The Washington times., 1923-05-08
SURVEY IS
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WAY
W. H. McReynoIds Directs
Work Affecting All Civilian
District Employees.


The Personnel Classification
Board today announced its plans
for allocating the Federal en-
ployes in the District of Colum-
bia.
Survey to Be Thorough.
The survey of all the departments
has opened under the direction of
w. II. McReynolds of the Bureau
OF Efficiency, and the data to be
modified will be used to make
tentative ALLEGATION of all positions
in the District to which the Sterl
ing-Lehlbach law applies, and to
establish the requisite basis for
compiling the estimates of expendi-
lures and appropr .ations for the
Federal employees in the fiscal year
Of 1924-25.
AS Congress did not provide funds
fer carrying out the provisions of
the classification act, such personnel
as may be necessary to perform
the work of these two divisions
win be detailed to the board from
the various departments and estab-
lishments. The persons to be as
signed to this work will be those
whose training and qualifications
specially fit them for handling
matters relating to the Govern
ment personnel. They will he
selected under authority of the
President for detail Of employees.
Affects Only Civilians.
The classification applies only to
the civilian personnel in the de-
partmental service in the District
of Columbia. In this is also in
cluded the civilian personnel of the
municipal government, the Botanic
Garden, the Library Of Congress,
the Library Building and grounds,
the Government Printing Office, the
Smithsonian Institution and the
equipment shops of the Postoffice
Department.
Employees of the following classes
are not included: (a) Teachers,
librarians, and school attendance Of
ficers, and employees of the COM
munity center department under
the Board of Education. Cb) Off
GERS and members of the Metropoli-
tan Police, the Fire Department of
the District of Columbia, and the
United States park police. (c) The
commissioned personnel of the
coast guard, the Public Health
Service and the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. (D Employees in positions
the duties of which are to perform
or assist in apprentice, helper or
journeyman work in a recognized
trade or craft and skilled and semi
skilled laborers, unless they are I'M
der the direction and control of the
custodian of a public building or
perform work which is subordinate,
incidental or preparatory to work
of professional, scientific or tech
nical character.
To Date From May Is.
The boards classification sheet
will be distributed as soon as re-
ceived from the printer. 1t will
be made out as of May Is. and
rs soon as possible after that date
reports of the alloca tons made by
the departments will be submitted
to the board for review.
In circular No. 2, sent out to the
heads of departments. it is indicated
that the Bureau of Efficiency Classi-
fication, made upon President Hard
ing's executive order, will be followed
as far as applicable. The exact in
structions on this point follow:
For positions whether occupied
or vacant) now allocated to grades
under the classification schedule pro-
mulgated by the Bureau of Efficiency
Under the executive order of October
"a, 1921, the information contained
on the job classification sheet (etti-
cheney rating form No. y, now In
the files OF the departments, VIII ne
transcribed to p. G.. 3. form NO. s,
so far as applicable. The duties he
scriptions will be modified as may
be necessary to insure an accurate
and complete statement OF fact as ol
May Is, 1923.
For positions whether occupied
or vacant not now allocated to
grades under the Bureau of Eft
ciency's schedule, p. G. B. Form
No. will be prepared by desig
mated supervisory officers or EN-
ployes intimately familiar with the
details of the duties of the posi-
TONS
Work Is Described
Form No is a classification
sheet identical with that prepared
by the Bureau of Efficiency more
than a year ago. 1t contains q
description of 1.-The work done by
an individual employee, as viewed
by his superior officer, discrimi
\ mates between executive and Other
work, and asks for a complete
statement of the qualifications re
CURED for the proper performance
OF the duties in the position. /
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