Return to Written Question 13-12(4), asked by Mr. Gargan to the chairman of the Financial Management Board, concerning the Hay Plan status.
The names of senior staff who sit on the Management Evaluation Committee are Lew Voytilla, Secretary of the Financial Management Board; Pierre Alvarez, secretary to Cabinet; Ken Lovely, Deputy Minister, Social Services; John Quirke, Deputy Minister, Safety and Public Services; Al Menard, Deputy Minister, Municipal and Community Affairs; Eric Nielsen, Deputy Minister, Finance; Hal Gerein, Deputy Minister, Education, Culture and Employment; and, Joe Handley, Deputy Minister, Renewable Resources.
The positions that are currently in the Management Category (Hay Plan) are the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, Director of Finance and Administration and the Director of Research and Information.
The following positions have been referred to the Management Evaluation Committee (Hay Plan Committee) in the past two years: Clerk, Legislative Assembly; Director, Finance and Administration; Director, Facilities Management; Director, Research and Information; Clerk Assistant.
The results of the evaluations for positions reviewed by the Management Evaluation Committee are as follows:
-Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Re-evaluated from pay band 14 to pay band 17 in the management category.
-Director, Finance and Administration. Re-evaluated from pay band 4 to pay band 5 in the management category.
-Director, Research and Information. New position evaluated at pay band 5 in the management category.
-Director, Facilities Management. New position reviewed and determined not to meet the criteria for inclusion in the management category. It was referred to the job evaluation division for classification which assigned pay range 34 in the excluded salary grid.
-Clerk Assistant. Reviewed and determined not to meet the criteria for inclusion in the management category.
Employees within the Legislative Assembly are public service employees pursuant to the Public Service Act. The responsibility for management and direction of the Public Service rests with the chairman of the FMB. This responsibility includes job evaluation. The chairman has delegated the authority to evaluate management positions to the Management Evaluation Committee. The human resource manual spells out clearly the process for evaluating all jobs, including management positions. The process is that each department submits the proposed management positions for evaluation by the Management Evaluation Committee. That committee has the responsibility to determine if the position submitted meets the criteria for inclusion as a management position and if so, to evaluate the position using the Hay Plan job evaluation system. This information is then communicated to the deputy minister of the employing department.