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Title

Commission on Pensions minutes and memorandums

Series Number

14093

Summary

This series documents the commission's work, retirement and pension legislation, issues concerning retirees and older workers, and the general development of public employee pensions and retirement systems in New York. The minutes document the commission's discussions and actions. Legislative memorandums list proposed or passed pension or retirement bills. General memorandums include routine announcements, correspondence, legal opinions, and detailed sub-committee and commission reports on various retirement and pension-related topics and issues (for example, extension of mandatory retirement age beyond seventy).

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Pensions

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Department of Civil Service Personnel Council meeting minutes

Series Number

14078

Summary

This series consists of meeting minutes of the Personnel Council and its Executive Committee. Minutes include date, time, place, attendees' names, and description of business conducted. Subjects addressed include general personnel policies and problems, plans for monthly meetings, committee reports, studies, and individual employee problems and grievances.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Personnel Council

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Governor inter-government activity report transmittal and acknowledgment files

Series Number

A0616

Summary

These files consist mainly of correspondence transmitting reports to the governor's office or acknowledging receipt of reports by the governor's office. A few files also include the reports themselves. Most files document New York State agencies' interactions with other government jurisdictions, including federal, state, and local. Some files include small amounts of correspondence and other materials relating to agency activities. A few files contain only these other materials and no transmittal or acknowledgement correspondence.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Files relating to the Temporary State Commission on Coordination of State Activities and Department Reorganization

Series Number

14088

Summary

This series consists of records created in response to the Mahoney Commission's recommendations for departmental reorganization. Records include correspondence, records outlining procedures and regulations; internal memoranda; the Temporary State Commission's published staff reports and list of recommendations to the Department; Department replies to the Temporary Commission's reports; and actual reorganization records, including organizational charts, reorganizational surveys, and drafts of reorganization plans.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes and scrapbooks

Series Number

14085

Summary

The State Legislature established experimentally in 1946 and permanently in 1948 a three-member State Employees' Merit Award Board to plan and administer awards programs for meritorious suggestions and accomplishments. This series consists of the Board's minutes, scrapbooks, and few miscellaneous files. The minutes contain each meeting's date and names of attendees, and a summary of Board actions. Most Board actions concern the disposition of suggestions and administrative matters.

Creator

• New York State Employees Merit Award Board

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Files relating to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Administration of the Civil Service System

Series Number

14090

Summary

The files include correspondence and internal memoranda discussing departmental reorganizations; information on departmental organization and operations, jurisdictional and occupational classification of State positions, State manpower needs and examination announcement and application procedures; and Committee's staff report containing a general appraisal of New York's civil service system, a description of the Department's structure and administration, an analysis and critique of civil service rules and laws, and recommendations for improving the State's civil service system.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Appeals hearing transcripts

Series Number

B0515

Summary

Grievance Appeals Board hearing transcripts include hearing place, date, names of attendees (Board members, appellants and representatives, and agency representatives), the appellant's or his representative's presentation of the grievance, the agency representative's response, questions from Board members, and responses to these questions. Transcripts do not include information on the results of appeals.

Creator

• New York (State). Grievance Appeals Board

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Commission on Revision of the Civil Service working files

Series Number

14086

Summary

This series provides detailed information on the Commission's work, the operation of the civil service law and system in New York and also serves as a source of background data on civil service law reform. Records include memoranda; recommendations by government officials; research studies on topics such as appeals procedures, provisional employment, and civil service law in other states; speeches; publications; Commission annual reports and meeting minutes; hearing transcripts; proposed legislation; and correspondence with State officials.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Revision of the Civil Service Law

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B0513

Summary

This series consists of subject and correspondence files of the first and second Personnel Council. Original Council records include reports and memoranda of committees and sub-committees; training material; publications; clippings; correspondence with union officials; survey results; special studies and complaint and grievance appeals hearings. Second Council files include publications, minutes, correspondence and newsletters, committee records, and planning documents. They discuss administrative matters, labor relations, civil service concerns, and personnel management.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Personnel Council

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Grievance policies, procedures, and decisions

Series Number

14094

Summary

This series contains Personnel Relations Board Background and Administrative Files, Grievance Board Background and Chairman's Files, and Grievance Board and Grievance Appeals Board Decisions. Records include grievance procedures predating the Board; executive order establishing the Board; memorandums and correspondence; rules and regulations; grievance policies and procedures; minutes and reports; executive orders; proposed legislation; news clippings and articles on grievance policies in New York and other states; model agency procedures; and information on employee organization involvement in the grievance process.

