1. 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of SHONDA FINISTER vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, JETSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH, Docket No. S-14635. Mark E. Falcon is representing the employee; and Ollie C. Smith is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.
   
2. 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of DIANNE M. WADE vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, JETSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH, Docket Nos. S-14704 AND S-14733 consolidated. Mark E. Falcon is representing the employee; and Ollie C. Smith is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.
   
3. 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeals of MICHAEL TRAINA vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, OFFICE OF CITIZENS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER, Docket Nos. 14763 and 14811 consolidated. Mark Falcon is representing the employee; and Gina M. Recasner is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.
4. 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.
   
5. 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.
   
6. 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

7. Director’s Report (No Attachment)
   

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

9. Request of the Department of Economic Development, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) position of Military Affairs Director and one (1) position of International Services Director through March 6, 2004. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Economic Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
   

10. Request of the Department of Transportation and Development, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) on-going position of Chief of Emergency Services Operations. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Transportation and Development.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
    

11. Request of Pinecrest Developmental Center, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) on-going position of Psychologist. (Appearance by a Representative of the Pinecrest Developmental Center.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
    

12. Request of the Pontchartrain Levee District, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.27(a), for an exception to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate effective July 16, 2002 through November 22, 2002, to employees in its maintenance shop who are in the following titles: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(Appearance by a Representative of the Pontchartrain Levee District.)

13. Request of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 12.6(a)2, to establish an Unscheduled Absenteeism Policy for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
    

14. Request of the Louisiana Special Education Center, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34, to amend its Crisis Leave Pool Policy as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

• A new section titled Conditions for Disqualification
• Establish a donation drive procedure that will be held twice a year
• Establish a maximum donation of 80 hours at any one time
• The removal of mental illness in the definition of Catastrophic Injury or Illness

(Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana Special Education Center.)

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

1. DeRidder Housing Authority - to establish a Rewards and Recognition policy effective January 1, 2002 as follows:

• Lump sum payments up to 4% of their annual base salary may be awarded to employees if they receive a rating of "High Performer" status on their annual PHAS certification.

2. Department of Insurance - to amend its Rewards and Recognition policy to allow payments of up to 9% effective July 1, 2002.

3. Office of Financial Institutions - to amend its Rewards and Recognition policy effective August 15, 2002, to allow payments of up to 9% and wording changes that do not change the intent of the policy.

(Appearance by Representatives of the Agencies.)

16. 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 Programs as follows:  THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

1. Department of Insurance – to amend its Optional Pay Adjustment Policy to allow payments of up to 10% effective July 1, 2002.
   

2. LSU Agricultural Center - to amend its Optional Pay Adjustment Policy to allow payments of up to 10% effective July 1, 2002.
   
3. Louisiana Housing Finance Agency - to amend its Optional Pay Adjustment Policy to allow payments of up to 10% effective June 12, 2002.
   

4. Housing Authority of the Town of Colfax - to establish a policy for an Optional Pay Adjustment Program effective July 18, 2002 to reward those employees in the following areas:

1. Retention of employees deemed essential to the agency – up to 10% base pay or lump sum increase to match a written and verified offer from a private employer.
2. Adjust pay differentials between comparable employees – up to 10% 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 10% 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 10% base pay or lump sum increase in order to recruit employees into difficult to fill positions.

(Appearance by Representatives of the Agencies.)

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

1. LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division - $500.00 for Ms. Carolyn V. Pons for attaining the Certificate of Supervisory Training.
   
2. LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division - for one-time payments of $500.00 each for ten employees for receiving their Certificates in Teaching and Learning. The employees are as follows:

1.   Elaine Guidroz  2.   Dawn Bernard 3.   Philip Caballero 4.   Margaret Doucet 5.   Mary Johnson

6.    Tammy Neal 7.    Julie Pierce 8.    Donna Simon 9.    Brenda Ray 10.  Sandi Starks

(Appearance by a Representative of the LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division.)

18. 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:
Prison Enterprises – Department of Corrections
W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center – LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division

19. Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held on August 6-7, 2002. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES, AS WRITTEN.
    
20. Consideration of Requests for Special Entrance Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
    
21. 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.
    
22. 11:00 a.m. Applications for Review.
    
23. 12:00 noon Consideration of Formal Charges.

1. Continuation of the public hearing to consider the new Technician and Skilled Trades Schedule and Implementation Order. THIS SCHEDULE WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS ADOPTED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. IF ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE GOVERNOR WILL SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.) THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE TECHNICIAN AND SKILLED TRADES SCHEDULE AND IMPLEMENTATION ORDER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR SETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE.
   

2. Additions to Revisions of Base Supplement for POST Certified Law Enforcement Jobs Approved at the August 7, 2002 Commission Hearing. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.) THE ADDITIONS WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR SETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE.  

3. Revised Base Supplement for Marine Engineers. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.) THE REVISIONS WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR SETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE.
   

4. Consideration of the proposed contract between Metropolitan Developmental Center and Empire Services, LLC for housekeeping services. (Appearance by a Representative of the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER WILL REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AT ITS SEPTEMBER, 2003 MEETING TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE CONTRACT.

5. Request of the Department of Corrections, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) additional unclassified position of Re-Entry Coordinator for the "Going Home" Grant for a period of three years. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Corrections.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

6. Request of the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 12.6, to establish an Unscheduled Absenteeism Policy. (Appearance by a Representative of the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

7. General Business No. 18 – Addendum to the 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:
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center – LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division
Port of Greater Baton Rouge
Tensas Basin Levee District

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