STATE OF LOUISIANA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
P.O. BOX 94111, CAPITOL STATION
A G E N D A
(THOMAS JEFFERSON ROOM, SUITE 1-136 A and B, FIRST
FLOOR, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)
1) 9:00
a.m. Public Investigation
of Adrian Gauthier (Anne S.
Soileau, Complainant) Docket No. I-15679. Respondent is self-represented; Robert R.
Boland, Jr. is representing the Complainant.
Consideration of Complainant’s request to withdraw the charges. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THE PUBLIC
INVESTIGATION OF ADRIAN GAUTHIER FROM THE AGENDA.
2) 9:00
a.m. Public hearing of the
appeal of ELANDA THOMAS vs.
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES - DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS, Docket No. S-15613. The employee is self-represented and Ms.
Rhonda Mercadel is representing the agency.
THE APPEAL WAS HEARD AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.
3) 1:00 p.m. Public
hearing of the appeal of PEARLINE WEBB vs.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, Docket No. S-15568. Mr. Kenneth Fabre is representing the
employee; and Mr. L. Bruce Dodd is representing the agency. THE APPEAL WAS HEARD
AND TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.
GENERAL
BUSINESS SESSION
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 15, 2005
9:00 A.M.
(THOMAS JEFFERSON ROOM, SUITE 1-136 A and B, FIRST
FLOOR, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)
4) Director’s Report (No
Attachment)
5) Employee
Opportunity to Address the Commission.
(No Requests)
6) Request of the Department of Health and
Hospitals, Pinecrest Developmental Center, for authority under the provisions
of Civil Service Rule 12.5, to suspend Ms. Catina Fulton, without pay, pending
criminal proceedings against her.
(Appearances by a representative of the Department of Health and
Hospitals, Pinecrest Developmental Center and Ms. Catina Fulton.) the
Commission granted authority to the Department of Health and Hospitals,
Pinecrest Developmental Center for Mrs. Catina Fulton to remain on forced
annual leave until all leave is exhausted. The Commission asked Pinecrest to
appear at the July Commission meeting, with its attorney, to report on the
Attorney General’s findings and/or the status of the criminal case. The
Commission also suggested that the Department of Health and Hospitals try to find
a position for Mrs. Fulton in another DHH facility in the immediate area of
Pinecrest Developmental Center.
7) Consideration of the following requests for
authority to establish or amend the Unscheduled Absences policy under the
provisions of Civil Service Rule 12.6(a) as follows: (Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
a. Louisiana
State Board of Nursing - to amend its Unscheduled Absences Policy,
effective June 15, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
b. St.
Charles Parish Housing - to amend its Unscheduled Absenteeism Policy,
effective June 15, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
8) Request
of the Department of Environmental Quality under the provisions of Civil
Service Rule 5.9 for the renewal of the Dual Career Ladder Policy for the
Environmental Scientist series, effective June 15, 2005. (Appearance by a
representative of the Department of Environmental Quality.) THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
9) Request
of the Department of State to establish, under the provisions of Civil
Service Rule 4.1(d)2, unclassified authority for an assistant to the Secretary
assigned to the Help America Vote Act program, effective July 1, 2005 through
March 31, 2007. (Appearance by a
representative of the Department of State.)
THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IS REQUIRED TO GIVE
A PROGRESS REPORT AT MID TERM.
10) Request of the Department of Health and Hospitals to
establish an Employee Recruitment Incentive Award Program under the provisions
of Civil Service Rule 6.16(d), effective June 15, 2005, as follows: (Appearance by a representative of the
Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS WITHDREW THE REQUEST
FROM THE AGENDA.
The agency would like to
make lump sum payments of up to $350.00 to employees as follows:
·
The
recruiter will be paid $50 when the recruited employee has worked six weeks or
more.
·
The
recruiter will be paid $300 when the recruited employee has worked six months
or more.
