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�- 1 Lp <br /> J <br /> North Caroling , ,r <br /> Department of Administrati n"-,,'-' <br /> 116 West Jones Street Raleigh 27603 <br /> James S.Hunt,Jr.,Governor Office of State Personnel <br /> Joseph W,Grirnsley. ecretary Harold H. Webb, Director <br /> (919) 733.7108 <br /> August 22 , 1977 <br /> Mr'. Richard Whitt d <br /> Commissioner <br /> (Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 207 N. Nash Street <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27275 <br /> Dear Mr. 11hitted: <br /> As requested in o r recent telephone conversation,this addresses the procedures <br /> followed by our s aff in conducting updating position classification and pay studies. <br /> These procedures re generally employed in any such project and were those followed <br /> in our work this pring for Orange County. All work begins with a request and ends <br /> with a non--bindin recommendation. <br /> In updating work, of course, a plan has been implemented and is operating within the <br /> jurisdiction. Wit re we have developed the original plan and have done most of the <br /> follow-up work, a. in Orange County, we begin with a strong working awareness of how <br /> the plan exists at the time of the review request. Review and updating, then, begins <br /> with' the administrative contact designated by the governing board---usually in a <br /> county, the county manager: <br /> (1) Clarify with the Manager the actual work request and the specific <br /> positi is that are to be included. Discuss the basic reasons that <br /> Make th review desirable at this time. <br /> (2) Deter i -e actual changes, if' any, in the ies and xess itaes <br /> of the ositions in question since they were last reviewed — <br /> may'i..nv lve completion of new written job descriptions by employees, <br /> intervi ws with employees and supervisors, and/or discussion with <br /> the Manager. The object is to have a complete understanding of the <br /> job in its current form (at the time of the study) . <br /> (3) Based on updated job knowledge, examine and reestablish as appropriate <br /> all in ernal level relationships within the jurisdiction. This in- <br /> volves the positions in question and all other significantly related <br /> positio s in the plan. Factors .Like difficulty of worm, responsibility, <br />