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STATE OF LOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

 


September 8, 2008

 

General Circular No. 1743

 

To:                   Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

 

Subject:           Announcement of October 8, 2008 Pay Hearing

 

Issue Date:      September 8, 2008

 

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 to consider proposed changes to the Pay Plan.

 

The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in the auditorium of the Claiborne Building, 1201 Third Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

EXHIBIT I:    Changes to Pay Schedules, Grid, and Implementation Orders.

                        Proposal to raise the minimums of all schedules to reflect minimum wage changes, and additionally raise the pay range minimums of AS, PS, TS and SS schedules up to 10%, the WS and MS up to 3%.

 

EXHIBIT J:    A proposal for a 2-5% one-time salary supplement for all classified employees.

 

There are no proposed changes to the maximums at this time.

 

Please review this proposal and furnish us any comments that you consider pertinent by close of business October 1.  If you would like to appear before the Commission to present your comments orally, you are invited to do so and are requested to notify the Department of Civil Service of such intentions in advance of the meeting.  Please direct your comments to Marianne Covington or Glenn Balentine at 225-342-8083 or email at marianne.covington@la.gov or glenn.Balentine@la.gov.

 

Please post this General Circular prominently so that all employees will receive notice of this hearing.

 

If any special accommodations are needed, please notify us prior to this meeting.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

s/Anne S. Soileau

Director