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Civil Service
Salary Plan and Examinations
By JAMES M. CLINTON
Acting Director Civil Service
New Salary Plan
the "Senate. SB 129 would permit a
certification of five names to fill a va--
At the request of the Joint Ways-
càncy instead of three. It has been
and Means Committee the Civil Ser
found that- during present employ
vice Commission submitted a proposed
ment conditions three names are sel
salary plan to become effective on
dom enough to fill vacancies because
July 1. Lower beginning rates will
be used for Clerk I, Clerical Aideir people on the eligible list are H long
er available by the time they are cer
Domestic Worker, Student Worker
tified. The bill would also permit the
and Seamstress. The.fé^rairi^^-of per
Commission to suspenaSlexaminations.«
sons presently employed in those clas
when there are an insufficiënt number
ses will not be cut, but-new employes
of applicants and to make indefinite
w ill start one step-lower. A Ri l W o l l
temporary appointments in such clas
.meal classes where recruiting has
ses. This would have the e f f e c t i f
been d iffic u lt ly present levels are
keeping these jobs from being filled
being raised. The $10 cost of living
adjustment is being included in all ^ em ^ bEvently while many of the state’s
young men are in the military|sefviee.
rangest^The plan will not be official
SB 274 was requested by the Ways
until public hearings have been held
and the Governor > hasMpproved ||!B K id Means Committee. It expands
the unclassified service somewhat and
plan.
puts the paid leave regulations lilt the
Salary Increase Policy Studied
law so that they cànnot be changed
The Civil Service Commission is
by rule of the Commission..
studying a sgghange I in thè policy of
Repeal attempts by Senators Ma
allowing annual merit increases. At
honey and Ellis have I repbSedly
the present time increases are permit
farad.
ted on only January 1 and July 1. The
new policy would permit increases on
Examination Program Progressing
the a n n iv e m ^ i date ^ ^ Knb - em pl^H
Because of post war employment
ee’s increase. In other words an em
conditions the Civil Serviçe Commis-
ployee would be. a llo w e d B i increase
sion has'- had? difficulty administering
at the end of the first« six months of
examinations for all classes. The llo m-
employment at the minimum of the
mission did not give state-wide ex
range. The empj ^ ^ s then would be
aminations until 1948 because of the
eligible for an increase based on m e t
shortage of candidates. The Commis
rit, one year from the date,\of the last
sion then adopted a policy of giving
increase. This plan would avoid the
examinations for the classes having
present I discrepancy^ of requiring
the most employees and the greatest
some employees to wait 15 months for
turnover i. e. clerical classes. The
an increase and others only nine
Commission has had to constantly
months. The plan would not be ef
repeat; these examinations as w ell as
fective until public hearing^ have
give new examinations for classefe
been held on the rule changes that
having conditional employees. Budget
would b e necessary to adopt Qsjich a
restrictions have hampered this pro-,
policy.
gram, however to date the Commis
Civil Service Legislation
sion has been able to reduce the num
Two Civil Service bills have^passed
ber qfJ^^ait^Bàlj employees to 2®g|l