APPENDIX C AMENDMENTS TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AMENDMENTS TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION REQUESTS FOR CHANGES IN THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND CLASSIFICATION DENIED AMENDMENTS TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS [67] AMENDMENTS TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE RULES Rule I, Subdivision 14 Resolved, That, subject to the approval of the Governor, Civil Service Rule I be and hereby is amended by striking out subdivision 14 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The terms 'laborer' and 'unskilled laborer' shall be construed as applying only to persons employed at ordinary manual labor, and shall not include mechanics, artisans, tradesmen and other skilled laborers, and no person shall be deemed a laborer' who receives compensation greater than two and a half dollars for each day of actual service or seventy-five dollars per month, unless facts relating to the work done by such person are presented to the Commission showing that such work is that of an ordinary unskilled laborer. Appointing officers shall notify the Commission of all appointments made under this provision, upon the date of the official action in or knowledge of each case, and shall at the time of such notification furnish a detailed statement of the duties of the position to which the appointee has been assigned." (Adopted January 26, 1917. Approved by the Governor, April 9, 1917.) Rule VII Resolved, That, subject to the approval of the Governor, Rule VII be amended by inserting therein after the grading of positions in the Supreme Court, county of Richmond, the following: "In the Commission of Highways and Department of State Engineer and Surveyor, engineering positions shall be graded as follows: Group A. Engineering Assistant In this group are included: Grade 1. Axeman, chainman, tracer; salary range: $720, $780, $840, $900, $960, $1,020, $1,080. Group B. Junior Assistant Engineer In this group are included: Grade 1. Rodman, junior assistant engineer, tracer; salary range: ($1,110), $1,200, $1,320, $1,440. Grade 2. Leveler, junior engineer, bridge draftsman, engineering draftsman, mechanical draftsman, bridge designer; salary range: $1,560, $1,680, $1,800. Group C. Assistant Engineer In this group are included: Grade 1. Mechanical engineer and draftsman, assistant engineer; ($1,680), ($1,800), $1,980, ($2,004), $2,160. salary range: Grade 2. Bridge designer, assistant engineer; salary range: ($2,208), $2,340, $2,580. Group D. Senior Assistant Engineer In this group are included: Grade 1. Assistant engineer, resident engineer, assistant engineer of claims, civil engineer of grade crossings; salary range: ($2,592), $2,820, $3,060. Grade 2. Bridge designer; salary range: $3,300, $3,540. Group E. Inspector of Engineering Works In this group are included: Grade 1. Highway inspector, inspector of construction, inspector of masonry, inspector of public works, foreman of public works, foreman of borings; salary range: $960, ($1,104), $1,260, ($1,416), $1,560. Promotions shall be made as follows, provided that a person must have been continuously employed in a position the duties of which are such as would naturally and properly fit him to perform the duties of the position to which he seeks promotion: From Group A to the minimum salary of Group B upon written competitive examination open to those who have served in the group at least one year. From Group B to the minimum salary of Group C upon written competitive examination open to those who have served in Group B at least three years, or one year and six months in Grade 2 of Group B. From Group C to the minimum salary of Group D upon written competitive examination open to those who have served at least three years in Group C or one year at the maximum salary of said group. Promotions from the maximum salary of Grade 1 to the minimum salary of Grade 2, under Groups B, C and D, will be allowed from special promotion eligible lists based on efficiency ratings of those who have served in appropriate positions for at least six months. When there is no promotion list and no one eligible for promotion, in the respective groups or grades, original appointments shall be made from eligible lists established as the result of open competitive examinations at the lowest salary of the grade in which the vacancy exists. Rates of salary included in parentheses are temporary." (Adopted March 15, 1917. Approved by the Governor, March 26, 1917.) Resolved, That, subject to the approval of the Governor, Rule VII, insofar as it relates to the grading of engineering positions, be and hereby is amended under the heading, Group D. Senior Assistant Engineer," by including in Grade 1 the title "bridge designer "; and by including in 66 |