1)   9:00 a.m. Public Investigation of JOHN COWSER, (Allen Reynolds – Complainant) Docket No. I-14917. Respondent is self-represented; Robert Boland is representing the complainant. THE INVESTIGATION WAS HEARD AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.

2)  9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of CHARLOTTE K. PARKER vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS, SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL. Docket No. S-14908. Employee is self-represented; Mary F. Horrell is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.

3)  Director’s Report 9; (No Attachment)

a. Gary Broderick – relative to eliminating the PPR rating requirement from the dual career ladder positions qualification criteria. THE COMMISSION RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM GARY BRODERICK.

b. Victoria Suplee and Susan Stafford – relative to the Attorney Job Study. THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT FROM VICTORIA SUPLEE AND SUSAN STAFFORD.

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

(a) Ms. Lanette Buie, Human Resource Administrator, LSU Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division. THE COMMISSION RECEIVED REPORTS FROM MR. JAMES BREXLER, LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, HEALTH CARE SERVICES DIVISION, JAMES MORGAN, HUEY P. LONG MEDICAL CENTER, ARYON MCGUIRE, E.A. CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER, LAWRENCE DORSEY, UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, DANIEL TRAHAN, LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, DWAYNE THOMAS, MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS AND DAVID FUQUA, LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER – SHREVEPORT.

Along with:

Dr. Dwayne Thomas, Hospital Administrator & Chief Medical Officer, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans

Mr. Lawrence Dorsey, Hospital Administrator
University Medical Center

6) Request of the Housing Authority of New Orleans to discuss its impending layoff and layoff avoidance plans. (Appearance by a Representative of the Housing Authority of New Orleans.) THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT FROM MS. CATHERINE LAMBERG, ADMINISTRATIVE RECEIVER FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

7) Request of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Health Care Services Division, to convert premium pay into base pay for Ms. Angela G. Sonnier, Radiology Technology Clinical Instructor at the University Medical Center, per the implementation order of the 2002 Medical Schedule adjustment. The requested effective date is January 1, 2003. (Appearance by a Representative of the LSUHSC-Health Care Services Division.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

8) Request of the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(a), for a one-time payment of $500.00 for Mr. Charles L. Holmes for attaining the Certificate of Supervisory Training. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

9) Request of the Department of Revenue under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.27(a), to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate to employees outside of the Operations Division for the time period April 12, 2003 through May 24, 2003. The requested titles are as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

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

10) Request of the Department of Revenue under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.27(a), for ongoing authority to pay overtime at the time and one-half rate to its Executive Secretary positions within the Operations Division. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Revenue.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

11) Request of the Port of New Orleans, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to establish a policy for an Optional Pay Adjustment Program effective March 12, 2003, 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 10% base pay increase in order to match a written and verified offer from a private or competitive municipal employer. Employees at range maximum shall be eligible for a one-time lump sum payment of up to 10% of base salary.

2. Adjust pay differentials between comparable employees – up to 10% base pay increase for salary compression. Employees at range maximum shall be eligible for a one-time lump sum payment of up to 10% of base pay salary.

3. Compensation for additional duties – up to 10% base pay increase to award employees for permanent additional duties. Employees at range maximum may receive a one-time payment of up to 10% of base salary.

4. Recruit employees into vacant positions proven to be difficult to fill – up to a 10% base pay increase to attract classified state employees into a position when an inadequate certificate is issued. The agency will make diligent effort to appoint an applicant at the normal rate of pay. Employees at range maximum may receive a one-time lump sum of up to 10% of base salary.

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

12) Consideration of the following requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 12.6, to establish Unscheduled Absenteeism Policies for the following agencies: THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

1. Southeastern Louisiana University - effective April 1, 2003

2. LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans – effective May 1, 2003

3. Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, DHH – effective April 1, 2003.

4. Department of Economic Development – effective March 13, 2003.

(Appearance by Representatives of the Agencies.)

13) Consideration of the following request for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 11.34 to establish a Crisis Leave Pool Policy for the following agency: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

a. Louisiana State University Law Center – effective March 1, 2003.

(Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana State University Law Center)

14) Request of the Director, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rules 7.20(a) and 7.20(d), to add the following positions into the noncompetitive and shortage job categories: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

a) Add the following 7.20(a) positions into the noncompetitive category:

Cardiovascular Technologist 2	Hospital Admissions Manager 2
Cardiovascular Technologist Supervisor	Hospital Admissions Manager 3
CPR Technician -- Life Support	Infection Control Technician
Dental Laboratory Technician 1	Laboratory Animal Assistant Technician
Dental Laboratory Technician 2	Laboratory Animal Technician
Dental Laboratory Technician 3	Laboratory Animal Technologist
Dialysis Technician 3	Medical Assistant
Dietetic Technician	Medical Research Specialist
Dietitian Manager 1	Medical Specialist
Dietitian Manager 2	Pulmonary Technician 2
Education Research Analyst 1	Pulmonary Technologist 1
Education Research Analyst 2	Pulmonary Technologist 2
Education Research Analyst 3	Pulmonary Technologist Supervisor
Emergency Medical Technician Basic	Veterinary Laboratory Specialist 1
Emergency Medical Tech Supervisor	Veterinary Laboratory Specialist 2
Emergency Medical Service Specialist/EMT	Veterinary Laboratory Technologist 1
Emergency Medical Services Training Spec.	Veterinary Laboratory Technologist 2
Hospital Admissions Supervisor	Veterinary Laboratory Technologist 3
Hospital Admissions Manager 1	Veterinary Laboratory Technologist Supv

(Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.)

15) Report on Evaluation Reports Issued (Appearance by Patrick Lowery of the Department of Civil Service.) THE REPORTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY PATRICK LOWERY.

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports:
Northwest Louisiana Developmental Center, Department of Health and Hospitals
Department of Health and Hospitals – Region III
Department of Health and Hospitals – Region VII
Atchafalaya Basin Levee District
Bossier Parish Community College, LA Community and Technical College System

16) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held February 4-5, 2003. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES, AS WRITTEN.

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

18) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

1) Consideration of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis in Mustaiche vs. University of New Orleans, Docket No. S-14235. (Appearance by Laura Holmes.) THE MOTION WAS DENIED BY THE COMMISSION.

2) Consideration of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis in Carter vs. LSUHSC, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, Docket No. 14429. (Appearance by Laura Holmes.) THE MOTION WAS DENIED BY THE COMMISSION.

a) Mr. Robert Wooley, Commissioner, Department of Insurance
THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A REPORT FROM ROBERT WOOLEY AND CHAD BROWN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.

4) 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 COMMISSION GRANTED BOTH REQUESTS WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MARCH 12, 2003.

(a) Mansfield Housing Authority – to establish a policy effective March 12, 2003, to reward those employees in the following manner:

(Appearance by Representatives of the Agencies.)

5) Request of the Department of Education, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, to amend its Optional Pay Adjustment Policy to allow payments of up to 10% effective March 12, 2003. (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Education.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

6) General Business No. 12 – Addendum to the consideration of the requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 12.6, to establish Unscheduled Absenteeism Policies for the following agencies: THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(a) Louisiana Public Service Commission - effective April 1, 2003

(b) Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria – effective March 12, 2003

7) Request of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for an unclassified position of Confidential Assistant to the Executive Director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2003 UNTIL MARCH 31, 2005.

8) General Business No. 15 – Addendum to the Report on Evaluation Reports Issued (Appearance by Patrick Lowery of the Department of Civil Service.) THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY PATRICK LOWERY.

Human Resources Program Evaluation Reports:
Lafourche Basin Levee District

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