1)  9:00 a.m. Election of Officers:
Chairman - James A. Smith was nominated and elected Chairman by acclamation.
Vice Chairman – Burl Cain was nominated and elected Vice-Chairman by acclamation.

2)  9:00 a.m. Resumption of the appeal of CLAUDE CARBO vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Docket No. 14180. Gerard N. Torry and Joel Loeffelholz, representing the employee; Frank Perez, representing the agency. THE HEARING WAS CONTINUED DUE TO AN ILLNESS OF ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS AND HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2002.

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.)

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

1. Robert Becker, CEO, New Orleans City Park
2. Kip Wall, CEO, Office of Group Benefits
3. Madeline W. McAndrew, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health
4. Phillip J. Jones, Secretary, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT BY NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK, OFFICE OF GROUP BENEFITS AND OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM COULD NOT ATTEND THE MEETING; THEREFORE, THEY WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR THEIR REPORT AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE COMMISSION.

9)  Public hearing to consider proposed changes to Civil Service Rules 6.16.3, 12.6, 11.18 and Proposed New Rule 11.10.1 as outlined in General Circular No. 001463. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.)

THE RULES WERE ADOPTED AS OUTLINED IN GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 001463, ALONG WITH AMENDMENTS, WHICH WERE ADDED ON THE FLOOR. THE RULES WILL BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS APPROVAL. THE GOVERNOR WILL SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

10)  Request of the Department of Social Services, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34, to amend its Leave Crisis Pool Policy to re-define the definition of "critical situation" in more specific terms to clear confusion regarding when the policy is applicable. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Social Services.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

11)  Consideration of the following requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, to amend the Rewards and Recognition Policies as follows: THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

1. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries - to allow payments of up to 9% effective September 12, 2001.
2. Department of Revenue – to allow payments of up to 9% effective September 12, 2001.

12)  Consideration of the following requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish or amend the Optional Pay Adjustment Policies as follows: THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

1. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries - to allow payments of up to 10% effective September 12, 2001.
2. Department of Revenue - to allow payments of up to 10% effective September 12, 2001.
3. Department of Transportation and Development - to allow payments of up to 10% effective January 3, 2002.

(Appearance by Representatives of the agencies.)

13)  Consideration of the following requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(a) for one-time payments in premium pay: THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(a) Office of Group Benefits for $1,000.00 for Kaye Lynne Gautreaux Milliner, Accountant Manager 2, for completing the requirements for the designation of Certified Public Accountant.

(b) Capital Area Human Services District for $500.00 for Linda Bowman, Office Manager 3, for earning the Certificate in Supervisory Techniques.

(c) Department of Civil Service for $250.00 effective January 9, 2002 for Craig Broussard, who has become a Certified Salary Administrator.

(d) Orleans Levee District for $255.00 for James Bollinger, Accountant Manager 1, for completing the requirements necessary to have the Certified Public Accountant designation reinstated. Requested effective date is October 3, 2001.

(Appearance by Representatives of the agencies.)

14)  Request of the LSU Health Sciences Center, E. A. Conway Medical Center, for an ongoing exception under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.27(a), to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate to certain nursing titles performing staff nursing/direct patient care duties and work in excess of 40 hours. The requested titles are as follows:

(Appearance by a Representative of LSU Health Sciences Center.)

THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

15)  Request of the Housing Authority of New Orleans for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) Director and one (1) Assistant Director for the Drug Elimination Program for a period of two years. (Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of New Orleans.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

16)  Request of the Housing Authority of New Orleans for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) Program Coordinator position for the Ross Apprenticeship Program for a period of three years. (Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of New Orleans.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

17)  Consideration of a Motion to Dismiss in the appeal of Debora Kuhnert vs. Department of Revenue, Docket No. 14433. (Appearance by Laura Holmes.) THE MOTION TO DISMISS WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

18)  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.

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports:
Southwest Louisiana Development Center – DHH
Swanson Correctional Center for Youth and Swanson Correctional Center for Youth – Madison Unit

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

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

21)  Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held on December 4-5, 2001. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.

22)  10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

23)  11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

24)  12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

1)  Public Hearing to consider proposed changes to the Medical Schedule deferred from the December 5, 2001 meeting.

EXHIBIT I AND SUPPLEMENT: Revised Medical Schedule and Implementation Order

THE PROPOSED CHANGES WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR SETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE.

2)  Request of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for (1) one temporary Marketing Intern position effective January 21, 2002 through June 30, 2004. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

3)  Request of the Department of Transportation and Development, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2 for (1) one position of Public Information Officer. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of the Department of Transportation and Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

4)  Request of the Department of Revenue, to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate to exempt employees in their Information Services Operations Department involved in relocating the Department’s Information Services section to their new location for the period of October 2, 2001 to December 17, 2001. The requested positions are as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Revenue.)

5)  Request of the Division of Administration, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay rate adjustment in the amount of $298.58 bi-weekly for Ms. Angel Baaziz, IT Technical Support Specialist 2 (GS-21) effective January 1, 2002. (Appearance by a Representative of the Division of Administration.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

6)  General Business No. 12 - Addendum to the requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish or amend the Optional Pay Adjustment Policies as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

a) Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism - to allow payments of up to 10% effective January 1, 2002.

7)  Report on Investigation of Rule Violations at the Office of Women’s Services. (Appearance by Jean Tozer of the Department of Civil Service).

THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY JEAN TOZER.

8)  General Business No. 18 – Addendum to the Report on Evaluation Reports Issued (Appearance by Terry Gomez of the Department of Civil Service.) THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY TERRY GOMEZ.

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports:
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

9)  General Business No. 19 – Addendum to the requests for Special Entrance Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

10)  General Business No. 20 – Addendum to the requests for Special Pay Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

1. Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals for flexible maximum hire rates statewide for Behavior Shaping Specialists, Food Service Workers, Food Service Preparation Specialists, Nursing Unit Aides, Nursing Assistants, and Resident Training Specialists. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE.

2. Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals for Special Pay in the form of Base Supplement under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(f), for 16% base supplement for the Resident Training Specialist job series. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION RETROACTIVE TO JULY 1, 2001 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.

3. Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals for Special Pay in the form of Base Supplement under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(f), for 16% base supplement for the Behavior Shaping Specialist job series. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION RETROACTIVE TO JULY 1, 2001 SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.

4. Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals for Base Supplement and Special Entrance/Retention Rates for Non Post Certified Officers. THE COMMISSION DENIED THE REQUEST.

5. Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals for Base Supplement for Food Service Workers, Food Service Preparation Specialists, Nursing Unit Aides, Nursing Assistants and Custodians. THE COMMISSION DENIED THE REQUEST.