New Promotion Examination Fees and Increased Open Competitive Exam Fees
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 1:00PM 
Memo
TO: Executive Board Members and Council Leaders
DATE: March 18, 2009
RE: New Promotion Examination Fees and Increased Open Competitive Exam Fees
We have been getting a number of calls about the new promotion examination fees that appear on new examination announcements issued after March 13 and effective for exams administered on or after May 30. The fees for open competitive exams are also going to increase by $5. As you may remember the Department of Civil Service informed PEF about these new fees in January and we wrote about them in our January 23, 2009 memo to the Executive Board on the 30-day amendments to the Executive Budget. The new fees are
|
Examination Title Grade |
New Promotion Exam Fee |
Increased O/C Exam Fee |
|
SG 3 – 12 |
$10 |
$25 |
|
SG 13 - 18 |
$15 |
$35 |
|
SG 19 -23 |
$20 |
$40 |
|
SG 24 and above |
$25 |
$45 |
The new promotion exams are expected to raise $850,000 annually and the increased open competitive examination fees are expected to raise $210,000 annually. We are currently evaluating our options under the Contract and under the Taylor Law to determine our recourse to challenge these fees whether the setting of these new fees may be subject to a contract grievance or improper practice charge. We will update you when any further information is available.
If you have any further questions on this issue please contact the Civil Service Enforcement/Research or Contract Administration Departments.
Kenneth Brynien, President
cc: Statewide Labor-Management Chairs