CIVIL SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT OUTPUTS ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE BY AN AVERAGE OF 4 MONTHS. THE CLERICAL CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN AND CIVIL SERVICE RULES WHICH WERE DEVELOPED BY CIVIL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (CSA) STAFF, WERE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT IN 8/76 WITH FULL IMPLEMENTATION EXPECTED BY 7/31/77. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO EACH MINISTRY TO INSTALL THE NEW CLERICAL PAY PLANS. TO ASSIST WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLANS, CSA STAFF CONDUCTED A ONE-DAY TRAINING SESSION IN 12/76 AND 1/77 FOR MINISTRY PERSONNEL OFFICERS AND CLERKS. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLANS WERE APPROVED 4 MONTHS LATE DUE TO THE CUMBERSOME REVIEW PROCESS. FISCAL AND PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLANS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. CSA STAFF COMPLETED THIS YEAR"S SALARY SURVEY. THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT WHICH WILL THEORETICALLY DETERMINE FY 1979 SALARY LEVELS IS IN PREPARATION. CIVIL SERVICE TESTS FOR CLERICAL POSITIONS ARE COMPLETED. TESTS FOR ADMINSTRATIVE POSITIONS ARE 90% COMPLETED. 25 SECTIONS OF THE CSA POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED (41 ARE PLANNED). 17 CSA STAFF MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED OR ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN MA PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SACRAMENTO. SINCE 2 PARTICIPANTS HAVE DROPPED OUT, AND 2 ARE NOT WORKING WITH CSA, 2 ADDITIONAL MA PARTICIPANTS ARE RECOMMENDED. THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA SHOULD BE SOLICITED TO ASSIST IN TWO AREAS: 1. HELPING CSA AND THE LIBERIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RETAIN THEIR STAFF OF MA"S BY RAISING SALARIES COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER GOL MINISTRIES. 2. DISCOURAGING PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT MEET CSA ESTABLISHED JOB REQUIREMENTS. PROJECT SHOULD BE EXTENDED 6 MONTHS. CONTRACT WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD SHOULD BE EXTENDED 6 MONTHS TO ALLOW LONG TERM ADVISORS TO PROVIDE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR 5 RETURNING PARTICIPANTS AND TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. SHORT-TERM ADVISORS SHOULD BE TERMINATED.