CIVILIAN S!PlD!MEHT DOA!ID 

Minutes ot iSeating Held 

17 .February 19"81 Boan 117 Hq. 

PHKSEN'rt 

Major Jack M. FauldB 

)(aJor Hammill D. Jones 

Major lf.aurice II. llein 

lat Lt. H. s. Buchanan 

Mr. F. J.t. Kelley 

Dr. S. Kullback 

Mr. Mark Rhoades 

J.!r. Al.trod .1. Rose 

Kr. Frank B. Ib'7141tt 

Mr. John L. Sullivan 

l. fll>WTION OF ABlWWl CHECJCCUAT (AS-93): 

Ur. Sullivan reviewed the promotional action on Mr. Checkoway, 

which was postponed trom the last meeting until the records ot J.'r. 

Check0\'1&9' were revienred. lfr. SUllivan explained t.hat. on 21 January 

1948 1/.r. Rowlett am Dr. Sinkov agreed that 'Ur. Checkoway was the 

11.ost qualified and t.he recarnmendat.ion for hia promot.ion lf&s sent to 

Colonel Ha,yes tor revieu. 

2. MEI ,/AGE SCHEDULE FOR R.".DUUR "UlKJRAJJED Fl.PIDYJ~E.'> 11 

(OTHER THAf! PIUNT SHOP AND BlfIDING :/OR.KI-~): 

3. ~UEST FOR EXCUI'ION TO PLAN 11B11 PROJ.'t>T'lON POLICY - Ut!GRADED 

&!PioYEES: 

. Mr. Sullivan expli...ined. that. a:tnce these two topics were so closely related. t;,hat it. 1vas advieable to diacusa t,hem togetner. Ur. Sullivan 

stated that the neu ~·la.ge Schedule ror Regular "Ungraded Dnp1oyees 11 would 

become ottoctive wit.ht.he nev pay period b3ginning 7 March 1948. The 

Schedule or rates tro.r11 Grade l up to Grade 17 1a exactly the same aa the 

schedule now in ettoct.; however• trom Grade l8 up to the top grade there 

is a graduated increase. 

Mr. Sullivan ade reference to pay probleras encountered at t.he 

proaent t.ime in recruit~.ng toolmakers tor Research Laboratories Division. 

He stated that~ ot the tool.in&kers were tonner Navy employees and 

were hired under a sehedule or rates ranging trom $1.40 per hour to ~l.71 

per hour. Most of t.hem were hired. in the third step rate ot Grade 20 at 

81.55 Wlder the auth.orizecl 2si allowance. ~~'httreas the Agency baa a 

provision !or 5 steps \fithin the grade, the Nav has only three atep 

rates, which are $1.54, ~1.60, and &l.66. Under the current schedule 

the titth step rate to:r ASA ia higher than the top rate o:f the Navy, but 

this Agency ia g\.\ided by tho Plan "B" promotion policy, with an allowance or 25% for hirine above 1-he f'irat. step and a minimum ot 6 months 

eclassified and approved for release by 

SA on 04-17-2014 ursuantto E.O. 1352 
3. RE~UEST FOR EXCEPTION TO PLAN "B" PflOl!OTION POUCY - UNGRADED 

EPWWYEES (Continued) : 

service tor promotion. Hr. Sullivan stated that the new schedule does 

help to correct the situation ot the toolmakers in sOJne respects because it does "up" the irliividual grade, although it does not overcome 

the pay problem entirely. Listed below are the old rates compared with 

the new: 

Navy 

ASA Old Rate ASA N9\Y Rate Existing R.at~ 

First Step e i.40 ~ 1.4.'.3 i 1.54 

Second. ti l.47 l.51 l.60 

Third " l.55 l • .59 1.66 

Fourth " 1.63 1.67 

Fifth " l.'71 1.75 

Jlr. Sullivan quoted f'rom the AfP Manual for ungraded employees 

etUl in e.trect: "No merit increases will be made within six months 

art.er dat.e or original appointment; thereafter, merit increases will 

not be made more rroquently than at six month intervals." 

.Ur. Kelley of Research Laboratories Division explained that $1.66 

i'or first olaas toolmaker is the top step in the Navy, and the Navy can 

hire them at the top step. He also stated that in the Navy onl.T three 

months is required before a toolmaker can be promoted to the second 

stop, and six months tor promotion to the third step which is the top 

ot the grade. Mr. Sullivan stated that it approval could be obt.ained 

f'rorn the Department o:t the Arf'II3' to promote trom step 3 to step 4 within 

three months,, 1ihe problem could possibly be overcame. 

J4r. Sullivan asked for the opinions of' the Board. as to \Yhether or 

not it would be advisable to go to the Depart.ment ot the Anny and ask 

tor an exception to the current policy. It. vfould not. be the intent to 

use tho exception for all ungraded jobs. 

It was agreod by the Boa.rd that Mr. t»"ull.ivan contact the Depart.-

ment or tho Arm:! as he saw tit and discuss and, it necessary, request 

the exception. 'Mr. Sullivan said that he l'iould expedite the matter. 

4. TRAINING COURSE - REVISED UNIFOR!!. EFFICIENCY RATING SYSTEJ! -

GRAD.ED l!llPLOY.E&S: 

Ur. Sullivan announced that Personnel and Training Branch had 

mapped out an extensive training course on e!'£iciency rating in order to 

familiarize all those concenied with rev~sions to unitonn efficiency 

rating system and to retreah the minds ot raters and. reviewers. Thia 

couree will be conducted prior to 1\arch 31. 

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4. TRAlNim COORS! - P.IVI:ill> UNil'QHli EFF'ICl !-liCY IATim SfSIJ.'EM - GRADS> IHPJ.D'n:E (Cont.1nu«l) r 

llr. Sull1Yan ou\Uncd t.wo a.atbods ot 11naont.1"8 the aoune1 

(1) fh~t all the Bnncla Ctd.eta aoot ln one ao=don uvl receive 

th• 'lre.in1JJg Co\lr.M oonduot.=1 lW' Penaanlll and Tl'li&S.rdrW Branch. ittv 

woul.4 then l>J 8Vpt>ll•d vj,th COUl'H out~ and all pertlnent mat.vial 

am then woul.4 collduct. tll• t.l"dnSJls owrao nth1n the1J' ow branchu 

tor Ill penonnal und•r their aupcrvi•lon. !Ilia sonld deeantrali•• the 

trainiua pro.jeot.. 

(a) Penonnol aid Tn'nin& Srancb coDluot eev"ral auldaNI to 

inolud.e all ra\on am l"G'rto:rero ot cd:w11San ett1c1eDOJ rat.1D£.,: under a 

oent.nl.1&.t t&Un1lll plan. 

Mr. 8uU1Yan aplalna:l tm,t, 1n order to baYe \.he moat. .rteet.1T• 

ard un.Uom tnin1Da. it. would be addNble to adopt the eOCQD! plan, 

and eo roco.IRCnd.ed. Ho at.etcd t.hat. t.be HCOld plan would place a heay1er 

work load on P411'110nnel. &rd lfrain1n:: Branoh. but. that 1\ wae their reaponaib111t.7, th..,. were aqulpped tor td\a proJeot:., and tho JUUlte would of.tnt the additSonal mrk load. Irr. Rowlett 11&4• a JiiGt.!on. that. the latter 

llOtbod be ueed. 'Jbo mt.ion 1faa then ecomled and 'Wl&n.il!Gull.7 appnnad hi' the Board. 

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