27 Miss. Code. R. 110-5.1.1 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Creation of New Job Families and Classifications

MSPB shall have the sole authority to create new job classifications. To discourage the proliferation of unnecessarily similar job classifications, requests for new job families shall be approved by MSPB only upon the production of compelling documentation in support of the need to create new classes. In the absence of compelling documentation, such requests shall result in the positions being assigned to already existing job classification in the MSPB's schedule of job classifications. The MSPB Executive Director, in his discretion, may authorize the creation of additional levels of workers within an existing family.

A. Family and class establishment requests must include the following documentation:

1. A detailed letter of justification signed by the agency head and addressed to the MSPB Executive Director, which includes:

i. the total number of affected positions;

ii. the types of job classification affected, if any;

iii. the exact nature by which the job has evolved, and/or internal and external conditions precipitating establishment of the new class;

iv. clearly drawn distinctions between the proposed class and the most similar classes in the existing MSPB inventory of job classes;

v. the precise consequences of not establishing the new class;

vi. why current job classifications do not meet current needs; and

vii. an explanation of any discrepancy between the provided salary survey data and the requested salary range for the requested class.

2. The proposed role summary for the requested class.

3. All current regulatory and legal authority materials (including citations) governing performance of job functions or which mandate or require the creation of a new class.

4. Valid salary survey data submitted on a completed Agency Salary Survey Data Sheet which may be found at http://www.mspb.ms.gov.

5. Any other documentation requested by the Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Analyst.

Notes

27 Miss. Code. R. 110-5.1.1

Amended 7/1/2018 Amended 3/1/2019 Amended 1/5/2020 Amended 7/1/2021 Amended 7/3/2023 Amended 7/12/2024 Amended 2/21/2025