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STATE OF LOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

 

November 21, 2006


 

General Circular No. 001680

 

To:                  Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

 

Subject:           Announcement of December 13, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

Issue Date:     November 27, 2006

 

THIS GENERAL CIRCULAR SUPERCEDES GENERAL CIRCULAR 1678

 

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 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:

 

EXHIBIT A: Jobs Added to the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

           

            None.

 

EXHIBIT B: Job Title Changes to the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

           

            None.

 

EXHIBIT C: Job Pay Grade Changes for the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

            None.

 

THE CHANGES TO THE PAY PLAN NOTED IN EXHIBITS D AND E BELOW HAVE BEEN GIVEN INTERIM APPROVAL BY THE CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR AND ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT:

 

EXHIBIT D: Jobs Abolished from the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

            To be published in a General Circular at a later date.

 

EXHIBIT E: Job Minimum Qualification Changes Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

            See attachment.

 

THE CHANGES TO THE PAY PLAN NOTED IN EXHIBIT F MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION WHO WILL SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CHANGES TO THE PAY PLAN NOTED IN EXHIBITS G, H, AND I 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 F: Job Title Changes Proposed to the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

See attachment.

           

EXHIBIT G: New Jobs Proposed for Addition to the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

See attachment.

 

EXHIBIT H: Job Pay Grade Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the July 19, 2006 Pay Hearing

 

See attachment.

 

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

 

We are proposing to raise the maximums of the AS, MS, and SS schedules 14%.  We are proposing to raise the maximums of the PS and WS schedules 10%.

 

 

A supplement adding/changing items in this exhibit may be issued at the Commission Hearing.

 

 

Please review this proposal and furnish us any comments that you consider pertinent by close of business December 7, 2006.  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 Smith Soileau

Director