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function chart and move on to the next division and that ' s our classification and pay division. The first statement is important. We develop and maintain the position classification plan, also state, and also the (inaudible) . . .down. . .also develop and maintain the compensation plans of the state. And this essen. . .not the state, the County. I 'm sorry. And this essentially means that we classify all positions in accordance with the Civil Service law and our responsibilities and we also determine the pay grades of positions. All new classes and all pay grades of new classes are done in conjunction with all civil service agencies of the state. Whenever we establish a new class , we circulate this class among all civil service jurisdictions , get the comments of the personnel directors and also determine the pay grade of this class in cooperation with the personnel directors . We also meet . . . the personnel directors also meet once every two years to determ. . .to review the pricing and repricing of classes and in this way we apply our equal pay for equal work law. And this law essentially says that if we have a laborer in the counties in the same kind of work as a laborer in the state working side-by-side, except one is the state highway and the other is the County highway, that both laborers should be paid the same. Moving to the right to our recruitment and exam- ination division, I 'd like to highlight the first function. That is , administers the overall recruitment and examination program of the Couny. And also the second, develops a career service in government to attract , select and retain the best of citizens on merit , free from coercive political influences , with incentives in the form of of genuine opportunities for promotion (inaudible) service. These are the two basic functions of the recruitment and examination division. All of the rest of the functional statements , so forth (inaudible) . Moving over to the right again, labor relations . We participate in collective bargaining negotiations as a member of the County' s negotiating team. We also admin- ister a program involved in the implementation of collective bargaining agreements and the interpretation of provisions during the life of the contract. So we represent the mayor at the bargaining table. We also administer the contracts once they are negotiated. Moving over to the right again, personnel develop- ment and training. We coordinate the County-wide training activities. We increase employee efficiency and fitness for County service, although the rest of the functional statements support this basic activity. I might ask you if you have any questions at this point . 252