STATE OF
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
P.O.
BATON
AGENDA
STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 HAS BEEN
CANCELLED
GENERAL BUSINESS SESSION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
9:00 A.M.
(THOMAS
JEFFERSON ROOM, SUITE 1-136, FIRST FLOOR, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD
STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)
5) Director’s Report (No
Attachment)
6) Employee
7) Resolution in Appreciation of Sam Breen’s
Service to the State of
(No Attachment) THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AS WRITTEN.
8) Request of the Department of State
Civil Service to grant a request for suspension pending criminal proceedings
pursuant to Civil Service Rule 12.5, filed by
9) Request of the Department of Health
and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Pinecrest
Supports and
10) Request of the Division of
Administration for unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service
Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) unclassified Internal Audit Administrator position,
effective February 20, 2008 through February 19, 2012. Department recommends approval as
requested for a period of four years. (Appearance by a
representative of the Division of Administration.) THE
COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST. (Position number and resume
for incumbent must be emailed to misty.crehan@la.gov
or faxed to
11) Request of the Department of Education for unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil
Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) unclassified Director of High School Redesign
position, one (1) unclassified Director of Research and Development position,
and one (1) unclassified Director of Literacy and Numeracy position, effective
February 20, 2008 through February 20, 2013. Department recommends approval for a period of five years.
(Appearance by a representative of the Department of Education.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST. (Position numbers
and resumes for incumbents must be emailed to misty.crehan@la.gov or faxed to
12) Request of the Department of Education for
unclassified authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule
4.1(d)2, for one (1) unclassified Health & Physical Education Coordinator
position, effective February 20, 2008 through February 20, 2013. Department recommends approval for a
period of five years. (Appearance by a representative of the Department
of Education.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST. (Position number
and resume for incumbent must be emailed to misty.crehan@la.gov
or faxed to
13) Request
of the Department of Environmental Quality for a four year extension of unclassified
authority under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1)
unclassified Workforce Planning Executive Consultant, position #50355120,
effective April 7, 2008 through April 6, 2012. Department
recommends approval of ongoing authority as requested.
(Appearance by a representative of the Department of Environmental Quality.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
14) Request
of the
15) Request of the
16) Request
of the Department of Economic Development for unclassified authority under
the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for sixteen (16) unclassified
Special Project Officer positions, effective February 20, 2008 through February
19, 2012. Department recommends approval. as requested.
(Appearance by a representative of the Department of Economic Development.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
17) Request of the Director
of the Department of State Civil Service to extend unclassified authority under
the provisions of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for unclassified Executive
Counsel positions and unclassified Press Secretary positions, with ongoing
authority, effective February 20, 2008.
Department recommends approval
as requested. (Appearance by a
representative of the Department of State Civil Service.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
18) Request
of the Department of Labor for unclassified authority under the provisions
of Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, for one (1) unclassified Special Assistant
position, effective February 20, 2008 through January 31, 2012. Department
recommends approval as requested. (Appearance by a representative of
the Department of Labor.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE
REQUEST. (Position number and resume for incumbent must be emailed to misty.crehan@la.gov or faxed to
19) Request
of the
20) Consideration
of the following requests to establish Rewards and Recognition policies in
accordance with Civil Service Rule 6.16.1:
a.
Housing
Authority of the Town of
b.
Rayville
Housing Authority – establish policy,
effective February 20, 2008. Department recommends approval as
requested. THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUEST.
(Appearance by
representatives of the agencies.)
21) Request
of the Department of State Civil Service for a lump sum award in the amount
of $500.00, for Ms. Becky Cresap, Human Resources Consultant Specialist, under
the provisions of their Rewards and Recognition policy, in accordance with
Civil Service Rule 6.16.1, effective February 20, 2008. Department
recommends approval as requested.
(Appearance by a representative of the Department of State Civil
Service.) REQUEST
WAS WITHDRAWN.
