Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-01-09

mission shall submit to the Gov
ernor a report covering the adj
ministration and operation of this
Act during the preceding calendar
year and shall make such recon-
mendations for amendments to this
Act as the commission deems pro-
per. Whenever the commission be-
lieves that a change in contribution
or benefit rates will become neces-
sary to protect the solvency of the
fund, it shall promptly so inform
the Governor and the legislature anC
make recommendations with respect
thereto.
Cd Publication. The commission
shall cause to be printed for dis
tribution to the public the text Of
this Act, the commissions regula-
tions and general rules and it's an
nual reports to the Governor, and
any other material the commission
deems relevant and suitable.
(e) Personnel. Subject to other
provisions of this Act, the commits
sion is authorized to appoint, fix
the compensation, and prescribe the
duties and powers of such officers,
accountants, attorneys, experts, and
other persons as may be necessary
in the performance of its duties
The commission shall classify it
positions and shall Establish salar
schedules and minimum personnel
standards for the positions so CLASH
fed. The commission shall appoint
its personnel on the basis Of eff
ficiency and fitness without regard
to party utilization. The commits
sion shall not appoint or employ
any person who is an officer or
committee member of any political
party organization or who holds or
is candidate for any elective pub
lie office. The commission shall
establish and enforce fair and rea-
sonable regulations for appoint
ments, promotions and demotions
based upon ratings of efficiency and
fitness and for examinations for
cause. The commission may dele
gate to any such person so appoint
ed such power and authority as it
deems reasonable and proper for
the effective administration of this
Act, and may in it's discretion bond
any person handling moneys or
signing checks hereunder. Employ
ment by the commission shall be
subject to the provisions of the
Minnesota Soldiers Preference law
as provided in sections 1853 and
1869, Mason's Minnesota Statutes
for 1927, as amended by Chapter
BAT, Laws 1881. All salaries, COM
pensation and wages paid shall be
in conformity with the schedules for
salaries, wages and compensation
for other departments of State en-
ployes doing similar work.
Cd Advisory Councils. The COM
mission shall appoint a State ad-
visory council and local advisory
councils, composed in each case
of an equal number of employer
representatives and employee repre-
sentatives who may fairly be re-
garded as representative because
Of their vocation, employment, or
affiliations, and of such members
representing the general public as
the commission may designate. Such
councils shall aid the commission
in formulating policies and dis
cussing problems related to the ad-
ministration of this Act and in
assuring impartiality and freedom
from political influence in the solu-
ton of such problems. Such ad-
visory councils shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reim-
bursed for any necessary expenses
(g) Employment Sterilization.
The commission, with the advice
and aid of it's advisory councils
and through it's appropriate divi-
sions, shall take all appropriate
steps to reduce and prevent unem-
ployment; to encourage and assist
in the adoption of practical methods
of vocational training, retraining
and vocational guidance; to in
vestigate, recommend, advise and
assist in the establishment oper-
alton, by municipalities, counties
school districts, and the State, OF
reserves for public works to be
used in times of business depression
and unemployment; to promote the
Unemployment of unemployed work
ers Throughout the State in every
other way that may be feasible
and to these ends to carry on and
publish the results of Investigations
and research studies,
(h Records and Reports. Each
employing unit shall keep true anG
accurate employment records con-
tanning such information as the
commission may prescribe. Such
records shall be open to inspection
and be subject to being copied BY
the commission or its authorized
} representatives at any reasonable
time and as often as may be neces.
sary. The commission may require
from any employing unit any sworn
or unsworn reports, with respect tt
persons employed by it, which the
commission deems necessary fol
the effective administration of thi!
: Act. Information thus obtained
shall not be published or be oper
!; to public inspection (other thar
to public employees in the per.
| Torrance of their public duties) il
any manner revealing the employ
ing units identity, but any claiman
at hearing before the commission
: shall be supplied with information
: from such records to the exten