How might the Legislature control state agency-granted salary increases?
Any departure from current practices should consider the fact that: • prevailing modern personnel management theory provides for agency discretion in determining promotions; • any proposal for managing salary funds should be consistent with the state’s program budgeting laws which stress managing for results; and, • determination of executive agency promotions has historically been an executive, rather than legislative, function. The Legislature could exert more control over non-VCP salary increases by utilizing general restrictive language in appropriation bills and requiring more disclosure from agencies regarding such increases. Recommendations 1. The Legislature should amend MISS. CODE ANN. Section 25-9-148 (1972) to require the State Personnel Board to: • require that agencies provide to SPB no later than July 1 of each fiscal year an annual report explaining all non-VCP increases in salary, including a justification for increasing the salary, for the most recently completed fisca
