(HEARING ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, 1201 CAPITOL ACCESS ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, (ANNEX BUILDING BEHIND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT BUILDING))

2)  9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of WILLIE DOBBINS vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, SWANSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH. Docket No. 13956. Sherri Gregoire is representing employee; and Ollie C. Smith, III is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.  

3)  9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeals of WILLIE DOBBINS vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, SWANSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH AND REESE LONDON vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, SWANSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH. Docket Nos. 14315 & 14467 (CONSOLIDATED). Mark E. Falcon is representing the employees; and Ollie C. Smith, III is representing the agency. THE APPEALS WERE SETTLED.

4)  9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of BRENDA FRIELS vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY. Docket No. S-14380. Floyd Falcon, Jr. is representing the employee; and L. Bruce Dodd is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS HEARD AND WILL CONTINUE AT THE OCTOBER COMMISSION MEETING.  

5)  9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of LOTTIE HICKS vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER. Docket No. 14388. Mark Falcon is representing the employee; and Ollie C. Smith, III is representing the agency. THE HEARING WAS CONTINUED.  

6)  9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of FREDERICK MARSCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY. Docket No. S-14413. Floyd Falcon, Jr. is representing the employee; and L. Bruce Dodd is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.

7) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

8) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

9) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

10) Director’s Report (No Attachment)

11) Employee Opportunity to Address the Commission. RICHARD STALDER, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, ADDRESSED THE COMMISSION REGARDING SICK LEAVE.

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

1. Dr. Sally Clausen, Director, The University of Louisiana System. THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT BY DR. SALLY CLAUSEN, DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM.

13) Public hearing to consider the following proposed changes to Civil Service Rules 6.5(g), 6.16.1, 6.16.2 and Proposed New Rule 6.16.3 as outlined in General Circular No. 001448. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.) THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE RULE PROPOSALS AS OUTLINED IN GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 001448 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RULE 6.16.1. THE COMMISSION CHANGED THE PERCENT FOR MONETARY AWARDS FROM 7% TO 9% OF THE EMPLOYEES BASE SALARY WITHIN A FISCAL YEAR.

14) Request of the Department of Revenue, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(a), for a one-time payment of $1,000.00 for Mr. Ed Landry, Revenue Audit Reviewer, for his designation of Certified Public Accountant. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Revenue.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

15) Request of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.27(a), to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate to employees in the Wildlife Enforcement Lieutenant and Wildlife Enforcement Lieutenant/Boat jobs effective July 1, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

16) Request of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for bi-weekly individual pay rate adjustments for the following employees at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries effective December 30, 1998:

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

17) 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 $636.78 bi-weekly for Ms. Karen Gardiner, Administrative Director 5 (GS 24) at the University Medical Center in Lafayette effective September 12, 2001. (Appearance by a Representative of the LSU Health Sciences Center.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

18) Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals, for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $175.17 bi-weekly for Ms. Laniqua LaTasha Rousell, Mental Health Clinical Social Worker (GS-16) in the Office of Mental Health. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

19) Request of the Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for two (2) unclassified sales and marketing manager positions and extensions of eight (8) senior management positions for a period of two years. (Appearance by a Representative of the Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

20) Request of the Office of Elderly Affairs, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish an Optional Pay Adjustment Program effective August 9, 2001. The agency has chosen to reward those employees in the following areas: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

1) Retention of employees deemed essential to the agency - up to 7% base pay increase to match a verified offer from a private employer.

2) Adjust pay differentials between comparable employees - up to 7% base pay increase for salary compression caused by the implementation of either 6.5(b) or 6.5(g).

3) Compensation for additional duties - up to 7% base pay or lump sum increase to award employees for either permanent or temporary additional duties.

4) Recruit employees into difficult to fill positions – up to a 7% base pay or lump sum increase in order to recruit employees into difficult to fill positions.

(Appearance by a Representative of the Office of Elderly Affairs.)

21) Request of the Department of Transportation and Development to contract out the operation and maintenance of twenty-five (25) rest areas throughout the state. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Transportation and Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

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

Basic Compliance Reports:
West Jefferson Levee District
Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports:
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
Department of Health and Hospitals – Office of the Secretary – OMF|
Department of Social Services – Office of the Secretary - OMF

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

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

25) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held on August 7-8, 2001. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN

26) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

27) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

28) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

1) Request of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) ongoing Marketing and Promotional Coordinator position in the Fur and Alligator Advisory Council. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

2) Request of the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries to convert premium pay into base pay for position #153696, Attorney 3, in conjunction with the recently approved 2% adjustments this year and for the next two consecutive years. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.) AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLlFE AND FISHERIES, THIS REQUEST WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA.

3) General Business No. 23 – Addendum to the Requests for Special Entrance Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

4) General Business No. 24 - Addendum to the Requests for Special Pay Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.