§76-13 Specific duties and powers of director.
[Section effective until June 30, 2002. For section effective July 1, 2002, see below.] The director of human resources development shall direct and supervise all the administrative and technical activities of the director's department. In addition to other duties imposed upon the director by this chapter and chapter 77, the director shall:(1) Attend all meetings of the commission;
(2) Establish and maintain a roster of all persons in the civil service in which shall be set forth, as to each, the class of position held, the salary or pay, any change in class, title, pay, or status, and any other necessary data;
(3) Appoint assistants and employees necessary to assist the director in the proper performance of the director's duties and for which appropriations shall have been made;
(4) Foster and develop, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for the improvement of employee efficiency;
(5) Cooperate fully with appointing authorities in the administration of this chapter and chapter 77 in order to promote public service and establish conditions of service that will attract and retain employees of character and capacity, and to increase efficiency and economy in governmental departments by the improvement of methods of human resources administration with full recognition of the requirements and needs of management;
(6) Encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective human resources administration within the several departments in civil service and make available the facilities of the director's department to this end;
(7) Investigate from time to time the operation and effect of this chapter and chapter 77 and of the rules adopted thereunder;
(8) Develop and maintain a position classification plan; and
(A) Create and adjust classes of positions and adopt class specifications including title, description of typical duties and responsibilities, statement of training and experience, and other requirements to be met by applicants, covering all positions;
(B) Allocate each position and each newly created position to the appropriate class;
(C) Reallocate positions to recognize material changes in duties and responsibilities or to correct a previous action; provided that reallocations shall be made effective retroactively to the beginning of the pay period immediately following the date the application for reallocation was filed with the director or any other date provided by the rules; and provided further that an employee who is otherwise properly compensated shall not be required to make reimbursement of overpayment in salary when the overpayment is due to salary increments or repricing actions nullified by the retroactive feature of a classification action; and provided further that the proper salary adjustment shall be made as of the first pay period following the action taken by the director; and
(D) Determine the status of employees holding positions affected by classification actions;
(9) Pay any claims against the State as required under chapter 386; and
(10) Perform any other lawful acts deemed by the director to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this part. [L 1955, c 274, pt of §1; RL 1955, pt of §3-19; am L 1957, c 157, §1 and c 206, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §11; am L 1964, c 28, §2; HRS §76-13; am L 1976, c 35, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 102, §2; am L 1994, c 56, §8]
§76-13 Specific duties and powers of director. [Section effective July 1, 2002. For section effective until June 30, 2002, see above.] The director shall direct and supervise all the administrative and technical activities of the director's department. In addition to other duties imposed upon the director by this chapter, the director shall:
(1) Establish and maintain a roster of all persons in the civil service;
(2) Appoint employees necessary to assist the director in the proper performance of the director's duties and for which appropriations shall have been made;
(3) Foster and develop, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for the improvement of employee efficiency;
(4) Cooperate fully with appointing authorities, giving full recognition to their requirements and needs, in the administration of this chapter to promote public service by establishing conditions of service that will attract and retain employees of character and capability, and to increase efficiency and productivity in governmental departments by continuously improving methods of human resources administration and maximizing the use of advanced technology;
(5) Encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective human resources administration within the several departments and make available the facilities of the director's department to this end;
(6) Investigate from time to time the operation and effect of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder;
(7) Develop and maintain classification systems;
(8) Make recommendations and advise the chief executive on appropriate adjustments for employees excluded from collective bargaining as authorized under chapter 89C; and
(9) Perform any other lawful acts deemed by the director to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. [L 1955, c 274, pt of §1; RL 1955, pt of §3-19; am L 1957, c 157, §1 and c 206, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §11; am L 1964, c 28, §2; HRS §76-13; am L 1976, c 35, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 102, §2; am L 1994, c 56, §8; am L 2000, c 253, §11]