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Personnel Committee approves three staffing actions for state agencies
Summary
The Personnel Committee approved three staffing requests: a position swap for Arkansas State Police, three administrator positions for Arkansas State University at Jonesboro's new College of Veterinary Medicine, and an extra‑help fiscal position for the Department of Commerce funded by the IIJA; votes were taken by voice.
The Personnel Committee approved three workforce actions for state agencies during a regularly convened meeting.
An unidentified committee presenter described Item B as a request from the Department of Public Safety, Arkansas State Police, to surrender three corporal positions at LES 07 in exchange for three lieutenants at LES 09 to provide supervision for new troopers assigned to the I‑40 corridor. The presenter said the swap would not increase the division's total headcount, OPM recommended the change, and the estimated ongoing cost is $89,000 paid from general revenue.
The committee also approved Item C, a request from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro for three project/program administrator pool positions drawn from the higher education central growth pool. The positions will support the College of Veterinary Medicine — which receives its first class this fall — and will handle recruitment, curricular support for first‑year courses and student ambassador activities. The Department of Higher Education recommended the request; the action increases ASU's authorized positions by three.
Item E, a request from the Department of Commerce/Economic Development Commission, sought an extra‑help fiscal position funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to assist with budgeting and auditing program funds. The presenter noted PEER had approved the appropriation and OPM recommended the requested title as extra help.
After each presentation, the chair called for questions; none were raised. Each item was approved following a motion and second and recorded by voice vote. The chair noted Item D had been pulled from the agenda and took no action on it.
The committee then moved on to reports and adjourned with no further business.
Ending: The approved actions are administrative staffing changes and do not on their face create new recurring positions beyond the ASU increase of three authorized slots; the committee recorded approvals by voice vote and did not record numerical tallies in the minutes.
