(LOUISIANA PURCHASE ROOM, SUITE 1-100, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)

4)         Director’s Report  (No Attachment)

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

6)         Response from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, relative to questions regarding the contract for the design, financing, construction, renovation, furnishing and management of residential facilities.  (Appearance by a Representative of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.)  THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND JPI.  THE COMMISSION REQUESTED THAT THE UNIVERSITY PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION EACH YEAR A FINANCIAL REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE CONTRACT. 

7)        Consideration of a Request for Proposal from Louisiana State University at Eunice to outsource the cafeteria services. (Appearance by a Representative of the Louisiana State University at Eunice.)  THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED THE COMMISSION.     

8)         Request of the Secretary of State, for unclassified authority under  the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for the appointed position of Commissioner of Elections effective January 12, 2004.  (Appearance by a Representative of the Secretary of State.)  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

9)         Consideration of the request of the Department of Natural Resources to amend the Dual Career Ladder Policy for Geologist.  (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Natural Resources.)  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

10)       Request of the Office of Mental Health – Region 8, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay adjustment in the amount of $ 6.40 bi-weekly for Ms. Glenda Staten for the detailed position of Social Worker 1 effective September 9, 2003.   (Appearance by a Representative of the Office of Mental Health – Region 8.)  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

11)       Request of the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay adjustment in the amount of $ 254.01 bi-weekly for Mr. Robert Lawrence, Deputy State Examiner effective January 7, 2004.   (Appearance by a Representative of the Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service.)  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

12)       Request of the Department of Transportation and Development, to convert $2.00/hour premium pay  (for hours worked) into base pay for its Transportation Permit Office employees effective January 5, 2004.  The affected employees/positions are as follows:  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9, 2003.

13)       Request of the Department of Civil Service, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(a), for
one-time payments effective January 7, 2004 for the following individuals:   THE REQUESTS  WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

a.       $750.00 for Ms. Lisa Lusk who has earned the designation of Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).          

b.         $500.00 for Ms. Laura Holmes who has earned the Certificate in Supervisory Techniques. 

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

14)       Request of the Division of Administration, for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for  the following  positions in the Division of Administration effective January 12, 2004:  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

a.         The establishment of one (1) ongoing Director of Research and Governmental Accountability position.

b.         The establishment of three (3) ongoing Research Analyst positions.

c.         The continuation of the 4.1(d)2 authority for the Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner.

d.         The abolishment of the Deputy Commissioner for Communications and Special Projects position.

e.         The abolishment of the Deputy Commissioner for IT Communications and Economic Development position.

 (Appearance by a Representative of the Division of Administration.) 

15)      Consideration of the Motion to Dismiss in the appeal of  Gregory Jackson  vs. LSU Agricultural Center, Docket No. S-14858.  (Appearance by Laura Holmes.)  THE MOTION TO DISMISS WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

16)     Consideration of the Motion to Dismiss in the appeal of  Gary Broderick  vs. Department of Environmental Quality, Docket No. 15082.  (Appearance by Laura Holmes.)  THE COMMISSION GRANTED A 20-DAY EXTENSION TO PAY ESTIMATED COSTS, IN DEFAULT OF WHICH THIS APPEAL IS DISMISSED. 

17)     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:
            Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District
            Louisiana Technical College – District  6
            Northwestern State University

18)       Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held December 2-3, 2003.  THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES, AS WRITTEN.

19)       10:30 a.m.           Commission Work Session.

20)       11:00 a.m.           Applications for Review.

21)       12:00 noon          Consideration of Formal Charges.

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

GENERAL BUSINESS SESSION

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2004

(LOUISIANA PURCHASE ROOM, SUITE 1-100, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)

1)         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)   Performance Planning and Review Reports by the following Agencies:  THE COMMISSION RECEIVED REPORTS FROM MR. KIP WALL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OFFICE OF GROUP BENEFITS AND DR. RAYMOND GARRITY, INTERIM CHANCELLOR, DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

a.         Office of Group Benefits – Mr. Kip Wall, Chief Executive Officer

b.         Delgado Community College – Dr. Raymond Garrity, Interim Chancellor 

3)         Request of the Department of Civil Service, for unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for an Executive Counsel position and a Press Secretary position at each of the major departments that do not have existing authority for the same or very similar positions. The requested effective date of this request is  noon on January 12, 2004 through January 14, 2008,   (Appearance by a Representative of the Department of Civil Service.)  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

4)         Request of the LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c), for an individual pay adjustment in the amount of $216.80  bi-weekly for Ms. Pamela Prothro, Registered Nurse 3, effective January 5, 2004.  (Appearance by a Representative of the LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport.)  THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. 

5)         Request of the Director for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 7.20(d), to add the following jobs in the shortage job category: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

Education Program Consultant 1
Education Program Consultant 2
Education Program Consultant 3
Education Program Consultant 4
Education Program Consultant 5-A
Education Program Consultant 5-B

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

6)   Public investigation of SALLY L. FREILER (ALLEN H. REYNOLDS, Complainant) Docket No. I-15204.  The respondent is self-represented; Robert Boland is representing the complainant.  This item was rescheduled from the January 6, 2004 meeting.  (See Item 3 on the regular agenda for the attachments.)  THE INVESTIGATION WAS HEARD AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. 

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

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