THE COMMISSION DID NOT MEET ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2002.

GENERAL BUSINESS SESSION

1)  Director’s Report (No Attachment)

2)  Employee Opportunity to Address the Commission. (No Requests Have Been Received.

3) Consideration of the proposed Mandatory Training Policy. (Appearance by Fran Williams with the Department of Civil Service.) THE POLICY WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.

4) Consideration of a Resolution urging the Commissioner of Administration and the Louisiana State Legislature to review funding and staffing levels provided for the Louisiana Comprehensive Public Training Program. THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION.

5) Performance Planning and Review Report by the following Agency:

Phillip J. Jones, Secretary, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT BY PHILLIP J. JONES, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM.

6) Consideration of the following request for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, to amend the Rewards and Recognition Policy as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(a) Southeastern Louisiana University – effective January 1, 2002.

To allow payments not exceeding the percentage allowed by Civil Service Rules.

For cash awards up to $250 with consideration of the examining fee in determining the amount of the award.

Additional Awards for Education/Training Credentials:

Certificate for Building Effective Teams - $500
Certificate for Managing People - $500
Certificate for Managing Work - $500
Certificate for Advanced Managerial Skills - $500
Teaching and Learning Certificate - $500

(Appearance by a Representative of the Agency.

7) Consideration of the following request for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to amend the Optional Pay Adjustment Policy as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(a) Department of Health and Hospitals – to allow compensation that shall not exceed the maximum allowed under Civil Service Rule 6.16.2 effective January 9, 2002.

(Appearance by a Representative of the Agency.)

8) 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) Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System – $1,000.00 for Patricia Ann Hutchinson, Auditor 1, for successful completion of the Certified Internal Auditor examination.

(b) Office of Group Benefits - $1,000.00 for Roslyn J. Johnson, Audit Director, for completing the requirements for the designation of Certified Public Accountant.

(Appearance by Representatives of the Agencies.)

9) Request of the Division of Administration for ongoing authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of State Administrative Agency Administrator for the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission. (Appearance by a Representative of the Division of Administration.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

10) 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 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period effective January 10, 2002.

The requested titles are as follows:

(Appearance by a Representative of the LSU Health Sciences Center.)
THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

11) Consideration of a Motion to Dismiss in the appeal of Mattie Watkins vs. Department of Health and Hospitals, Pinecrest Developmental Center, Docket Nos. 13732 & 13801. (Appearance by Laura Holmes.) THE MOTION TO DISMISS WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

12) Request of the Director, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 7.20(d), to place the following positions in the shortage job category:

Crime Laboratory Manager – DNA
Crime Laboratory Analyst Supervisor – DNA CODIS
Crime Laboratory Analyst 3 – DNA CODIS
Crime Laboratory Analyst 2 – DNA CODIS
Crime Laboratory Analyst 1 – DNA CODIS
Crime Laboratory Analyst Supervisor – DNA FORENSICS
Crime Laboratory Analyst 3 – DNA FORENSICS
Crime Laboratory Analyst 2 - DNA FORENSICS
Crime Laboratory Analyst 1 – DNA FORENSICS

THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

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

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports
E. A. Conway Medical Center
Department of Public Safety

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

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

16) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held on January 8-9, 2002. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.

17) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

18) 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.

19) 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

1) General Business No. 6 – Addendum to the requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, to amend the Rewards and Recognition Policies as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(a) Vernon Parish Housing Authority - to allow payments of up to 9% effective September 12, 2001.

2) General Business No. 7 - Addendum to the requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to amend the Optional Pay Adjustment Policies as follows: THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(a) Department of Corrections - to allow payments of up to 10% effective February 6, 2002.

(b) Port of South Louisiana - to allow payments of up to 10% effective March 1, 2002.

3) Request of LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 8.27, to merge the Bogalusa Community Medical Center with the Washington-St. Tammany Regional Medical Center, and authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for 270 temporary unclassified positions, effective February 6, 2002 for a period of 12 months. (Appearance by a Representative of the LSU Health Care Services Division.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

4) Request of the Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for ten (10) unclassified positions effective January 1, 2002 through January 1, 2005. The requested positions are as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(1) Resident Initiative Coordinator
(1) Assistant Resident Initiative Coordinator
(1) Youth Services Coordinator
(1) Youth Recreational Coordinator
(1) Parent Center Coordinator
(1) Senior Citizen Coordinator
(1) Transportation Specialist - Part Time
(1) Resident Involvement Assistant
(1) Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator
(1) Assistant Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator

(Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette.)

5) Request of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for an extension of temporary unclassified authority for (2) General Managers and (11) Site Managers effective January 8, 2002 through May 8, 2004. (Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of New Orleans.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

6) Request of the Port of New Orleans, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for a two-year extension of fifteen (15) unclassified positions effective February 16, 2002 through February 15, 2004. The requested positions are as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(1)   Chief Operating Officer
(1)   Deputy Director for Marketing
(1)   Manager, Intermodal Services
(1)   Deputy Director for Terminal Services
(1)   Manager, Management Information Systems
(1)   Director, Engineering and Planning
(1)   Director, Finance and Accounting
(1)   Executive Assistant
(1)   Director, Marketing and Terminal Services
(1)   Manager, Latin and Caribbean Accounts
(1)   Manager, Corporate Communications
(1)   Manager, Maritime Projects and Pricing
(1)   Director, Port Protective Services
(1)   Director, Corporate Affairs
(1)   Special Assistant to the President

(Appearance by a Representative of the Port of New Orleans.)

7) Request of the Louisiana Special Education Center to establish a Crisis Leave Pool Policy, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana Special Education Center.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

8) General Business No. 13 – 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 Report:
Department of Revenue

9) General Business No. 14 – Addendum to the requests for Special Entrance Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

10) General Business No. 15 – Addendum to the requests for Special Pay Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

Request of the Department of Revenue, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(a), for a one-time payment of $1000 for Ms. Sandra Malveaux, Revenue Agent 2, for earning the Certified Public Accountant license. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2002.