POLICY GOVERNING CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS IN CIG

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000400060171-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 171
• Publication Date: June 13, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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OGC HAS REVIEWED.
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Subject: Policy 'overr.ing p;lassificatl r,
Positions in C1.1
1. x '4th reference to your r. e:,orarichu=, of 1' June 1)47,
we have considered the specific questions put by you and
state our answers below. In view of the many factors that
enter into personnel questions, we .o not warrant these
answers to be complete and final, and surest that any case
appearing to have special problems be submitted for individual
consideration. 4a trust, however, that these answers will be
of some use as a general guide. The answers are numbered to
correspond with the questions.
(1) sae believe the answer as to any legal right
to a raise under these circumstances is conclusively
that there is none. T11-pisay be explained a bit by
saying that the normal policy is set down in the
Civil Service Departmental Circular 587 of 18 "pril
1947, which permits the detailing of employees to a
position classified at a higher grade for six months
with no recourse to a claim for the increased salary.
At the end of the six montne period they may be re-
detailed fo a further period of six months or
returned to their former position. If they are
neither rcdetailed nor returned but are continued
in the higher grade, the employee may "ee;and a desk
audit of his job and., under an adverse ruling, could
normally appeal to the Civil ,a-vice 'ors iasion, -iiose
docision in his favor would be binding; upon the office
concerned. however, all of this policy has no applica-
tion to Schedule A appointments where persons el adra! nis tra-
tion is left to the internal decision of the agency.
This is our reason for stating; that tees re Is no legal
basis entitling the employee to a raise.
(2) This is answered bj (1) above, but normally
there is plenty of p recededt for making, the demand and
right to appeal. Again, though under schedule A there
is no objection to the employee madras, the demand and
it is possible that he could appeal, any ruling of the
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Commission an such an appeal lould be advisory and
not binding on the agency. Consequently, the final
ruling is in the discretion of the agency administra-
tion.
(3) It is my understanding that there is no specific
CIO pb1tey except for the general reclassification policy
mentioned below. However, any demand for a raise under
these circumstances would require review by the Personnel
braneh, and in the event of an adverse ruling we feel the
employee would have a right to appeal to the Gad of the
agency through the appropriate assistant director. The
ruling of the Director would be final.
(M), (5) and (6) will be, answered together to the
effect that there are definite policies established by
the Civil service Commission for the length of service
in a grade before one is entitled to promotion to a
nigher grade. As you suggest, these periods vary
according; to the grade. CIn is following: these policies,
and I am informed that a general memorandum on this sub-
ject is at present awaiting signature and should discuss
in detail the problems you have in mind.
(7) The Civil Service policy which is followed by
CIG on transfer of an employee from one grade to a lower
grade is to give in the lower grade the same number of
in-grade increases which had . been granted in the higher
grade, or, if the employee had previously served in the
lower grade and had received no in-grade increases in
higher grades, to give him the number of. is-grade increases
to which he would have been entitled had he remained in the
lower grade. This rule applies to changes within the
agency, but on transfers from another agency the remarks
under (8) below are applicable.
(8) is answered in considerable detail, we believes STATINTL
by the memorandum of 4 February from to all
assistant directors on the policy governing classifica-
tion of positions in CI3. There is to our knowledge no
over-all Civil Service policy and, in any case, CIG
would exercise final discretion in such circumstances.
You will note that in paragraph ld(l), new employees
from other agencies will enter on duty at the base pay
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rate of the grade and position for which saployyed.
Similarly, in paragraph ld(2), individuals employed
without classified status, when finally put in a
classified position, will start at the base rate,
ld(3), ho ever, states that those down-graded frc
previous Civil Service classified jobs will be given
the pay rate in the lower grade at the level recommended
by the using activity* The same rule applies to those
transferred from other agencies whore they have held
higher classified grades than those to which assigned
in GIG.
2. ~e treat these answers are of some assistance, and
we will be glad to consult with you on any individual cases.
LAWR NGE R HOUSTO
General counsel
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