General Organization

PURPOSE: This rule describes the general organization and operation of the Personnel Division and the Personnel Advisory Board and the methods and procedures where the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests. (1) Division of Personnel. The Division of Personnel is a division of the Office of Administration of the state government. It is responsible for the administration of a uniform system of classification and pay and a system of personnel management in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel Law, Chapter 36, RSMo. In addition, it is the duty of the division to— (A) Promote uniformity in employment conditions and compensation of state employees; (B) Provide aid to departments in personnel matters; and (C) Develop a career system of state service that will enable the state to utilize all its personnel in as efficient and effective a manner as possible without restrictions of department, agency, or other entity of the executive branch of state government. (2) Personnel Advisory Board. As imposed upon the Personnel Advisory Board by statute and elsewhere in these rules, the board prescribes rules and approves classification and pay plans prepared by the Division of Personnel. (3) Personnel Director. The director, as executive head of the Personnel Division, directs and supervises all its administrative and technical activities. (4) Methods of Operation. The Personnel Division conducts its general operations with headquarters in Jefferson City, Missouri. Public hearings on rule changes and the pay plan are normally held by the Personnel Advisory Board in Jefferson City as are the regular meetings of the board. AUTHORITY: section 36.070, RSMo Supp. 2018.* Original rule filed July 9, 1947, effective July 19, 1947. Amended: Filed April 23, 1974, effective May 2, 1974. Amended: Filed Dec. 8, 1975, effective Dec. 19, 1975. Amended: Filed Feb. 25, 1992, effective Aug. 6, 1992. Amended: Filed May 15, 1996, effective Nov. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Dec. 15, 2004, effective June 30, 2005. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 27, 2010, effective Sept. 7, 2010, expired March 5, 2011. Amended: Filed Aug. 27, 2010, effective Feb. 28, 2011. Emergency amendment filed Aug. 17, 2018, effective Aug. 28, 2018, expired Feb. 28, 2019. Amended: Filed Aug. 31, 2018, effective Feb. 28, 2019. *Original authority: 36.070, RSMo 1945, amended 1979, 1995, 2018.