Civil Service Commission

Name Civil Service Commission
Contact Person Mr. Byron P. Decoteau, Jr. - Director
Mailing Address Post Office Box 94111
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9111
Phone Number 225-342-8272
Fax Number 225-342-8058
Board Email civilservicecommission@la.gov
Website www.civilservice.louisiana.gov
Legal Authority LA State Constitution, Article 10, Section 3
Year Created 1953
Organizational Placement Department of State Civil Service
Purpose/Function The State Civil Service Commission is a seven-member body that has final authority over the administration of the State Civil Service system. The Commission serves as an impartial review board that enacts and adjudicates State Civil Service Rules to regulate state personnel activities, and hears appeals from state employees and agencies.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 7
Number Currently Serving: 7
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 11
Estimated number in current year: 11
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $75      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None

Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $4,602.00
  Current year budgeted: $35,449.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $14,609.00
  Current year budgeted: $12,000.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 3
Unclassified: 0
Part-time: 0
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments          State Agency: State Civil Service
Travel Reimbursements    State Agency: State Civil Service
Other (explain)  administrative support  State Agency: State Civil Service
Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2?
   Yes    No
  If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below:
  Budget Unit Name: State Civil Service
  Budget Schedule Number: 17-560
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