1) 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of KATHERINE CONNER vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, EAST LOUISIANA MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. Docket No. S-14185. Donna Grodner is representing the employee; and Joanne Henig is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS DISMISSED FOR NON APPEARANCE BY THE APPELLANT.

2) 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of BERNADINE COLLINS vs. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT. Docket No. S-14375. Sclynski "Lyn" Smith is representing the employee; and Chris Fruge is representing the agency. THE APPEALS OF BERNADINE COLLINS, DOCKET NO. S-14375 AND MAMIE JOHNSON, DOCKET NO. S-14378 WERE CONSOLIDATED. THE COMMISSION HEARD THESE APPEALS AND TOOK THEM UNDER ADVISEMENT.

3) 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of MAMIE JOHNSON vs. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT. Docket No. S-14378. Wilson Fields is representing the employee; and Chris Fruge is representing the agency. THE APPEALS OF BERNADINE COLLINS, DOCKET NO. S-14375 AND MAMIE JOHNSON, DOCKET NO. S-14378 WERE CONSOLIDATED. THE COMMISSION HEARD THESE APPEALS AND TOOK THEM UNDER ADVISEMENT.

4) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

5) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

6) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

7) Director’s Report (No Attachment)

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

9) Performance Planning and Review Reports by the following Agency:

10) Request of the Department of Economic Development, for exceptions to the regular layoff rules for a layoff that is to be effective August 12, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Economic Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

11) Public hearing to consider the following rule proposals: amend and re-enact Civil Service Rules 7.4(d), 7.4(d)1 and 7.24(c) as outlined in General Circular No. 001444. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.) THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE RULE PROPOSALS AS OUTLINED IN GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 001444.

12) Request of the Department of Social Services, for approval of its Leave Crisis Pool Policy under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Social Services.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

13) Request of the Department of Transportation and Development, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $96.00 bi-weekly for Mr. Julius Acklin, Marine Chief Engineer 2 (GS-17) effective July 2, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Transportation and Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

14) Request of the Office of Public Health, Department of Health and Hospitals, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $370.80 bi-weekly for Mr. Arifuddowla Abul Foyez, Public Health Epidemiologist (GS-17) effective May 15, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Office of Public Health.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

15) Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals, for unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of Project Leader. Requested effective dates are August 20, 2001 through August 19, 2004. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20, 2001 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2003.

16) Request of the Louisiana Public Broadcasting, for ongoing unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of Director of Marketing/Development. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana Public Broadcasting.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

17) Request of the Department of Environmental Quality to establish an Information Technology Dual Career Ladder Policy effective August 8, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Environmental Quality.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

18) Request of the Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, ongoing unclassified authority for six (6) positions effective September 1, 2001.

The positions are as follows:

(Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

19) Request of Teachers’ Retirement System, for ongoing unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for the position of Assistant Director/Operations Division. (Appearance by a Representative of the Teachers’ Retirement System.) The commission granted this request on the condition that the classified Deputy Assistant Secretary 3 position, which is occupied by the incumbent for whom this request is made, be abolished as soon as the unclassified position is filled.

20) Request of the Department of Labor, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish an Optional Pay Adjustment Policy effective January 8, 2001. The agency has chosen to reward those employees in the following areas:

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

21) Request of the State Employees Group Benefits Program under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish an Optional Pay Adjustment Policy effective June 25, 2001. The agency has chosen to reward those employees in the following areas:

(Appearance by a Representative of the State Employees Group Benefits Program.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

22) Request of the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish an Optional Pay Adjustment Program effective August 1, 2001. The agency has chosen to reward those employees in the following areas:

(Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

23) Request of the Louisiana State University, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(f), for Special Pay in the form of a Base Supplement of 14% and to allow the University to convert the current premium pay into base pay for the following positions involved in asbestos abatement and removal. This request will also need approval by the Governor.

(Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana State University.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION AND IS BEING SENT TO THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS APPROVAL.

24) Report on Evaluation Reports Issued (Appearance by Jean Tozer of the Department of Civil Service.) THE REPORTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY TERRY GOMEZ.

Basic Compliance Reports:
Housing Authority of Lake Charles
Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee District

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports:
Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority
Louisiana Tech University

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

26) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held on July 10-11, 2001. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES, AS WRITTEN.

27) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

28) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

29) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

1) General Business No. 9 - Letter to Dr. Sally Clausen, Director of The University of Louisiana System, rescheduling her report to the Commission on Performance Planning and Review to the September 12, 2001 Commission Meeting.

2) Request of the Port of South Louisiana for approval of its Crisis Leave Pool Policy under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34. (Appearance by a Representative of the Port of South Louisiana.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

3) Request of the Bossier Parish Community College, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish an Optional Pay Adjustment Policy effective August 1, 2001. The agency has chosen to reward those employees in the following areas:

4) Request of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $133.54 bi-weekly for Ms. Donna Stewart, Procurement Director 3 (GS-23) effective July 30, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

5) Request of the LSU Health Sciences Center for an individual pay rate adjustment under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), in the amount of $256.14 bi-weekly and premium pay in the amount of $2.00 per hour for Ms. Angela Sonnier, Radiology Technology Clinical Instructor (MS-59). (Appearance by a Representative of the LSU Health Sciences Center.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8, 2001.

6) Request of the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c) for individual pay rate adjustments for the following employees:

(Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST FOR MR. WARREN HARRIS IN THE AMOUNT OF $241.00 BI-WEEKLY. THE COMMISSION APPROVED MR. ROLAND SCOTT’S PAY RATE ADJUSTMENT AT THE AMOUNT OF $1756 PER MONTH, THE MAXIMUM OF THE GS-7 PAY RANGE. The Commission approved this with the stipulation that the agency’s staff attend mandatory training on the implementation of the pay rules.

7) Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals, for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $372.80 bi-weekly for Mr. Toby Guillory, IT Technical Support Supervisor (GS-24) in the Office of Mental Health. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8, 2001.

8) Request of the Department of Education for approval of its Leave Crisis Pool Policy under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Education.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

9) General Business No. 25 – Addendum to the requests for Special Entrance Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

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