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— Office Memorandum + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT : / To : Mr. monyflty DATE: 10/28/57 og *Tolson —_ HV Nichols _.. raom : H. L. Edwards yee hey sunyecy:-+Diregior’ 8 Authority For T Action . Tom ureaywBuper Grade an ecutive Pay Trotter ositions, Including Mechafics of Same, rele Hoon Holloman _ Gandy —__ This memorandum is submitt q. to 8 summarize the authority of the Director for taking action on the 37 super grade and’é Secutive pay positions allotted to the Bureau and to outline the mechanics of taking such action on them go far as concerns any interest of the Department therein. i Ce Crd KA Ava s 1. The Bureau's 37 super grade jobs are all authorized by the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1955 approved June 28, 1955, which specifically gives the Director authority to place 37 positions in grades 16, 17 and 18 of the General Schedule. Jn addition to these 37 super grades the Federal Executive Pay Act of 1956, approved July 31, 1956, sets the salaries of the positions of the Director at $21,000 ($22,000 so long as the office is held by the present incumbent), the Associate Director at $20,000, and Assistant to the Direct: at $19, 000 (the latter position has had only one incumbent, Mr. Nichols, and the other Assistant to the Director, Mr. Boardman has occupied a GS 18 super grade position). 2. The Attorney General's Order No. 91-55 dated August 22, 1955, delegated to the Direc tor authority to take final action on matters pertaining to the "employment, direction, and general administration of personnel in the FBJ, except the authority to appoint, assign, 4 Promote and demote, compensate and Classify and separate employees in the positions of Associate Director and Assistant Director." Failure to include the position °C Assistant to the Director was simply an Serelgh according to informal advice from Jack Adler's office in the Department. . - Pp i me dad b 1 — 2 in a Under the restriction in this delegatio actions oncer Director, Assistant to the Director and associate Pi 7 through the 3. Mechanics for handling actions under the rata eh? il Delbifathar Ordesh 7. —y % RENOVED y 25RD pn agh super grade action not involving the position of Ass at ector,- ‘Assistant to the Director or Associate Director -~the — anics are routine and involve nothing more than is done in cnn Ren od any} lower grade promotion, no prior Department approval being ay ts ‘Debuings, | WX HLE: nt =" ° — . | ee et oe epee ee eee pen ate Te yer a ER Sn ED Tat