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SUBJECT

Delegation of Responsibility for
Classification and Compensation of
SPA Personnel to Constituent Institutions

DATEMarch 5, 1999

I.

Introduction

In August 1997 the University of North Carolina and the Office of State Personnel

(OSP) entered into a Partnership Agreement that extended “authority to and

establishe[d] responsibility for the President of the University of North Carolina to act

on behalf of the State Personnel Director and staff of OSP under terms and conditions

described” with the goal of increasing “efficiency and effectiveness in the human

resource operations of the University and in the State of North Carolina.”The

Partnership Agreement further provided that the responsibility and authority for day-to-

day management of all human resource functions affecting University employees

subject to the State Personnel Act (SPA) would be delegated to the president and that the

president could, in turn, delegate some or all of the functions to those constituent

institutions which can show their readiness to assume such responsibility. The long-

term goal of this agreement is to establish a university component of the State personnel

system that provides for the effective and efficient management of State Personnel Act

(SPA) human resources across all campuses by further delegating authorities and

responsibilities from OSP to the University of North Carolina General Administration

(UNCGA). Ultimately, each campus will assume responsibility for managing

personnel matters under the guidance of UNCGA. However, while individual

institutions work to strengthen their personnel operations, OSP will continue to provide

services to those who do not have full delegation.

The Partnership Agreement called for the establishment of a transition team to establish

the basic framework for shifting responsibility from OSP to the University. During the

1997-98 academic year, the Transition Team, consisting of representatives from the