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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
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