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perform •satisfactorily the jobs; for.
which they were certified, State High
way I Commissioner Ransf brd J . Ab
bott -said. On the other hand, m any
com petent^’engineer's- w ith 20 or 25
years of practical experience failed to
pass the examinations, mr w ere too low
on the list to receive appointments.
(From Better- Roads, October 1950.)
Civil Service News
By James M. Clinton
R etirem ent Board- alloA^s only a five
year break in service. The Civil S er
vice Rule allows vonly -ar:15 day break
following^resignations. B reaks are al-
lowed for layoff and leave w ithout
pay arid i^ W th e r tim e absent from the
j ob is deducted. M ilitary leave counts
as straight ger ^ g l fll
Adult Education Classes
EmpB | | | in th e ^ S ’a lem area are
ur^e^B oJit'll^ a d y a n ta g ^ o f the classes
offered by the Special and A dult Ed
ucation Division of the Salem Publfg,
empQ w gsg
m ay form their own classes in sub-
j ects re la tin a t t ^ ^ l ^ p S w js ^ ^ g ih e v .
m ay form classes in hobbies and crafts
for their own a mu s em en t . C las se s al
ready decided upon are Advjs B g d
Shorthand jp w S m g W S g ffp IlL ^ B o o k -
keHoWM and Accounting classes be
ginning on Novem ber 29th. A class in
beginning shorthand for persons who
can type but do not know shorthand
will start early in January. Employees
m ay contact George D.
Veterans’ Rights
The rights of veterans under the
Civil Service Act 'is being given study
by th e -Commission iri^ipw °* the
present w orld situation. Legislation^
m ay be proposed to , clarify the f ig ^ f l
of Oregonians and state employees
serving in the K orean w a r and other
like emergencCeM iaVhîay arise. Some
of the procedures being discussed are:
provisions- for w ar service indefinite
appointm ents H
the ^ Z e g ^ o f Q 9
P o r t ^ ^ ^ ® ^ ^ P u b lic Schools office. 11
m odification oU*examination activities
Supervisory Training
during w ar time, “w ar veteran” status
A class in supervision for tl^ ^ sfe tq’s.'
of th o s ^ 'm th e service during the
top
level supervisors is being pfah^ied'-
present situation and other -situations
Bi^ E iaM o w y :-lT h '^ ^^^^v ilP ~ b e'^iv en
which m ay arise.
under the guidance of the S tate De-
Merit Rating Time
partm ent of Vocational Education. The
Those departm ents which rate em
class will cover: Problem s of H and
ployees annually at thé end J f the ling People,
as an In-
year will I soon receive m erit rating struetor, Im provem ents in Job M eth
forms’; from the - Commission. All but ods, and ( E ^ ^ ^ ^ S p r i ^ i n d M a ^ ^ ^ g
a few departm ents ra te employees at m erit-pf P r ^ ^ ^ ^@n
this time. The Ç om m issior^^^advo-
Political Activity
cating th a t m ore çare th a j^ M ^ be
The Federal G overnm ent has issued
taken to m aking fair andtoW ective a
gth atst^ ^ S j th at m any
ratings. Salary increases, lay tffïÿ ^ n d
state e m p lB B M » |8 6
m any other personnel actions may de Federal H atch Act relating to political
pend upon th e. ratings düringythe^ com
activity. This m akes m any employees
ing year.
subject to both th e provisions of the
Vacation Policy Questions
Civil Service Act and the H atch Actl
Many questions have been received Provisions of the H atch Act;.sire too
concerning the new vacation PMney? lengthy to quote here, how ever the
especially as tobthe elB M L^ 9 )f in qualifying p h ra s!e 9 ^ ^ ^ B ^ rila i? e 9 th a t
act a p p l W b i ^ ^ H ^ ^ f e i r ^ ^ a ^ ^ B s|
dividual employees for prior service
of any State
credit. R ule XVIII, Section 3, p ara ‘
graph b of the Rules and Regulations or;- W ^ S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ y h ^ ^ 9 > r i ^ ^ R l I em -
is in connection w ith any
defines eligibility ^fbr ¿past service as
w ell as for futureBeredit. QneSa<|MtheS activity which is financed in whole or
in p a rt p ^ l l pans-' dr g r|S s -;vm?Mg by
common m isunderstandings appears
to be a confusion »between p rio r ^ser- the United States or by a F ederal
vice allowed by the R etirem ent Board
agency shall” etc. The ;F ederal Gov-
and the provisions of Rule XVIII. The ernm ent has also pointed o u t^ h a f thg