11) Consideration
of the following requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service
Rule 6.16.2, for an Optional Pay Adjustment for additional duties:
(Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
a. Department
of Health and Hospitals for a lump sum optional pay adjustment of 10% for
Wesley Jerome Boyd, Information Technology Applications Programmer Analyst 2,
for FY 04/05, effective June 6, 2005. THE
COMMISSION GRANTED AUTHORITY FOR A LUMP SUM OPTIONAL PAY ADJUSTMENT OF 2% FOR
WESLEY JEROME BOYD.
b. Department of Health and Hospitals
to rescind the temporary optional pay adjustment in the amount of $235.20
biweekly for Diane Batts, Program Manager 2-DHHR, and to request a lump sum
optional pay adjustment in the amount of 7.07% for her, effective June 6, 2005
for FY 04-05. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
c. Department of Natural Resources to
change the effective date for the base pay adjustment for Matharene Hill,
Administrative Assistant 5, from March 2, 2005 to March 7, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
d. Department of Natural Resources for a base pay adjustment
for permanent additional duties in the amount of 7% for Angelin Morgan, Policy
Planner 5, effective June 15, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
12) Consideration
of the following requests for authority, under the provisions of Civil Service
Rule 6.16(c) for an Individual Pay Adjustment, as follows:
(Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
a. Department of Corrections for an Individual Pay
Adjustment in the amount of 10% for Probation and Parole Officers that attain a
master’s degree, effective May 4, 2005.
THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
b. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center –
Shreveport for an Individual Pay Adjustment for Jennifer Tonsman, Registered
Nurse 2, in the amount of $38.40 bi-weekly, effective June 6, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
c. Department of Veterans Affairs for an Individual Pay
Adjustment for Gustave Freche, Administrative Manager 5 at the Louisiana War
Veterans Home, in the amount of $151.20 bi-weekly, effective June 15, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
d. East Jefferson Levee District for an
Individual Pay Adjustment for James Baker, Levee Board Operations
Superintendent, in the amount of $212.80 bi-weekly, effective June 15, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
e. Pontchartrain Levee District for an Individual Pay
Adjustment for Kenneth Steib, Levee Forman 2, in the amount of $274.40 bi-weekly. THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 2005.
13) Consideration of the following requests for
authority to establish or amend an Optional Pay Adjustment policy under the
provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2 as follows: (Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
a. University of Louisiana at Monroe - to establish an Optional Pay
Adjustment policy, effective June 8, 2005, as follows: 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, an
unclassified position in state service, or a position at a non-state
governmental entity.
·
Recruit
employees into difficult to fill positions – up to 10% base pay or lump sum
increase in order to recruit employees into difficult to fill positions.
·
Adjust
pay differentials between comparable employees or employees within a
supervisory chain – up to 10% base pay increase for salary compression caused
by the implementation of either Civil Service Rules 6.5(b) or 6.5(g).
·
Compensation
for additional duties – up to 5% base pay or lump sum increase to award
employees for either permanent or temporary additional duties. All increases above 5% for additional duties
must receive approval from the Civil Service Commission before implementation.
b. Office
of State Examiner - to establish an
Optional Pay policy, effective June 15, 2005 as follows: THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
·
Retention
of employees deemed essential to the agency for up to the maximum amount
allowed by Civil Service.
·
Adjust
pay differentials between comparable employees for up to the maximum amount
allowed by Civil Service.
·
Recruit
employees for jobs deemed difficult to recruit for up to the maximum allowed by
Civil Service.
·
Compensation
for additional duties of up to 5% for additional permanent or temporary
duties. Employees at range maximum pay
receive a one-time lump sum payment of up to 5% of their base pay for
additional duties. Any requests for
amounts over 5% and any requests for employees at the administrator level or
higher must receive approval from the Civil Service Commission.
14) Consideration of the following requests for
authority to establish or amend the Rewards and Recognition policy under the
provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.1 as follows: (Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
a. Louisiana State Board of Medical
Examiners - to establish a Rewards and Recognition policy, effective May 1,
2005, as follows: THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
·
Service
Recognition – certificates, ribbons and/or service pins
·
Education
and Training – monetary recognition not to exceed $1000 depending upon
training/certification received
·
Innovation
– certificates, ribbons, plaques, or monetary recognition not to exceed 9% of
employee’s base salary
·
Initiative
– certificates, ribbons, plaques, or monetary recognition not to exceed $50
·
Certified
First Responder – monetary recognition not to exceed $250 for certification
received
·
Employee
of the quarter – certificates, ribbons, plaques, or monetary recognition not to
exceed $50
b. Office of Financial Institutions - to amend its
Rewards and Recognition policy, effective June 15, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
15) Report on Evaluation Reports
Issued. THE REPORTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY DAPHNE YAUN
AND CRAIG BROUSSARD.
