T H E
SMALL SA LA R Y A D V A N C E M E N T S
W H IC H ’ A R E S P A R IN G L Y G IV E N .
Public Interest Needed
T he m erchants, w ho receive , the large
b u lk o f the state employees’ incom e,
should rig h tfu lly become interested in
th e employees’ w elfare.
I T he co n tracto rs w ho can’t get paid
fo r w ork perform ed could ask th e state
to do its engineering job .'
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T he legislators could properly >be con
cerned w ith remedial legislation if re
quired, and public expression of their
belief in a policy of decent, t r e a t m e ^ .
fo r employees, in the interest. b¥
spate’s w elfare.
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T he
show n itself .fair in g iv
ing voice to sym pathetic^ expressions
I t could continue to express editorially
the seriousness o f th e state’s problem s
and urge fair.' tre a tm e n t fo r state em
ployees*
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The taxpayers could well a ffo rd - t(Q
become interested in | th e problem as
they come to realize the shamble of
confusion and discontent th a t is gro w
ing in th eir public * services, and as
th ey w ake u p to th e costs of th e in
efficiency th a t results directly fro m
th e state’s, present w age p o licy /o f low
pay, slow advancem ent a n d i ResitanU
approach to corrective measures. I
Pay Revisions Affect Library,
Print Shop and Tab Employees
Progress of exam ination schedules
and th e revision o f pay ran g es and
classifications w ere m a jo r item s o f busi
ness a t the C ivil Service Commission
.m eeting on February 20’.
Salary and Classification Revisions
Several m u c h needed salary and pay
range revisions were made in the com
pensation plan. The position of m ilk
co n tro l inspector was revised tp include
tw o positions. M ilk co n tro l inspectors
I and II, w ith; salary ranges of $230-
$290 and $ 2 7 0-$34 0 -respectively, were
provided for.
T ab u latin g m achine operators and li
brarians received new pay range ad
ju stm en ts w ith o u t change of classifica
tions. T he follow ing tab u latio n shows
th e previous pay ranges and th e recent
revisions.
T ab. M eh. O per. I $15 5-195 $170-215
T ab. M eh. O per. II 180-225 200-260
T ab. M eh. Sup. I 2 20-280 240-300
T ab. M eh. $up, II 2 6,0-3 3°7' 280-'350
A rch iv ist ' • —TT- # 0 - 3 4 0 ¿ob’-380
IT 5 -1 9 j
L ibrary ;Asst. _T7. | 140-175
U 5-195 ; 'l80>22T
L ibrarian I •..
1 8 0 - 2 ^ 210-270
L ibrarian 11
L ibrarian III -------- 220-280 2 5O-Tÿ0
L ibrarian T V ------ 260-330 <<300-380
P rin t. P lan t Supt. ... 280-3.50 > 300-380
M ilk C ont. A nalyst; 300-380 ,2 7 0 -3 4 0
(A change in job analysis necessi/^4'
tated this salary :r evision.)
Liyestocfe T h e ft
In v estigato r — 200-260 <230-2*90
H o u rly p a y -ra te s f o r employees ,
the P rin tin g D ep artm en t w ere revis
to conform ' w ith local unio n ,wa
scale«. I
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P roofreader I .^$1.40 $1.40^
Proofreader II -
pL. 6 5 1.90
S to çk cu tter I —
1.65 1.90
S to ck eù tter II
1.74 1.95
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