The Oregon state employee news., January 01, 1959, Page 10, Image 10

Appointed . . .
In his tours around the state, Allan Kahn • Staff Analyst,
w ill make some observations on personnel administration
matters and report them in each issue of The SENTINEL.
With the OSEA Salary Survey now published and distributed, numerous
questions concerning the contents are being asked. I feel it is important that
State employees and others should know the answers to many of the questions
most frequently asked of us, such as:
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5.
WHY WASN'T MY JOB SURVEYED?
It was determined by the Salary Committee that the survey should contain a sufficient number
o f various types of jobs to establish an understanding o f the State's salary structure. It would
include those with large numbers of people in them; classes that can be checked against larger
surveys; classes which w ill reflect the full salary ranges available under State of Oregon employ­
ment and classes that can be correlated with positions in other public and private jurisdictions.
Obviously, every job in State service didn't qualify for these requirements.
W HY DIDN'T THE REPORT SHOW RECOMMENDED SALARIES FOR EACH CLASS?
The survey purpose was to form a basis for our valid request for salary funds, and not to
recommend the appropriate salary range for each of the over 700 job classes. The Civil Service
Commission is responsible for recommending and administering the compensation plan. Our
purpose is to advocate the Legislature's appropriation of sufficient funds to put State salaries
on a par w ith those being paid for comparable positions on the Pacific Coast.
WHY HAVE REQUESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS BEEN DISAPPROVED?
We have found through experience that past cases for increased salaries supported by current
and irrefutable evidence, have failed. They have been rejected with such reasons as: "not an
emergency"; "needs further investigation"; "job is still in line with others in the State Service,"
etc. . . . nevertheless, the real reason is the lack o f salary funds. If money is not made avail­
able by our Legislature, State administrators are prevented from making equitable and needed
adjustments either at the beginning of, or during, the biennium.
WHAT BENEFITS WILL ACCRUE TO THE STATE AND ITS EMPLOYEES FROM AN APPROPRIATION
OF $10,500,000?
It w ill provide sufficient money to finally bring State salaries into line w ith those of competing
employers. It offers the State the opportunity to retain partial corrections made possible by
the salary appropriation action of the Legislative Assembly. Also, it w ill permit the continua­
tion of present services to the State and its citizens; permit comparable hiring rates so that
qualified, capable, new employees in all fields w ill be attracted to State service; allow salaries
to be paid which are reasonable.
WAS COST-OF-LIVING CONSIDERED WHEN THIS SURVEY WAS PREPARED?
Our request is based on the salary picture in the fall of 1958. No attempt was made to predict
salary trends for the following two-and-a-haif years. It was not the intention of General Council
io have a forecast prepared. After the present large number of gross inequities are reduced,
future salary considerations can be made on the basis of a stabilized, rather than a haphazard
compensation set-up and future needed adjustments w ill not be as extensive.
R ecru itm en t of O utstanding College
G raduates for S tate Service A nnounced
The State Civil Service Commission re­
cently announced that “Career Entrance
Examinations” will be held for college
graduates majoring in business administra­
tion or the social sciences.
Purpose of the examinations is to expedite
recruitment of outstanding graduates by
providing a single test which will make
them eligible for a variety of positions in
the state service.
Eligibility requirements: U. S. citizen,
Oregon resident, a college senior or gradu­
ate of an accredited 4-year college.
STANDARD
STATIONS
Starting rate is $342 per month, with
an increase to $360 after 6 months of
satisfactory work.
Assignments are: Business Management,
Personnel Management, Research and Sta­
tistics, Social Casework, juvenile Service,
Employment Interviewing and Property
Appraisal.
Inquiries can be directed to the State
Civil Service Commission, Public Service
Building, Salem; or 304 State Office Build­
ing, Portland.
SPECIAL D IS C O U N T O N GAS, OIL
LUBRICATION, ACCESSORIES, ETC. TO
O.S.E.A. MEMBERS AT . . .
Dave's Chevron Station
ON HIGHWAY 99 IN MONMOUTH
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HAROLD F. PHILLIPPE
Harold F. Phillippe, a veteran member
of OSEA, is now serving Oregon as As­
sistant Secretary of State having been ap­
pointed to that important post by Secretary
of State Howell Appling, Jr. Phillippe has
been with the office of the Secretary of
State since mid-October, 1923 and at the
time of his appointment was manager of
the Accounting Division.
He has been in State service since 1919,
with the exception of a brief sojourn as a
public accountant. For a short time he
was; with the State Industrial Accident
Commission. Over the years he has served
seven Secretaries, Howell Appling, Jr.,
making his eighth.
The personable executive concludes that
Oregon has been served consistently by
dedicated individuals. “This,” says Phil­
lippe; “is equally true of the State’s Legis­
lators. By and large, these people have
been sincere, earnest and willing to devote
their time and energies to the State even
at their own sacrifice. It actually costs the
Legislators money.”
“Oregon State employees too, as a
group, are making a real effort to render
real service to the State;” he said. “They
have a good sense of responsibility. This
is reflected in all State divisions and keyed
to increasing demands for State service,”
he remarked.
A member of OSEA Capitol Chapter 19,
Harold Phillippe is wholeheartedly in favor
of the idea of group discussion on mutual
problems. It is, he believes, an opportunity
to get group thinking and have the ad­
vantage of an exchange of ideas;
Phillippe indicated this same concept
had been carried out by Governor Mark
Hatfield during his Secretaryship and that
periodic meetings with the administrative
heads of State agencies would be held by
the Governor to achieve the development
of improved policy.
Phillippe is a member of the Public
Employees Retirement Board and among
his^other affiliations is included Scottish
Rife and Salem Rotary Club.
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1959