By authority of Chapter 18 of Title 2 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, the Commission for Economy in Governmental Expenditures has completed a study and submits herewith its report of the personnel administration of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This study is one of a series included in the Commission's long-range plan.

The primary purpose of this study was to ascertain the adequacy of the policies, practices and procedures of the Virginia personnel system. Secondly, we have attempted to point out those areas in which improvement appears possible.

We present in the following report our findings, conclusions and recommendations towards these objectives. We coordinated our studies of the several areas of personnel administration with a number of agencies and with the Division of Personnel.

In the conduct of this study, the Commission had the advice, counsel and assistance of Messrs. Wesley R. Ellms and Albert C. Krempa of the firm of Worden & Risberg, Management Consultants, whom we engaged to aid in our study. The Commission also is grateful for the participation in this study of its Advisory Committee, The Honorables Landon R. Wyatt, from the Senate, and Shirley T. Holland and Felix E. Edmunds, from the House of Delegates.

The Commission and its executive secretary, the Auditor of Public Accounts, and the consultants wish to acknowledge the splendid cooperation of the Division of Personnel and the several State agencies during the course of the study.

Respectfully submitted,

D. Woodrow Bird, Chairman
W. Roy Smith, Vice Chairman
Thomas H. Blanton
Lloyd C. Bird
Garland Gray
George E. Allen, Jr.
John H. Daniel
Thomas N. Frost
Francis B. Gouldman
Dr. R. O. Reynolds
John W. Garber, ex officio