NOTES ON CAREER COUNCIL MEETING ON 25 MAY 1961

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2001
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SUBJECT : Notes on Career Council Meeting on 25 May 1961
A summary of the 65th meeting of the Career Council held on 25 May 1961
is given below. The minutes of this meeting will be submitted as usual for
the approval of the Council at the next meeting.
1. Minutes of the 63rd and 64th Meetings
The minutes of the 63rd (14 November 1960) and 64th (7 February 1961)
meetings were approved as submitted.
2. Consideration of Draft Regulation No. , Categories of Persona 15X1A
The Council reviewed and discussed the proposed R _, Categor'ief?1A
Personnel. It was agreed that the regulation should be sent out for
the comments and/or concurrences of the three Deputy Directors on a
priority basis. A transmittal will be attached which will reaffirm the
intention of the Agency to foster career service in the Agency and to
identify the body of employees who accept the responsibilities of career
service and thus would be considered Career Employees. It is also the
intent of the Agency that those employees who were previously selected
for membership in the Career Staff would be considered Career Employees.
3. Review of Retirement Policy
a. The Council reviewed the progress made by the Agency in encouraging
retirement of personnel when eligible. The retirement policy, the
procedures of the Retirement Board, and the principle of varying
standards among the three Deputies were approved.
e Council further agreed that no change in the Retirement Board
membership should be made for at least a year, but approved in
principle the idea of rotation of one member a year, starting about
1 July 1962.
c. The Council decided that a letter should be sent to individuals
five years in advance of eligibility for retirement. These letters
would be sent by the Executive Secretary of the Retirement Board
directly to the individual with copies to his supervisor. A letter
would also be sent to the individual's supervisor two ears in ad-
vance of eligibility for retirement for necessary action of the
supervisor.
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d. It was agreed that the draft regulation on retirement, now being
reviewed by the Retirement Board, should contain a statement of
the Agency's need for and objective in establishing the retirement
policy. The policy should be flexible but no mention should be made
of compassionate reasons for extensions..
1~. Personnel Develoiment Board
The Council agreed that the Personnel Develoleent Board should be activated
25X1A9a imznediately. The members are : The Director of Training, the Director of
Personnel Mr. DDI), Mr.
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review rev se present draft regulation to define its objectives
and charter.
5. Career Service
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a. The Council agreed that action should be taken to firm up the Agency's
objectives with regard to our career service program.
b. A proposal was that the Council or its representatives spend
several days atmlij discussing the significance, objectives,
and plans for furthering our career service system.
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T. Early Retirement
The Council agreed that c? i e~ration of an early retirement program for
personnel in DDP was no ,doss b1e at the present time and therefore no
priority action should be taken in this field. Mr. Echols will discuss
this matter with Mr. Bissell.
Regulation Separation of Surplus Personnel
A brief report was given on the status of pending actions under
Separation of Surplus Personnel.
8. Overtime Policy
The Council concluded that there was no basis or reason to review the
present overtime policy, but that the Agency should continue to strive
for greater uniformity of application.
9. Fitness Reporting System
The Council desires to have a report made on the fitness reporting
system with possible tabulations illustrating significant deviations
in standards and practices.
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