MINUTES OF THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD
June 21, 2007
Charleston, West
Virginia
The State Personnel Board met on June 21, 2007 at 2:00
p.m. to conduct business and to consider other administrative matters. Present
at the meeting were members Jack Canfield, Mark Carbone, Sharon Lynch, Eugene
Stump and Elizabeth D. Walker. Also attending was Bill Hicks, designated
as Chairman by Secretary of Administration Robert Ferguson, Jr. who was unable
to attend. Others in attendance were: Billie Jo Streyle-Anderson, Director
of the Division of Personnel; Tim Basford, Tari Crouse, and Evelyn Davis,
Assistant Directors of Classification and Compensation, Employee Communications
and Information, and Organization and Human Resource Development, respectively;
and, Shelly Lowery, Secretary to the Board.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the May 17, 2007 meeting had been sent to
the members of the Board prior to the meeting. Chairman Hicks asked for
any additions or corrections. There being none, Mr. Stump moved the minutes
be accepted. Ms. Walker seconded the motion. The May 17, 2007 minutes were
approved by unanimous consent.
CONSIDERATION OF
PROPOSALS
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Veterans
Affairs
Upon motion of Ms. Walker, seconded by Ms. Lynch, the State
Personnel Board approved proposal #2399 (tabled at the March 15, 2007 meeting),as
recommended by staff, changing the titles of Veterans Affairs Officer 1
and Veterans Claims Manager to Veterans Service Officer 1 and 2, respectively.
The Board also approved abolishing the Veterans Affairs Officer 2 classification.
The proposal was modified insofar as the pay grade revisions originally
requested for the Veterans Service Officer 1 and 2 positions were denied.
A special hiring rate of 15% was approved for the Veterans Service Officer
1 classification in order to put the agency in a better recruiting posture
while not jeopardizing the existing pay grade relationship with similar job
classifications. These actions are effective July 16, 2007. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification
and Compensation, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Office of Technology
Upon motion of Ms. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Carbone, the State Personnel Board voted to table proposal #2413 until the July 19, 2007 meeting in order to gather additional information regarding the request. Tim Basford, Assistant Director of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
The Board voted unanimously to table the proposal
after the initial motion by Ms. Lynch, seconded by Ms. Walker approving the
proposal as written. Mr. Carbone initiated a discussion regarding the Board’s
procedure for approving new job specifications. Mr. Canfield asked Ms. Lynch
if she would entertain an amendment to her original motion approving two
of the new job specifications while leaving one to be reviewed at the July
19, 2007 meeting. Ms. Lynch agreed and it was so moved with a second by
Mr. Carbone. Director Streyle-Anderson requested that the Board consider
the proposal in its entirety rather than splitting it since the job specifications
in question are within the same series and it would be difficult to consider
one without reviewing the others. The Board unanimously approved a motion
by Ms. Walker, seconded by Mr. Carbone, rescinding the amended motion.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division of Highways
Upon motion of Mr. Stump, seconded by Mr. Canfield, the
State Personnel Board approved proposal #2419, implementing a salary adjustment
of $.96 per hour to be granted to employees in the Transportation Worker
1, 2, 3 and 4 and the Transportation Crew Chief job classifications at the
successful conclusion of the six months probationary period, beginning with
employees hired on or after July 1, 2007. This action is in accordance with
Section 5.4 (f)(4) (Pay Differentials) of the Division of Personnel Administrative
Rule. Tim Basford, Assistant Director
of Classification and Compensation, presented the proposal.
CABELL-HUNTINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Upon motion of Ms. Walker, seconded by Mr. Carbone, the
State Personnel Board approved proposal #2415, implementing an across-the-board
salary adjustment which, when combined with the mandatory across-the-board
increase for which the Legislature provided funding, will equal the greater
of $600 or 5% annually. The adjustment will apply to all permanent, full-time
employees and permanent, part-time employees of the Cabell-Huntington Health
Department in accordance with Section 5.4 (f)(4) (Pay Differentials) of the
Division of Personnel Administrative Rule. The adjustment is effective
July 1, 2007. Tari McClintock Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee Communications
and Information, presented the proposal.
HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Upon motion of
Mr. Stump, seconded by Ms. Walker, the State Personnel Board approved proposal
#2416, implementing an across-the-board,
non-base building salary adjustment in addition to the mandatory across-the-board
increase for which the Legislature provided funding. The adjustment is $2,000
for all permanent, full-time employees and $1,500 for all permanent, part-time
employees of the Hancock County Health Department in accordance with Section
5.4 (f)(4) (Pay Differentials) of the Division of Personnel Administrative
Rule. The adjustment is effective July 15, 2007. Tari McClintock Crouse,
Assistant Director of Employee Communications and Information, presented the
proposal.
MONONGALIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Upon motion of
Mr. Canfield, seconded by Mr. Stump, the State Personnel Board approved proposal
#2417, implementing an across-the-board
salary adjustment which, when combined with the mandatory across-the-board
increase for which the Legislature provided funding, will equal the greater
of 4% or $600 annually. The adjustment will apply to all permanent, full-time
employees and permanent, part-time employees of the Monongalia County Health
Department in accordance with Section 5.4 (f)(4) (Pay Differentials) of the
Division of Personnel Administrative Rule. The adjustment is effective
July 1, 2007. Tari McClintock Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee Communications
and Information, presented the proposal.
POCAHONTAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Upon motion of Ms. Walker, seconded by Ms. Lynch, the State
Personnel Board approved proposal #2418, implementing an across-the-board
salary adjustment in addition to the mandatory across-the-board increase
for which the Legislature provided funding. The adjustment is $200 per month
for all permanent, full-time employees of the Pocahontas County Health Department
in accordance with Section 5.4 (f)(4) (Pay Differentials) of the Division
of Personnel Administrative Rule. The increase is effective July
1, 2007 with the $200 per month increase to be implemented first, then the
state funded increase. Tari McClintock Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee
Communications and Information, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Upon motion of Mr. Canfield, seconded by Ms. Walker, the
State Personnel Board approved proposal #2420, designating the Division
of Natural Resources in the Department of Commerce, as the organizational
unit for an interdepartmental transfer. The transfer is due to the elimination
of a position (Senior Appraiser) in the Department of Commerce, Division
of Natural Resources, and subsequent consolidation of that eliminated position
in the Real Estate Division of the Department of Administration, and is in
accordance with the Interdepartmental Transfer of Permanent State Employees
rule (143CSR7). The action is effective no sooner than July 16, 2007. Tari
McClintock Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee Communications and Information,
presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Upon motion of Ms. Walker, seconded by Ms. Lynch, the State
Personnel Board approved proposal #2421, designating the Office of Operations,
Real Estate Services unit in the Department of Health and Human Resources,
under the Deputy Secretary for Administration as the organizational unit
for an interdepartmental transfer. The transfer is due to the elimination
of a position (Administrative Services Manager 2) in the Department of Health
and Human Resources and subsequent consolidation of that eliminated position
in the Real Estate Division of the Department of Administration and is in
accordance with the Interdepartmental Transfer of Permanent State Employees
rule (143CSR7). The action is effective no sooner than July 16, 2007. Tari
McClintock Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee Communications and Information,
presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Upon motion of Mr. Canfield, seconded by Ms. Walker, the
State Personnel Board approved proposal #2422, designating the following
organizational units for the specified job classes in the Department of
Commerce as the organizational units for interdepartmental transfers. These
transfers are due to the elimination of positions in the Department of Commerce
and subsequent consolidation of those eliminated positions in the Office
of Technology of the Department of Administration, all in accordance with
the Interdepartmental Transfer of Permanent State Employees rule (143CSR7).
Development
Office
Information Systems Manager 1
Information Systems Coordinator 2
Division
of Labor
Information Systems Coordinator 2
Division
of Natural Resources
Information Systems Specialist 2
Division of Tourism
Information Systems Coordinator 2
These actions are effective no sooner than July 16, 2007.
Tari McClintock Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee Communications and
Information, presented the proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Upon motion of Ms. Walker, seconded by Ms. Lynch, the State
Personnel Board approved proposal #2423, designating the Department of Administration,
Office of Technology, Information Services Division, Employment Programs
Unit as the organizational unit for an interdepartmental transfer. The transfers
are due to the elimination of positions in the Office of Technology of the
Department of Administration and subsequent consolidation of those eliminated
positions in the Department of Commerce, Workforce West Virginia and are
in accordance with the Interdepartmental Transfer of Permanent State Employees
rule (143CSR7). The affected job classes are : Computer Operator 2, Database
Administrator 1, Data Processing Supervisor, Information Systems Manager
2, Programmer Analyst 2, Programmer Analyst 3, and Programmer Analyst 4.
These actions are effective no sooner than July 16, 2007. Tari McClintock
Crouse, Assistant Director of Employee Communications and Information, presented
the proposal.
OTHER BUSINESS
With no further business, Chairman Hicks entertained the motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Walker moved, Mr. Carbone seconded the motion. Motion carried.
NEXT
BOARD MEETING
The next
state Personnel Board meeting is scheduled for July 19, 2007, at 2:00
p.m. in Building 6, Room B-425, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, West Virginia.
| Robert Ferguson,
Jr., Chairman
State Personnel Board |
|
Shelly Lowery, Secretary State Personnel Board |