22) Consideration
of the following requests for Optional
Pay Adjustments for additional duties, in accordance with Civil Service
Rule 6.16.2:
a. Department of State Civil Service - a
temporary 5% adjustment for Ms.
b. Department of State Civil Service – a
temporary 5% adjustment for Ms. Evelyn Smith, Accountant 3, for additional
duties, effective January 24, 2008 through March 7, 2008, or for the duration
of the additional duties. Department
recommends approval as requested. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
c. Department of Education – for a
permanent adjustment of 10% for Ms. Mary Gloston, Human Resource Director C,
effective September 1, 2007. Department recommends approval of a 7%
adjustment for equal level duties. THE COMMISSION GRANTED A 7% ADJUSTMENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
d. Division of Administration – for a permanent adjustment of 10% for Ms. Pamela
Perkins, Attorney General Counsel 2, effective July 1, 2007. Department recommends approval of a 7%
adjustment for equal level duties. AFTER RECEIVING
COMMENTS FROM MS. BARBARA GOODSON, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, AND MR. JERRY JONES,
DIRECTOR OF FACILITY PLANNING & CONTROL, FROM THE DIVISION OF
ADMINISTRATION; THE COMMISSION GRANTED A
7% ADJUSTMENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND PROMISED TO REVISIT OPTIONAL
PAY RULES AND POLICIES. VICE-CHAIRMAN BURL CAIN WAS IN OPPOSITION OF GRANTING ONLY
A 7% ADJUSTMENT.
e. Division of Administration – for a
temporary adjustment of 5% (for a total of 10%) for Ms. Karen Puckett, CPTP
Operations Manager, effective January 14, 2008 through July 13, 2008. Department
recommends approval as requested. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
f. Department
of Health and Hospitals –
for a temporary adjustment of 5% (with 5% already having been granted) for Ms.
Dorothy LaFleur, Medical Certification Specialist within the Office of Aging
Adult Services, effective December 1, 2007. Department recommends
approval as requested. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE
REQUEST.
(Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
23) Request of the Department
of Transportation and Development for Individual Pay Adjustments for three (3)
Electrician Specialist Leaders, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 6.16(c),
effective November 6, 2006. Department
recommends approval as requested. (Appearance by a representative of the Department of
Transportation and Development.) THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUEST.
24) Request
of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services for
an Individual Pay Adjustment in the amount of $125.60 bi-weekly $72,000.00 annually, to match a verified job
offer, for Ms. Terri Cannon, Attorney 3, in accordance with Civil Service Rule
6.16(c), effective January 24, 2008.
Department recommends approval
as requested. (Appearance by a representative of the Department of
Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
25) Request of the Department of Health and
Hospitals, Office of Mental Health, for a one-year extension of the job
appointments of Ms. Willicia Royal, Administrative Coordinator 3 and Ms. Brenda
Stafford, Administrative Assistant 5, in accordance with Civil Service Rule
8.14(a). Department recommends
approval for one year as requested, effective March 13, 2008 for Ms. Royal and
March 27, 2008 for Ms. Stafford. (Appearance by a representative of the
Department of Health and Hospitals.) THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUEST AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
26) Request of the Division of Administration to update
appointments to the Comprehensive Public Training Policy Board, effective
February 20, 2008. Department
recommends approval as requested. (Appearance by a representative of
the Division of Administration.) THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUEST.
27) Consideration of the
following requests for Special Pay Rates
in accordance with Civil Service Rule 6.16(a):
a. LSU Health Care Services Division – Earl
K. Long Medical Center – for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for all
hours worked by incumbents of the Medical Laboratory Technologist series,
effective December 3, 2007. Department recommends approval as
requested. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
b. LSU Health Care Services Division –
Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans – for premium pay in an amount
up to $3.00 per hour for all hours worked by Dental Assistant and Dental
Assistant Supervisor series, effective February 25, 2008. Department
recommends approval as requested. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
c. LSU Health Care Services Division –
University Medical Center – for premium
pay in an amount of up to $1.50 per hour for all hours worked by Professional
Counselors 1-4, in the Mental Health Emergency Room Extension, effective December
3, 2007. Department recommends approval as requested. THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
d. Department of Transportation and
Development – for premium pay in the
amount of $2.00 per hour for hours worked up to (40) hours per week for Engineering Technicians 1-7 serving as bridge
inspectors, effective December 10, 2007.
Department recommends approval
as requested. THE
COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
e.
