STATE OF LOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

 

 

 

 

 

General Circular No. 001633

 

To:                   Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

 

Subject:            Announcement of December 7, 2005 Pay Hearing

 

Issue Date:       November 9, 2005

 

 

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 to consider proposed changes to the Classification and 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.

 

The Commission will consider the following exhibits:

 

EXHIBIT A:  Changes to the Labor/Trades (WS) Grid and Implementation Order

 

EXHIBIT B: Job Minimum Qualification Changes Since the July 13, 2005 Pay Hearing

 

THE CHANGES TO THE PAY PLAN NOTED IN EXHIBITS C, D, AND E BELOW HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN INTERIM APPROVAL BY THE CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR.  THESE CHANGES WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS ADOPTED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.  IF ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE GOVERNOR WILL SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

EXHIBIT C: New Jobs Proposed for Addition to the Pay Plan Since the July 13, 2005 Pay Hearing

 

EXHIBIT D: Job Title Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the July 13, 2005 Pay Hearing

           

EXHIBIT E: Job Pay Grade Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the July 13, 2005 Pay Hearing

 

Further supplements adding items to these exhibits may be issued at the Commission Hearing.  

 

Please review this proposal and furnish us any comments that you consider pertinent by close of business November 30, 2005.  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 Lisa Lusk, Compensation Manager at 225-342-8083 or email at lisa.lusk@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 Soileau

Acting Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A: Labor/Trades (WS) Implementation Order and Grid

Implementation Order for the Labor/Trades (WS) Schedule and Grid Proposed at the December 7, 2005 Pay Hearing

The purpose of this order is to effect the transition of employees from the current Labor/Trades pay grid to the proposed Labor/Trades pay grid.

  1. All current base supplement pay that falls within the employee’s new range shall be converted into base pay.
  2. If the employee’s individual pay rate falls within the range of the new grade, his pay shall not change.
  3. If the employee’s individual pay rate falls above the new range maximum, his pay shall be red-circled until the range encompasses the rate.
  4. If the employee’s individual pay rate falls below the minimum of the new range, his pay rate shall be brought up to the new minimum.
  5. Other Special Pay not associated with either payment for location, education/credentials, and/or other forms of variable pay may be converted into base pay upon approval by the Civil Service Commission. Requests for conversion of Special Pay to base pay must be submitted to the Civil Service Commission for approval.

 

 

LABOR/TRADES (WS) SCHEDULE

PROPOSED AT THE DECEMBER 7, 2005 PAY HEARING

LEVEL

MINIMUM

1st QUARTILE

MIDPOINT

2nd QUARTILE

MAXIMUM

PERIOD

201

5.47

6.54

7.61

8.68

9.75

HOURLY

 

437.60

523.20

608.80

694.40

780.00

BIWEEKLY

 

948.00

1,134.00

1,319.00

1,505.00

1,690.00

MONTHLY

 

11,378.00

13,604.00

15,829.00

18,055.00

20,280.00

ANNUAL

202

5.68

6.87

8.06

9.25

10.43

HOURLY

 

454.40

549.40

644.40

739.40

834.40

BIWEEKLY

 

985.00

1,191.00

1,397.00

1,603.00

1,808.00

MONTHLY

 

11,814.00

14,284.00

16,754.00

19,224.00

21,694.00

ANNUAL

203

5.85

7.18

8.51

9.84

11.16

HOURLY

 

468.00

574.20

680.40

786.60

892.80

BIWEEKLY

 

1,014.00

1,244.00

1,474.00

1,704.00

1,934.00

MONTHLY

 

12,168.00

14,930.00

17,691.00

20,452.00

23,213.00

ANNUAL

204

6.26

7.68

9.10

10.52

11.94

HOURLY

 

500.80

614.40

728.00

841.60

955.20

BIWEEKLY

 

1,085.00

1,332.00

1,578.00

1,824.00

2,070.00

MONTHLY

 

13,021.00

15,975.00

18,928.00

21,882.00

24,835.00

ANNUAL

205

6.70

8.22

9.74

11.26

12.78

HOURLY

 

536.00

657.60

779.20

900.80

1,022.40

BIWEEKLY

 

1,161.00

1,425.00

1,688.00

1,952.00

2,215.00

MONTHLY

 

13,936.00

17,098.00

20,259.00

23,421.00

26,582.00

ANNUAL

206

7.17

8.80

10.42

12.05

13.67

HOURLY

 

573.60

703.60

833.60

963.60

1,093.60

BIWEEKLY

 

1,243.00

1,525.00

1,807.00

2,089.00

2,370.00

MONTHLY

 

14,914.00

18,294.00

21,674.00

25,054.00

28,434.00

ANNUAL

207

7.67

9.41

11.15

12.89

14.63

HOURLY

 

613.60

752.80

892.00

1,031.20

1,170.40

BIWEEKLY

 

1,330.00

1,632.00

1,933.00

2,235.00

2,536.00

MONTHLY

 

15,954.00

19,573.00

23,192.00

26,811.00

30,430.00

ANNUAL

208

8.21

10.07

11.93

13.79

15.65

HOURLY

 

656.80

805.60

954.40

1,103.20

1,252.00

BIWEEKLY

 

1,423.00

1,746.00

2,068.00

2,391.00

2,713.00

MONTHLY

 

17,077.00

20,946.00

24,815.00

28,684.00

32,552.00

ANNUAL

209

8.78

10.78

12.77

14.76

16.75

HOURLY

 

702.40

861.80

1,021.20

1,180.60

1,340.00

BIWEEKLY

 

1,522.00

1,868.00

2,213.00

2,558.00

2,903.00

MONTHLY

 

18,262.00

22,407.00

26,551.00

30,696.00

34,840.00

ANNUAL

210

9.39

11.53

13.66

15.79

17.92

HOURLY

 

751.20

921.80

1,092.40

1,263.00

1,433.60

BIWEEKLY

 

1,628.00

1,998.00

2,367.00

2,737.00

3,106.00

MONTHLY

 

19,531.00

23,967.00

28,403.00

32,839.00

37,274.00

ANNUAL

211

10.05

12.33

14.61

16.89

19.17

HOURLY

 

804.00

986.40

1,168.80

1,351.20

1,533.60

BIWEEKLY

 

1,742.00

2,138.00

2,533.00

2,928.00

3,323.00

MONTHLY

 

20,904.00

25,647.00

30,389.00