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State Civil Service: FY27 request $28.7M; director credits pay changes for modest turnover improvements
Summary
The Department of State Civil Service presented a $28.7 million FY27 budget; director Byron Decoteau said changes to pay schedules and special entrance rates cost roughly $10 million and have produced early reductions in turnover and vacancies.
House Fiscal presented the Department of State Civil Service’s FY27 executive budget recommendation of $28.7 million; the briefing described the composition of funding (interagency transfers, state general fund) and staffing levels.
Byron Decoteau, director of State Civil Service, described the agency’s regulatory and consulting role overseeing the classified merit system and working with agencies on recruitment and retention. He said the administration and commission implemented structural pay‑plan changes and special entrance rates for selected occupations. "That was bringing individuals up to those new minimums and then existing employees received either a 10% or a 5% adjustment to their base pay," Decoteau said, and he estimated the cost of the compensation package at about $10,000,000.
Decoteau said early results include a modest decline in turnover (about 2 percentage points) and fewer vacancies in targeted classifications but that the agency continues to monitor outcomes. Members asked about market studies and how agencies request special entrance rates; Decoteau said the commission approves requests on a case‑by‑case basis and the department conducts ongoing market analysis to inform recommendations.
No committee action was taken; staff offered to provide additional detail and the cost‑estimates behind the compensation adjustments.
