WAC
251-05-010 Purpose.
251-05-030 Description and location of departmental organization.
251-05-040 Method of operation.
251-05-050 Office hours.
251-05-060 Records--Availability--Copies.
251-05-070 Exemptions--Public records.
251-05-080 Appeal--Denial of public records request.
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY
CODIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER
251-05-020 Definitions. [Order 21, § 251-05-020, filed 5/24/73.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77. Later promulgation, see WAC 251-04-020.
WAC 251-05-010 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter shall be to insure compliance by the department of personnel with the provisions of chapter 42.17 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-05-010, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; Order 61, § 251-05-010, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-010, filed 5/24/73.]
WAC 251-05-030 Description and location of departmental organization. (1) The central office of the Department of Personnel is located at 521 Capitol Way S., Olympia, Washington. The staff at this location provides personnel services regarding affirmative action, recruitment, examination, examination development, certification, classification, hearings, compensation, salary surveys, compensation plan administration, research services, special projects, departmental fiscal management, facilities, word processing support.
(2) The staff located at 600 South Franklin Street, Olympia, Washington, provides labor relations services and appeal hearings, consultation on human resource development activities, training which is interagency in scope, and guidelines for planning and evaluation of human resource development.
(3) The staff at the following locations provides employee advisory services: 3400 Capitol Boulevard, Olympia, Washington; 2825 Eastlake Avenue E., Suite 310, Seattle, Washington; and at 4407 Division, Suite 210, Spokane, Washington. Employees should contact their institutional personnel office for information regarding availability for EAS service.
(4) The staff located at Building #1, Rowesix, Lacey, Washington, administers the central personnel/payroll and insurance eligibility computer systems.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-05-030, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; Order 61, § 251-05-030, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-030, filed 5/24/73.]
WAC 251-05-040 Method of operation. (1) The general conduct of the department of personnel's business is pursuant to the charter established in chapter 41.06 RCW and Title 251 WAC.
(2) Provisions for all interested parties to participate in formulation of rules governing administration of the law is assured by a twenty-day notice requirement prerequisite to formal adoption by the board or the director of any jurisdictional matter, except appeals.
(3) Special meetings may be called by the board or the director subject to twenty-four hour notice, as required by law.
(4) Informal work sessions with interested parties are conducted by staff as necessary to insure maximum representation from employee organizations and institutions before proposals are made to the board or the director.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-05-040, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04; 98-19-035, § 251-05-040, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; Order 61, § 251-05-040, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-040, filed 5/24/73.]
WAC 251-05-050 Office hours. Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours of the department of personnel. For the purposes of this chapter, the customary office hours shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding designated holidays.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-031, § 251-05-050, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; Order 61, § 251-05-050, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-050, filed 5/24/73.]
WAC 251-05-060 Records--Availability--Copies. (1) Copies of all public records as defined in WAC 251-01-340 and identified in current indexes maintained in the Olympia office of the department of personnel, shall be made available upon written request to the staff member designated by the director or designee. Response to such requests will be made in the order received.
(2) No fee will be charged for inspection of public records. Inspection will be during office hours in a space provided by the agency and must be accomplished without excessive interference with the essential function of the agency.
(3) Copies of the records will be made available at actual cost to the agency.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-05-060, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 87-02-036 (Order 154), § 251-05-060, filed 1/2/87, effective 2/1/87; Order 61, § 251-05-060, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-060, filed 5/24/73.]
WAC 251-05-070 Exemptions--Public records. (1) The department of personnel, through its designated public records officer, reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with these rules is exempt under the provisions of RCW 42.17.310.
(2) Pursuant to RCW 42.17.260, the agency reserves the right to delete identifying details when making available or publishing any public record or any case where there is reason to believe that disclosure of such details would be an invasion of personal privacy protected by chapter 42.17 RCW. The public records officer will justify any such deletion in writing.
(3) Denials of requests for public records will be accompanied by a written statement specifying the reason for the denial. A statement of the specific exemption authorizing withholding the record and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld will be included.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-05-070, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; Order 61, § 251-05-070, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-070, filed 5/24/73.]
WAC 251-05-080 Appeal--Denial of public records request. (1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition the director for prompt review of the public records officer's decision by making a written request for review. The request shall specifically refer to the written statement by the public records officer which constituted or accompanied the denial.
(2) The director will review the denial and shall render a final decision within two business days following the original denial.
[Order 61, § 251-05-080, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-080, filed 5/24/73.]