9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of MICHAEL JACKSON, JR. vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS-ELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Docket No. S-15513. Mr. Jackson is self-represented and Mr. J. J. LaPlace is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS HEARD AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.

2) 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeal of MELVIN SPANN vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS-JETSON CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH, Docket No. S-15632 (and perhaps No. 15486). Mr. Mark Falcon is representing the employee; and Ms. Cynthia Eyre is representing the agency. DOCKET NO. 15632 WAS HEARD AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT; DOCKET NO 15486 WAS SETTLED.

3) 9:00 a.m. Public hearing of the appeals of TRACEY COLEMAN vs. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS-LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, Docket Nos. 15551 and 15601. Mr. Mark Falcon is representing the employee and Mr. L. Bruce Dodd is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS CONTINUED.

4) 9:00 a.m Public hearing of the appeal of EDMOND LOWE vs. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION& DEVELOPMENT, Docket No. 15098. Mr. Daniel Broussard, Jr. is representing the employee and Mr. Craig Kimball is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS SETTLED.

5) Director’s Report #9; (No Attachment)

6) Employee Opportunity to Address the Commission. (No Requests)

7) Request of the Louisiana School for the Deaf for a base pay adjustment for additional duties per Rule 6.16.2 in the amount of 2% for Kena Asberry and Adarin Henyard, Administrative Coordinator 1’s, effective May 4, 2005. (Appearance by a representative of the Louisiana School for the Deaf.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

8) Request of Nicholls State University for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c) for an individual pay adjustment of $89.76 bi-weekly for Ms. Brenda Ordoyne, Administrative Coordinator 3, effective February 9, 2005. (Appearance by representative of Nicholls State University.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

9) Request of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c) for an individual pay adjustment of $100.80 bi-weekly for Mr. Raoul Manuel, Maintenance Foreman, effective January 17, 2005. (Appearance by representative of the Port of Lake Charles.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

10) Request of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to establish a policy for an Optional Pay Adjustment Program under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, effective May 4, 2005 as follows: (Appearance by a representative of the Louisiana Board of Nursing.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

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.

Adjust pay differentials between comparable employees – up to 10% base pay increase for salary compression in cases where a junior employee’s pay rate surpasses the pay rate of senior employees due to the implementation of other Civil Service rules that cause the pay discrepancy.

Compensation for employees who perform additional duties – up to 5% base pay or lump sum increase to employees who are assigned additional duties on a permanent basis. Employees who are assigned additional duties on a temporary basis may receive a lump sum of up to 5% of their base pay for such duties.

11) Request of the LSU Health Care Services Division to establish an Incentive Award program under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16 (d) at the Medical Center of Louisiana New Orleans, effective April 6, 2005. (Appearance by a representative of the LSU Health Care Services Division.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

Report on Evaluation Reports Issued (Appearance by Patrick Lowrey of the Department of Civil Service.) THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY PATRICK LOWREY.

Human Resources Evaluation Reports:
Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans
LA Technical College District 4

13) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting held April 5 and 6, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AS WRITTEN.

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

15) 10:30 a.m. Commission Work Session.

1) Request of the Housing Authority of the City of Rayne to establish a Rewards and Recognition policy under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, effective October 1, 2004 as follows: (Appearance by representative of the Housing Authority of the City of Rayne.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2005.

The Agency has decided to implement a Rewards & Recognition policy to reward employees up to 4% of base salary in years that the agency receives a "high performer" rating by the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS).

2) Request of the Department of Revenue to establish a Dual Career Ladder Policy for Information Technology jobs, effective May 5, 2005: (Appearance by representative of the Department of Revenue.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

3) Request of the Department of Corrections, Louisiana State Penitentiary for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2 to establish one unclassified position of Principal, effective May 4, 2005. (Appearance by representative of Department of Corrections.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

4) Request of the Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program (LaSIP) for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2 to establish one unclassified position of LaSip Program Coordinator, effective May 4, 2005. (Appearance by representative of LaSIP.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

5) Request of the Housing Authority of the City of Monroe for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2 to establish two unclassified positions to serve as Planning Director and Coordinator. (Appearance by representative of the Housing Authority of the City of Monroe.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 4, 2005 THRUGH APRIL 30, 2007.

6) Request of the Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services for authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16(c) for an individual pay adjustment in the amount of 10% for employees who attain a Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field while employed as a Child Welfare Specialist at the Department, effective January 17, 2005. (Appearance by representative of the Department of Social Services.) THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.

7) Consideration of Requests for Special Pay Rates. THE REQUESTS WERE GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.