Scope and Content Note
This series consists of appraisal reports on approximately 100 state agencies and institutions prepared by Civil Service examiners for the Senate Civil Service Committee. These reports, ranging in size from approximately five to fifty pages, analyze and make recommendations for changes in staffing patterns at each agency, institution (prison, mental hospital, school, etc.), and special commission operated by New York State government.
The majority of the reports date from 1916. In analyzing staffing, the reports necessarily include descriptions of the agency's function, organization, and activity, and include information on specific job titles (description of duties and salary), agency administration, supervision patterns, and distribution of work. The reports often make recommendations for sweeping changes in the organization of an agency or institution, suggesting the creation of new titles or the combination or abolition of existing titles. Many of the reports have lists of agency job titles with current salaries.
The series also includes a small amount of memoranda relating to requests for reclassification of specific titles or upgrading of individual state employees. These memoranda provide information such as job description, salary, comparison to other Civil Service positions, and the reasons for the classification change or upgrading.
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