Human
Resources Evaluation Reports:
·
Division of Administration (Appearance by Daphne
Yaun of the Department of Civil Service.)
·
University of New Orleans (Appearance by
Craig Broussard of the Department of Civil Service.)
16) Consideration of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting
held May 3 and 4, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AS WRITTEN.
17) Consideration of Requests for Special Pay Rates. THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
18) 10:30
a.m. Commission Work
Session.
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 15, 2005
(THOMAS JEFFERSON ROOM, SUITE 1-136 A and B, FIRST
FLOOR, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)
1) Request of the Department of Economic Development to
continue authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2 for
sixteen (16) unclassified positions within the department, effective June 15,
2005 through March 6, 2008.
(Appearance by a representative of the Department of Economic
Development.) THE
REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
2) Request of the Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge for
authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2 to establish two
unclassified positions for the Hope VI Grant Program, effective June 15, 2005
through September 30, 2008: (Appearance
by a representative of the Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge.) THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
·
Driver/Courier
·
Information
Technology Lab Assistant
3) General
Business No. 11 - Consideration of the following requests for authority,
under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 6.16.2, for an Optional Pay
Adjustment for additional duties:
(Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
a. Department of Health and Hospitals
for an optional pay adjustment of 5% for temporary duties in the amount of
$148.80 biweekly for Edward Holmberg, Accountant Manager 4, effective July 1,
2005. Additionally, the agency is
requesting retroactive approval for an optional pay adjustment made in April
2005. THE
COMMISSION GRANTED AUTHORITY FOR AN OPTIONAL PAY ADJUSTMENT OF 5% FOR EDWARD
HOLMBERT. THE COMMISSION DENIED THE
REQUEST FOR RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF AN OPTIONAL PAY ADJUSTMENT MADE IN APRIL
2005.
b. Office of Youth Development for a
temporary optional pay adjustment of 5% for additional duties for Elizabeth
Meng, Probation and Parole Program Assistant Director – Juvenile, effective
February 11, 2005. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
4) Request of the Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries for Individual Pay Adjustments per Civil Service Rule
6.16(c) for Leonard Savoie, Deputy Assistant Secretary 3, Randal Myers,
Biologist Program Manager and Keith Ibos, Biologist Manager. (Appearance by a representative of the
agency.) THE
REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 2005.
Job Title Adjust
Amount Reg. Biweekly Salary Max Biweekly Salary
Dep Asst Sec 3 $212.80 $3324.80 $4295.20
Biol Prog Mgr $56.80 $1768.80 $2929.60
Biol Mgr $68.00 $1860.00 $2737.60
5) General Business No. 15 - Report
on Evaluation Reports Issued. THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION BY PATRICIA
WILLIAMS.
Human Resources Evaluation Reports:
·
Southern
University at Baton (Appearance by
Daphne Yaun of the Department of Civil Service.)
6) General Business No. 16 – Consideration of Requests for Special
Pay Rates. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUESTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
ITEM
ADDED TO THE AGENDA DURING MEETING:
1) Request of the Office of Mental
Health to add to the agenda their request for authority for a 5% temporary
Optional Pay Adjustment for Ms. Jo Pine, Mental Hospital Associate
Administrator 2. THE REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.
2) Request of the Office of Mental Health
for authority for a 5% temporary Optional Pay Adjustment per Civil Service Rule
6.16.2 for Ms. Jo Pine, Mental Hospital Associate Administrator 2, effective
April 25, 2005 through April 25, 2006. (Appearance by
a representative of the Office of Mental Health.) THE REQUEST WAS
GRANTED BY THE COMMISSION.