0000 Introduction
0010 General Character of the Manual
.1 BACKGROUND
The State Personnel Management Manual is the official
medium of the State Department of Civil Service for issuing personnel
management policy and procedural statements. This Manual will include
issuances of material covering only those programs for which the Department
of Civil Service is responsible. It will not cover any personnel management
program areas which are currently the responsibility of other State
agencies.
.110 Components of the State Personnel Management Manual
System
.111 In developing this basic Manual, we have also
incorporated several existing manuals issued by the Department of
Civil Service into a larger State Personnel Management System. The
components of this overall system are:
- This manual. which is the core manual, written for agency
personnel office staff, as a group, emphasizing policy, application
of policy, land general procedure.
- Supplements to the basic manual, which contain specialized
information and detailed procedures for specific functional
areas, including the following existing manuals:
- Decentralized Examination Manual
- Classification Standards
- Health Insurance Manual
- Time and Attendance Manual
- New York State Title and Salary Plan
.120 Organization of the Basic Manual
.121 The Manual is a systematized compilation of New York
State's current personnel policies and major procedures. It has
been divided into major chapters to render its contents easily accessible
and usable as a guide to the agency personnel administrator
.130 Distribution of the Manual
.131 A copy of the Manual will be provided to each
agency personnel office. Additional copies will be provided, on
request, for the use of each professional personnel office staff
member.
.132 Copies of all new and revised materials will
routinely be provided for each Manual issued by the Department of
Civil Service.
.140 Priority Over Other Issues
.141 Instructions and policies as issued in this Manual
represent the official position of this Department as of the date
of issue and should be regarded as superseding any conflicting material
previously issued by this or any other agency.
.142 However, anything contained in this Manual which
is, for whatever reason, in conflict with any applicable law, rule,
regulation, court decision, or labor agreement will be void, with
the primary legal source taking precedence. As soon as any such
conflict shall become apparent, the affected policy or policies
will be revised or modified to eliminate such conflict(s).
.150 Use of the Manual
.151 The Manual is designed to be used as a guide
to agency decision making in personnel management related matters,
within the context of merit system requirements. Limitation of choices
will also be indicated where appropriate.
.152 Once a particular course of action has been decided
upon, appropriate procedures have been or will be developed to assist
you in implementing the decision(s).
TM-1; 4/26/82
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