Executive order [May 3, 1999]

THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:.

WHEREAS:
WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS:
ORDERED:

1996 Ga. Laws, page 684, Act 816, is intended to promote the overall effectiveness and efficiency of state government, by allowing state agencies greater flexibility in personnel management through the decentralization of responsibility and authority for personnel management to those agencies; simplification of personnel management processes, including classification, hiring and termination of employees; and the reduction of paperwork; and
It is the policy of the State of Georgia to maintain a standard of personnel administration which assures fair and equitable treatment of employees in all aspects of personnel administration; and
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It is in the public interest to ensure consistent treatment of state employees across all executive branch agencies with respect to employee opportunity to address non-disciplinary employment concerns; and
The Georgia General Assembly has expressed its desire that e.xecutive branch agencies provide a grievance procedure to employees in the unclassified service of the State Merit System;
NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY
That the State Merit System shall convene a group of all executive branch agencies for the purpose of developing a consistent process for resolution of non-disciplinary employment concerns for employees in the unclassified service. Such process shall be developed. by September 30,1999 and shall be made available by each agency to all employees in the unclassified service.

Thi Exmmvi SECRETARY

GOVERNOR