The State Personnel Board met on October 17, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. to conduct
business and to consider other administrative matters. Present at the meeting
were Board members Eugene Stump, Sharon Lynch, and Reverend Paul J. Gilmer.
Board member Elizabeth Harter was unable to attend. Assistant Directors
Tari McClintock Crouse and Tim Basford and Brenda Brooks, Interim Secretary
to the Board, attended the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the September 19, 2002 meeting had been sent to members
of the Board prior to the meeting. Chairman Stump asked for any additions
or corrections. There being none, Mr. Gilmer moved the minutes be accepted
as presented, Ms. Lynch seconded the motion. Motion carried. The September
minutes were approved by unanimous consent.
CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS
BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
Upon motion of Mr. Gilmer, seconded by Ms. Lynch, the State Personnel Board approved proposal #2193 effective November 1, 2002:
1) To revise the pay grades for the Attorney and Administrative Law Judge class series as follows:
Title Current Pay Grade Proposed Pay Grade
Attorney I
17
19
Attorney II
18
20
Attorney III
20
22
Attorney Supervisor
22
24
Administrative Law Judge I
20
22
Administrative Law Judge II
22
24
Deputy Chief Administrative
Law Judge 23
25
Chief Administrative Law Judge
24
26
Director, Legal Division
24
26
General Counsel
24
26
2) To approve a special plan of implementation for Attorney and Administrative Law Judge employees in the Bureau of Employment Programs' Office of Judges and Legal Services as
specified in the Bureau’s proposal. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
Workers' Compensation Fund
Upon motion of Ms. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Gilmer, the State Personnel Board approved proposal #2194, to establish the position of Director of Claims Management as exempt, policy making, effective immediately. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Upon motion of Mr. Gilmer, seconded by Ms. Lynch, the State Personnel Board approved proposal #2195, to: 1) establish a special hiring rate for Nurse, Nurse Director, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Health Service Worker positions at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital (MMB); 2) grant a pay differential for employees in these job classifications at MMB; 3) establish a shift differential for all Department of Health and Human Resources hospitals; and, 4) establish a premium pay rate for employees who work the three major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day) at these facilities. The proposed changes are effective November 1, 2002. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Upon motion of Ms. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Gilmer, the State Personnel Board approved the staff recommendation on proposal #2196, to revise the pay grades for Occupational Therapist I and II to pay grades 18 and 20, respectively, and to establish a special hiring rate of 20% above the minimum rates of the salary ranges for both classifications, effective November 1, 2002. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Upon motion of Ms. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Gilmer, the State Personnel
Board approved proposal #2197, to establish the classifications of Occupational
Therapy Assistant I at pay grade 10 and Occupational Therapy Assistant
II at pay grade 12, effective December 1, 2002. Tim Basford, Assistant
Director of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Division of Personnel
Upon motion of Ms. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Gilmer, the State Personnel
Board approved the proposal #2198, to extend the special hiring rate of
$46,824 for Safety & Loss Control Specialist III to the position located
in the Employee Relations Section of the Department of Health and Human
Resources, effective immediately. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification
and Compensation, presented the proposal.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
With no further business to discuss, Chairman Stump entertained a motion
to adjourn the meeting. Reverend Gilmer moved and Ms. Lynch seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
NEXT BOARD MEETING
The next meeting of the State Personnel Board is scheduled for Thursday,
November 21, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. in Building 6, Room 425, State Capitol Complex,
Charleston, West Virginia.
Eugene Stump, Chairman
State Personnel Board
Brenda Brooks, Interim Secretary
State Personnel Board