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OF THE ARMED FORCES WILL BE GRANTED UP TO 17 DAYS LEAVE TO FULFILL THEIR SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, AND ASKED IF SUCH LEAVE IS DEDUCTED FROM THEIR VACATION TIME. PERSONNEL DIRECTOR DONLON STATED THAT IT IS NOT; IT IS FULLY PAID TIME AS REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT WHEN COUNTY EMPLOYEES SERVE ON JURY DUTY, THEY ARE PAID FILL TIME, BUT THEIR JURY PAY MUST BE • TURNED IN TO THE FINANCE OFFICE. THIS, HOWEVER, IS A COUNTY SITUATION, NOT STATE AND FEDERAL. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER BELIEVED THE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATION MAY HAVE COME ABOUT AS AN INCENTIVE TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO SERVE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD, CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED HE WAS A BIT CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A 37-1/2 HOUR WORK WEEK FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PERSONNEL STAFF AND A 40 -HOUR WEEK FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE EMPLOYEES. THE ADMINISTRATOR EXPLAINED THAT THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE ORIGINALLY OFFICES IN THE COURTHOUSE OPENED .i1' DIFFERENT HOUpz, WHICH WAS A DISTURBING SITIIATION, AND THE UNIFORM 8:30 OPENING HOUR WAS AGREED UPON AS A COMPROMISE, DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN.REGARD TO COMPENSATORY TIME IN LIEU OF OVERTIME, AND MR. DONLON STATED THAT THEY DO NOT GIVE COMPENSATORY TIME AS FEDERAL REGULATIONS STATE IT MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE SAME WEEK IT IS • i EARNED, AND IT DOES NOT WORK OUT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INQUIRED ABOUT THE STATUS OF JOB DESCRIP- TIONS, AND MR, DONLON INFORMED HIM THAT THERE ARE COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR EVERY JOB. MR. MCKENNA STATED THAT EVERY EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED IN A CERTAIN POSITION, AND THERE IS A GRADE AND STEP SYSTEM FROM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM. THE DEPARTMENT HEAD DETERMINES THE PAY GRADE AND THE STEPS; THE RANGES AND STEPS MOVE UP WITH GENERAL INCREASES. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT THESE PAY GRADES SHOULD BE RE-EVALUATED PERIODICALLY IN REGARD TO RANGES FOR SALARIES FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF JOBS IN ORDER TO BE SURE THEY ARE COMPETITIVE IN THE JOB MARKET. i i 30 APR 2 01977 p f J