Evening star., 1920-01-14
BUREAUS REPORTS
FOR RECLASS|F|ERS
ARE T0BE KEPT Up

Running inventory of positions and
| of personnel in the federal and mu-
nicipal service in the District. "nich
( has been maintained by the JOINT CON
gressional commission on reciasslhI :.
| ton of salaries since 1t started us
work last spring, is being Kept up oy
| the commission, now that the tiIne
| for submission Of its final report hae
| been extended. a.. 80
"Beginning tomorrow, the Hrsl "
| the semi-monthly reports lro.n
| various bureaus and depar lalSh.s ioS
since the extension will be compl!en, :,
| for forwarding to the comm'sslon,
Director Herbert Z. Fleming .ooaS
| stated in a special memorandum 20
the reclassification commlssau1H SWINE o.
Five days are allowed lot 'ie
! tion of the reports. .h.sa
| "The matter of keeping up tnese y. .
reports" declared Mr.. Fleming' ,s
! regarded as so very important tnn.
! the commission expects ~ Tnngress
that provision be made for sesoice some
| agency-probably the Civil serslcs
! Commission-to receive sucn aspo ths
and keep them current are. IN
commission ends it's labors anu ~ ~
to such time as Congress ao'' o'
recommendations.
Posting Clerks Detailed.
"AlI told. a force Of fifteen posting
clerks detailed from the various oe-
nartments is engaged in keeping up
these records 1t is probable that tn.a
same force, which has become hisn,1
skilled in this work, will pc taksm
over by the Civil Service Commission or,
or such other agency as will keen ss,uI up
the records after the commission
makes it's final report:
Some 10000 reports IN reIetemcs rel tha reo eo
classification commission each ,n1 hau
month to keep it's records OF the w.
600 federal employees now IN tne DiS iS
trict up to date MI Fleming sain ~
duties of added positions and 10
changes in the duties of positions.
1t was pointed out that the remain :
ing $500 items in each half-monthiy
report largely show changes In pay
roll title, which, while often not
showing any increase of salary for
an employe, put him in line for pro
motion For instance, a clerk VINO
has gone as high as he can go as
clerk will be made an assistant ex-
aminer, which gives him opportunity
to become an examiner at Increased
salary. Such conditions will be cor
rected under reclassification.
+ An interesting series of forms. on
paper of different colors, is used IN
the making of these semi-monthly
reports. Green is ! used n,d, for ant the re re
tains columns for the name of the
employe, the number Of his organiza-
ton unit, his pay roll title. the date
his separation was effected and an
explanation of his separation; ! for rs;s sx-
ample-"resigned," deceased dis,
leave of absence without pay"
A pink form is used for the report
of additions" On this. for each bu-
reau or division or for each depart
ment or establishment, there are list
ed the names of all employees added
to the pay roll during the period. II
an appointee is not taking the plac
of former employe, the word new"
is entered in the report and sup
Elementary report of the duties OF the
additional position is made on an
other form. This is stiff blue card
similar to the original QUESTIONABLE,
but instead of being made by the new
employe. it is made by his immediate
superior, who, of course, is the one
who knows the duties that the new
employe is called upon to perform.
The employe, however, is given an op-
Of these blue cards to certify as to
whether the statement of his duties
as he understands them is correct.
There is also entered a statement
of the qualifications which the i'm
mediate superior thinks that appli-
cants who seek to be appointed to
the position concerned should possess.
These are the qualifications as to
Education" as to length and kind
characteristics This blue card is
also used when there is a change in
the duties of position. On yell
low form. tabular report is made
of change in duties, pay. or pay roll
title.