Evening star., 1923-05-08
WILL RECLASS|Fy
ALL j. s. WORKERS
IN D. c. BY June |
Personnel Board Plan Settles
Question of Jurisdiction
in Capital.
DEPARTMENT LEADERS
TOLD OF PROCEDURE
Previous Survey Results to Be
Used to Speed Work, Nc
Reynolds Directs.

The personnel classification board
moved to reclassify all government
employees in Washington within its
scope by June l.
A preliminary survey Of govern
ment departments and bureaus here
will be made as Of May Is, reviewing
all previous classifications by the bu-
reau OF efficiency, and changes ef
fected since that survey was made
AS far as practicable" information
collected in the former classification
will be used. Returns are expected
from the departments by June /.
A circular was sent out today ''to
heads of departments and indepenG
ent establishments" by Chairman
Warwick Of the board. explaining tn"
procedure TO be followed.
The Information required by th-
classification board will be tabuiated
on a new classification sheet SOM
what similar TO that used by thp
bureau Of efficiency and former:
known as Job classification sheet.
This form, known as personnel cias
sification board form No. 8, Is nov
in the hands Of the public printer. l.
is expected TO be ready for distribu
ton by the board in departments IL
few days,
Four Divisions.
Together with announcement of Ih9
preliminary survey to be made OF
Washington. the classification board
announced that two divisions had
been created in the board: the District
Of Columbia division. and the field
division.
The District Of Columbia division. e
was said. win be in charge OF w. H.
McReynolds Of the bureau of eficien-
cy, and the field division will be IL
| charge of Ismar Baruch of the Civ..
| Service Commission.
Action Of the personnel board to-
day settles a question agitating gov
| ernment circles since the reclassi-
! fication act was passed-whether the
board would reclassify Washington.
Naming of Mr.. McReynolds of the bu-
reau of efficiency to have charge OF
use of q form similar to that used
| in the previous classification indi-
Gated that the old controversy be-
tween the bureau of efficiency ratings
| and the new legislation has been sue
cessfully closed and a satisfactory
| basis of procedure reached.
The data TO be collected in this pre-
| liminary survey. the board an
nounced, will be used in making a
| tentative ALLEGATION of all positions In
| the District of Columbia to which the
! classification act applies in order to
| establish the requisite basis for COM
piling the estimates of expenditures
and appropriations for personal serv-
ices in the District for the fiscal year
| 1925"
Applies to Civilians.
| The classification to be undertaken
| by the board applies to the civilian
| personnel in the departmental service
| in the district. This includes all de-
| partmental civilians and the civilian
| personnel of the municipal govern
| ment of the District of Columia, the
Botanic Garden, the Library OF Con-
| gress, the Library building and
grounds, the government printing Of
| fee, the Smithsonian Institution and
| the equipment shops OF the Post W
| fice Department.
circular sent out today, will not apply
| to employees of the following classes:
(a) Teachers, librarians and school at
| tendance officers and employees OF the
community center department. undeI
| the board of education of the District
| % Columbia; (b) officers and members
| of the Metropolitan police, the fire de-
partment of the District OF Columbia
| and the United States park policei lc)
| the commissioned personnel or the
coast guard, the public health service
and the coast and geodetic survey; (dl
| employees in positions the duties or
| which are to perform or assist In ap-
prentice, helper or journeyman work
| in a recognized trade or craft ana
| skilled and semi-skilled laborers. un-
| control Of the custodian of a public
building or perform work which is
| subordinate, Incidental or preparatory
| to work of q professional, scientfnc or
| technical character.
| How the new forms are to be hlled
! out is explained clearly In sections of
the circular sent out today.
| The board has provided that posi-
| tions which for any reason were not
reclassified by the bureau of efficiency
| will be tentatively allocated to
grades by department heads in ac-
cordance with the schedule promul-
| gated by the bureau OF efficiency: II
tions exactly defining the work of a
particular position the head of the
department or establishment will al
locate the position to the grade which
| in his judgment contains the specifi-
cation Of work most nearly compare
BILE"
Speed is necessary in making the
preliminary survey and Classification
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