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    Date: 2/25/2021
    
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    Date: 1/28/2021
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    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.
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    Commonly used words or phrases within the Civil Service System.
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    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.

Administrative Advisory Committee

The Administrative Advisory Committee, created by the Merit Board and chaired by the Merit Board Chair, meets on call of the Chair, the Executive Director, or any member of the committee.

The committee is composed of top administrative personnel representing each of the governing boards served by the Merit Board, the Merit Board Legal Counsel, and the administrative staff of the University System and considers matters of major policy.

Committee Members

Dr. W. Paul Bylaska, Governors State University

Dr. Lisa Freeman, Northern Illinois University

Ms. Karen Helland, Illinois Board of Higher Education

Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson, Illinois Community College Board

Ms. Julie Annette Jones, MB Chair, Illinois State University

Mr. Paul McCann, Eastern Illinois University

Ms. Arrileen Patawaran, Chicago State University

Dr. William Polley, Western Illinois University

Mr. Daniel Stephens, Illinois State University

Dr. Duane Stucky, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

vacant, Northeastern Illinois University

Ms. Barbara Wilson, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Mr. Eric Zarnikow, Illinois Student Assistance Commission

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