Creator

• New York (State). Grievance Appeals Board

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Rules and plans of municipal and county Civil Service Commissions

Series Number

B0543

Summary

The State Civil Service Commission reviews and approves municipal civil service commission rules and regulations. This series tracks the adoption, approval, or modification of rules, regulations and classification plans of most if not all rules ever adopted by a municipality. Also included are a few files containing model municipal rules and regulations, Commission resolutions concerning five counties whose civil service system was State administered until 1965, and classification plans and surveys for certain school districts.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division

Access Restrictions

Municipal Services Division reserves right to borrow files for up to 30 days.

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Testimony relating to the nomination of Milton E. Gibbs as State Hospital Commissioner

Series Number

L0140

Summary

This series consists of testimony from Rochester individuals who opposed Gibbs' nomination claiming Gibbs had withheld money due them from a legal case. The testimony, provided as typescript of oral testimony or as affidavits was used as exhibits at a March l2, l9l3 hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee to investigate the qualifications of Gibbs for the commissioner position. Also included are correspondence, clippings, and telegrams relating to the Gibbs nomination.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Department publication file

Series Number

14096

Summary

This series contains the file copies of many Department of Civil Service publications including brochures, pamphlets, manuals, and serials. In many cases, various editions of a publication are filed in the series. Publications cover such topics as careers in State service, office etiquette and comportment, supervision of employees, employee services, office technology, and personnel administration.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Photographs, press releases, and press clipping files

Series Number

B0510

Summary

This series consists mostly of photographs, news clippings, and press releases used by the Public Relations Office to promote Civil Service Commission and Department of Civil Service activities. The series also includes some planning files, copies of historical documents, and publications. Subjects include Department social events, special occasions, and the history of civil service and civil service reform in New York and the nation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Manuals and publications

Series Number

14083

Summary

This series consists of file copies of the Municipal Services Division's manuals and bulletins. Topics include municipal commission procedures, position classifications, disciplinary actions, eligibility lists, examination administration, public relations, and municipal civil service rules. The Division's Bulletin, published between 1942 and 1952, contains articles such as changes in civil service law and regulation, good personnel management practices, important legislation, and general civil service matters.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes and memoranda

Series Number

14099

Summary

This series consists of the Classification and Compensation Board's minutes; control sheets which include appellant's name and agency, present and requested title and grade, and the Board's decision; and administrative memoranda and correspondence. It also includes, quarterly reports, and Division of Budget approvals for reclassifications and reallocations, and an alphabetical listing of all Chapter 307 appeals granted.

Creator

• New York (State). Classification and Compensation Board

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Department of Civil Service internship and traineeship programs files

Series Number

14098

Summary

The Training Section served as administrators of the Sponsoring Committee of the Public Administration Training Program. The Section's files document the origin, development, and administration of public administration trainee and intern programs. Included are: memoranda; correspondence; lists of interns and trainees and their assignments; special, statistical, and progress reports; promotional publications; Sponsoring Committee and Subcommittee, minutes, reports, and memoranda; internship specifications; and data on trainees and interns, including qualifications, recruitment, salaries, assignments, and subsequent careers in State service.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Personnel Services Division. Training Section

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Research reports

Series Number

14082

Summary

This series consists of the Division of Personnel Research annual salary survey and special research and statistical reports. Some reports were widely distributed, others were only circulated internally. Included are studies on topics such as salary increment system, probation, examination appeals, certification, non-permanent appointments, residence and citizenship requirements, promotion policies, jurisdictional classification, and performance evaluation. Others are on examinations, recruitment, working conditions, personnel practices, and performance evaluation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Division of Personnel Research

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Management surveys of Municipal Civil Service Commissions

Series Number

B0505

Summary

This series consists of Municipal Survey Section inspection reports on city and county civil service commissions. These reports are used to correct problems in municipal civil service practices and to ensure conformance with law and regulations throughout New York. The reports along with correspondence, memoranda, and survey fact sheets contain detailed information on municipal civil service regulations and practices and recommendations for their improvement. Also included are special investigative reports on municipal examination procedures.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Survey Section

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes, working files, and insurance specifications and proposals

Series Number

B0511

Summary

This series consists of the Temporary Health Insurance Board's minutes, historical files relating to the development of the first comprehensive state employees' health insurance plan, and health insurance specifications and proposals. Information includes minutes; correspondence; reports and special studies; drafts of insurance plans and specifications; analyses of plans, specifications and proposals.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Temporary Health Insurance Board

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.