Department of Health and
Hospitals, Office of Mental Health – to establish premium pay in the amount of $1.00
per hour for hours worked for Psychiatric Aides 1, 2, and 3, who work within
the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital, effective December 1, 2007. Department
recommends approval as requested. THE
COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
(Appearance by representatives of the
agencies.)
28) Consideration
of the following request for Special Entrance
Rates in accordance with Civil Service Rule 6.5(b):
a. Department
of Culture, Recreation and Tourism – for bi-weekly rate of $2,885.00 for
position #50328570, Museum Director-Branch, effective January 8, 2008. (Civil
Service Director granted tentative approval of this request on January 18, 2008.) Department
recommends approval as requested. (Appearance by representative of the Department of Culture, Recreation
and Tourism.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
29) Consideration of the Minutes of the
Commission Meeting held on January 8 and 9, 2008. THE
MINUTES WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION AS WRITTEN.
30)
Report on Evaluation Reports Issued
Human Resources Evaluation
Reports:
·
Housing Authority of the City of
·
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary
·
Housing Authority of WITHDRAWN
·
Department of Corrections, Headquarters
(Appearance by
31) 10:30
a.m. Commission Work Session.
SUPPLEMENTAL
AGENDA
STATE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
GENERAL BUSINESS SESSION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
2008
(THOMAS
JEFFERSON ROOM, SUITE 1-136, FIRST FLOOR, CLAIBORNE BUILDING, 1201 NORTH THIRD
STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA)
1) Request
of the Department of State Civil Service to add the Office of Youth
Development to the list of agency Press Secretary positions for which the
Department is recommending ongoing unclassified authority under the provisions
of Civil Service 4.1(d)2 in Regular Agenda Item #17. Department recommends approval as requested. (Appearance by
a representative of the Department of State Civil Service.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
2) Request
of the Secretary of State for one (1) ongoing unclassified Business Manager
position, in accordance with Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, effective February 20,
2008. Department recommends approval of ongoing authority.
(Appearance by a representative of the Secretary of State.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT. (Position number and resume for incumbent must be emailed to misty.crehan@la.gov or faxed to
3) Request
of the Office of Youth Development for one (1) unclassified Undersecretary
position and one (1) unclassified Assistant Secretary position, in accordance
with Civil Service Rule 4.1(d)2, effective February 20, 2008. Department
recommends approval of ongoing authority. (Appearance by a representative of the Office
of Youth Development.) THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUEST AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT. (Position numbers
and resumes for incumbents must be emailed to misty.crehan@la.gov or faxed to
4) Request
of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West Bank to
establish a Rewards and Recognition policy in accordance with Civil Service
Rule 6.16.1, effective February 20, 2008.
Department recommends approval
as requested. (Appearance by a
representative of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
5) Request
of the Metropolitan Human Services District to compensate exempt employees
who worked February 2-3, 2008 and February 5, 2008 (Mardi Gras day), at the
time and one-half rate under the provisions of Civil Service Rule 21.9(d). Department recommends approval as
requested. (Appearance by a
representative of the Metropolitan Human Services District.) THE COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
6) Consideration
of the following requests for Special
Pay Rates in accordance with Civil Service Rule 6.16(a):
a.
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental
Health – for premium pay in the
amount of $.50 per hour (for all hours worked) for all Rehabilitation
Instructors 1, 2, and Supervisor within the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health
System in Regions 2 and 4, effective January 28, 2008. Department recommends
approval as requested. THE
COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
b.
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental
Health – for premium pay in the
amount of $.50 per hour (for all hours worked) for all Therapeutic Recreation
Specialists 1, 2, 3A and 3B within the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System
in Regions 2 and 4, effective January 28, 2008. Department recommends
approval as requested. THE
COMMISSION GRANTED THE REQUEST.
c. Department of Transportation and
Development – for premium pay in the amount of $1.00 per hour (for all
hours worked) for all Human Resources jobs at their headquarters office,
effective December 25, 2007. Department recommends approval as
requested. THE COMMISSION
GRANTED THE REQUEST.
(Appearance by representatives of the agencies.)
7) Request of the Public Affairs Research Council of
8) Agency
response to Human Resources Evaluation Reports requiring improvement. (No
Attachment.)
Human Resources Action Plan:
·
(Appearance by Mr.