18- 389 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 2 - MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

A. Director of Human Resources - The Director shall be responsible for establishing such necessary rules and/or procedures as may be necessary to maintain one classification plan having consistent interpretation and application statewide, and shall, on his/her own initiative and/or on justifiable request by department head or employee, conduct such surveys and take such action as deemed proper and essential to maintain this plan.

B. Department Heads - Responsibility for adherence to and maintenance of the classification plan shall extend to each user agency, and each user agency shall ensure that all personnel actions, plans and decisions which may alter position assignments and/or effect major or minor organizational change are accomplished in accordance with the intent and purpose of this plan. It shall also be the responsibility of the user agencies to inform the Director of Human Resources of significant personnel actions, whether actual or anticipated, in order that these actions be completed cooperatively and expeditiously.

C. Employees - It shall be the responsibility of individual employees to gain understanding of the classification plan so that they may make accurate and justifiable report to management and/or the Director of Human Resources concerning changes of assignment (other than incidental or temporary ones) experienced in their own positions and/or observed in positions occupied by others which, on the basis of this plan, require corrective action.

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18- 389 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 2