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  - 1717 Philo Road, Suite 24
    Urbana, IL 61802
    
    Phone: 217.278.3150
    
    FAX: 217.278.3159
    
    TTY: 866.488.4003
    
    Email: info@sucss.illinois.gov
    
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    Date: 6/6/2024
    
    Time: 1:00 PM
    
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    Date: 4/25/2024
    Time: 9:00 AM
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    Date: 5/17/2024
    Time: 10:00 AM
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Classification/Testing
- - Classification Plan
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Reports
- - Reports
  - Annual Report
    This Report provides an overview of our business operations, an analysis and update of our many programs/initiatives, and a brief description of our agency action plan.
  - Audit Reports
    Each university and agency covered by the State Universities Civil Service System is audited for compliance purposes once every two years.
  - Quarterly Employee Data
    The Quarterly Employee Data reports are a compilation of data submitted by the Agencies and Universities regarding Civil Service, PAA, and student employments.
  - Salary Range Report
    Approved salary rates and ranges for each authorized classification in use by Employers, compiled into a monthly report.
Rules/Procedures
- - Rules and Procedures
  - Procedure Manuals
    Procedures that manage all aspects of the classification plan, including the maintenance of written specifications and examination materials for each class title in the classification plan.
  - Definitions
    Commonly used words or phrases within the Civil Service System.
  - Revision Letters
    Cover letters highlighting revisions made to the Procedure Manuals.
  - Statute and Rules
    The purpose of the University System is to establish a sound program of personnel administration.

Merit Board
Member Profile

Ms. Julie Annette Jones, Chair

Illinois State University
Appointed: 7/29/2019

Jones has spent the last seven years working in real estate and estate planning law at her firm Julie Annette Jones P.C. Jones is committed to making first-class legal assistance accessible and convenient within the Chicagoland area. Jones launched her firm following 15 years in corporate law and two years in estate planning. Jones also serves as the immediate past president of the National Council of Negro Women-Chicago Central Section, the secretary of Gospel Kitchen, and a member of the University's Attorneys Advisory Board, Black Colleagues Association, Alumni Association Board of Directors. the Board of Trustees at St. John Missionary Baptist Church and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Jones received her Juris Doctor from Emory University and a dual Bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology from Illinois State University.

Merit Board Member Profile

Ms. Julie Annette Jones, Chair

Merit Board
Member Profile