1) 9:00 a.m. Swearing in of New Commission Member, Ron Brannon. (NO ATTACHMENT) MR. RON BRANNON WAS SWORN IN REPLACING DR. LEONARD C. BARNES AS COMMISSIONER.

2) 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of CLAUDE CHATMAN vs. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, LOUISIANA PROPERTY ASSISTANCE AGENCY, Docket No. S-14329. Appellant appearing in proper person; Chris Fruge’, representing the appellee. THE APPEAL WAS HEARD AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.

3) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

4) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

5) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

6) Director’s Report (No Attachment)

7) Employee Opportunity to Address the Commission. (No Requests Have Been Received.) THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES WHO REQUESTED TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.

8) Performance Planning and Review Reports by the following Agencies:

1. Mr. Raymond Jetson, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Department of Health and Hospitals. THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT BY MR. RAYMOND JETSON, DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR CITIZENS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

9) Public hearing to consider the following rule proposals: amend Rule 7.4; amend Rule 8.10.1; amend Rule 9.1(f); and amend Rule 17.26, as outlined in General Circular No. 001431. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.) THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE RULE PROPOSALS AS OUTLINED IN GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 001431.

10) Public Pay Hearing to consider proposed changes to the Classification and Pay Plan and a Structure Adjustment to the General and Medical Pay Schedules as outlined in General Circular No. 001434.

The following Exhibits have been given interim approval by the Civil Service Director since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing and are already in effect:

EXHIBIT A: Jobs Added to the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

EXHIBIT B: Job Title Changes to the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

EXHIBIT C: Jobs Abolished From the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

EXHIBIT D: Job Pay Grade Changes to the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

EXHIBIT E: Job Minimum Qualification Changes Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

The Commission will also consider the following exhibits. These changes to the pay plan noted in Exhibits F, G and H have not been given interim approval by the Civil Service Director. The changes will not become effective unless adopted by the Commission and approved by the Governor. The effective date will be set by the Governor.

EXHIBIT F: New Jobs Proposed for Addition to the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

EXHIBIT G: Job Title Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

EXHIBIT H: Job Pay Grade Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the October 4, 2000 Pay Hearing.

THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE PAY PLAN PROPOSALS FOR EXHIBITS A, B C, D AND E. EXHIBITS F, G AND H AND THEIR SUPPLEMENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR SETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR THE EXHIBITS. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE PAY GRIDS AS PRESENTED FOR THE STRUCTURE ADJUSTMENT, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR SETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE .

11) Request of New Orleans City Park, for ongoing-unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of Records Manager for the Botanical Garden. (Appearance by a Representative of New Orleans City Park.) ). NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK WITHDREW THIS REQUEST FROM THE AGENDA.

12) Request of the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority, for ongoing- unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of Program Supervisor for the Juvenile Drug Court Program and one (1) position of Program Supervisor for the Adult Drug Court Program. (Appearance by a Representative of the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

13) Request of the Division of Administration, for ongoing-unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of Deputy Commissioner of Administration. (Appearance by a Representative of the Division of Administration.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

14) Request of the Department of Environmental Quality, for an amendment to the individual pay rate adjustments under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), which were granted by the Commission at its general business meeting on Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Due to an administrative error, the amount requested for Ms. Annette Sharp and Ms. Peggy Hatch did not include previously earned merit increases. The requested pay adjustments should have been in the amount of $279.00 per month, rather than the $98.00 per month requested and approved. The requested effective date of these pay adjustments is November 20, 2000. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Environmental Quality.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

15) Request of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $468.00 per month for Mr. Clifford Melius, Landscape Architect 1, in the Office of State Parks. The recommended effective date of the pay rate adjustment is March 1, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

16) Request of the Department of Economic Development, under the provisions of Civil Service Rules 6.27(a), to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate for the following positions located in the Division of Small and Emerging Business Development, for the period of April 16, 2001 through June 30, 2001:

(Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Economic Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

17) Request of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, to amend its Rewards and Recognition policy to include a reward for those employees who participate in the Web Incentive Program. The agency requests that the policy be made effective May 9, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

18) Request of Port Fourchon, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, for authority to establish a policy for a Rewards and Recognition program effective December 18, 2000. The Port would like to reward those employees in the following areas:

(Appearance by a Representative of Port Fourchon.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

19) Request of the Department of Revenue, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.27(a), for ongoing authority to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate to employees allocated to the following jobs at the GS 13-16 levels within the Operations Division. The recommended effective date is July 1, 2001. The positions are as follows:

(Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Revenue.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

20) Request of the Department of Corrections, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.1(b), for an exception from the standard workweek allowing all security personnel to be paid at a straight time rate for 86 hours which will be the regular and recurring work schedule in a bi-weekly pay period. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Corrections.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

21) Request of the Department of Corrections, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(a) for Special Pay in the form of Premium Pay in the amount of $92.80/bi-weekly (approximately) $200/month for the following jobs located in Prison Enterprises:

(Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Corrections.) THE COMMISSION DEFERRED THIS REQUEST TO ITS JUNE MEETING.

23) Consideration of a Motion to Dismiss in the appeal of Van Franklin vs. LSU Health Sciences Center, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, Docket No. 13480. (Appearance by Laura Holmes.) THIS REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA.

25) Consideration of a Resolution honoring former Commissioners A. J. Capritto, Leonard Barnes and R. L. Hargrove. THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED AS PRESENTED.

26) Consideration of Requests for Special Entrance Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

27) Consideration of Requests for Special Pay Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

28) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held on April 3-4, 2001. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES, AS WRITTEN.

29) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

30) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

31) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

1) General Business No. 21 - Additional information from Prison Enterprises regarding its Special Pay request. THE COMMISSION DEFERRED THIS REQUEST TO ITS JUNE MEETING.

2) Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals, for an individual pay rate adjustment under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), in the amount of $475.13 per month for Ms. Mary Frindik, Pharmacy Technician, in the Office of Mental Health (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

3) Request of the Department of Transportation and Development to amend its Dual Career Ladder Policy to waive the supplemental qualification requirements on a one-time basis. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

4) Request from the Louisiana State University, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34, for approval of its Crisis Leave Pool which is proposed to begin July 1, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana State University.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

5) Proclamation declaring State Employee Recognition Day as May 9, 2001. THE PROCLAMATION WAS NOTED BY THE COMMISSION.