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About The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195? | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1951)
4 Recent Civil Service Developments By JAMES M. CLINTON Director State Civil Service Commission Supervisor, resigned his position with Examination Activities During the July-September quarter the Civil Service Commission effec the Civil Service Department has kept tive September 17th to accept a posi up with its examination schedule and tion as Division Personnel Officer for will reach the goal of converting 750 the Game Commission. Robert Shep m ore. conditional employees to trial herd will be promoted to the position service or regular status. During this occupied by Mr. May. Wesley Voor quarter examinations were given for hees who has been assigned to ex the first time for clerical aids, col amination activities will be shifted to lections agent, division personnel offi a classification assignment. George cer. library assistant and three levels Sanders, formerly assistant to the of psychologist; State Archivist, has been employed as The Civil Service Commission is an examination technician. scheduling the following new exam Another staff change in the Civil inations for the October-December Service Department is the employ quarter-^ Highway Maintenance Fore ment of Norman Stone, who recently man I, Highway Maintenance Foreman completed graduate work in Journal II, Highway Maintenance Foreman ism at Stanford University to replace III, Highway Section Man II, Stores Tom Faught as head of the Commis Clerk, Storekeeper I, Storekeeper II, sion’s recruiting activities. Mr. Faught Storekeeper III, Shipping Point In resigned to accept a two-year schol spector I and II, Shipping Point Su.-' arship to Harvard University. pervisor, Gamekeeper I and II, Game Merit Rating Period Farms Superintendent, Game Conser The Civil Service Commission is vation Agent'^ Biologist Aide, Fish Hatcherymari I and II, Fish Hatchery ‘preparing Merit Rating forms for Superintendent, Safety Inspector and those departments who are continuing to rate on the December 1 to Novem .Safety Supervisor. ber 30 period. The Commission is Employees interested in the above classifications Will., want to watch for strongly urging the departments to give consideration to the ratings and the announcements in order to file applications and take the examinations to be objective as possible in the rat for promotions. After lists are first ings. The Commission also is, strongly established all future promotions will recommending that the ratings be dis cussed with the employee at the time be from the eligible lists. of the rating and that the employee In addition to the above classifica tions, the Civil Service Commission be given a copy of the rating. is planning to select a number of clas Employee Efficiency sifications / with less , than ten persons There are many indications that all in each class, and announce unassem state departments have an efficient bled examinations. Thes'e examina working force of employees. During tions will be administered as the work the last fiscal year all department^ load permits. were able to serve the public to the In addition to the examinations list fullest extent possible- A ll laws passed ed above, the Commission will write by the legislature were administered new. versions of a number of the ex to the satisfaction, of the public and aminations administered one and two the legislature. The state is not being years ago so. that those examinations criticized b y anyone for a lack of ser can be re-opened- vice. Also approximately a million and Staff Changes a half dollars was unexpended in the James May, Assistant Classification (Continued on Page 17)
