Volume 41 - Issue 45 - November 10, 2022
State of Kansas
Office of the Governor
Executive Directive No. 22-560
Authorizing Personnel Transactions
and
Authorizing Expenditure of Federal Funds
By virtue of the authority vested in the Governor as the head of the Executive Branch of the State of Kansas, the following transactions are hereby authorized:
Pursuant to the authority of the Chief Justice of the Judiciary to receive and expend federal funds, and pursuant to the authority granted the Governor by Section 196 of Chapter 81 of The 2022 Session Laws of Kansas, approval is hereby granted to the Judicial Branch for expenditure in FY 2023 of monies in the federal fund entitled “BJA Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program Fund.”
Pursuant to the authority of the Executive Director of the Kansas Historical Society to receive and expend federal funds, and pursuant to the authority granted the Governor by Section 196 of Chapter 81 of The 2022 Session Laws of Kansas, approval is hereby granted to the Kansas Historical Society for expenditure in FY 2023 of monies in the federal fund entitled “National Endowment for the Humanities – Federal Grant.”
I have conferred with the Director of the Budget and members of my staff, and I have determined that the guidelines set forth in KSA 75-3711 and 75-3711c have been applied and that none of the foregoing actions exceeds the limitations contained therein.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to assign the following job classifications to the pay grades set out below is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
| Job Classification | Pay Grade |
| Equipment Operator | 19 |
| Equipment Operator Senior | 21 |
| Engineering Technician | 22 |
| Equipment Mechanic | 22 |
| Equipment Operator Specialist | 23 |
| Equipment Mechanic Senior | 24 |
| Equipment Mechanic Specialist | 25 |
| Highway Maintenance Supervisor | 25 |
| Engineering Technician Senior | 26 |
| Highway Maintenance Superintendent | 28 |
| Engineering Technician Specialist | 29 |
| Engineering Associate III | 31 |
| Professional Civil Engineer I | 34 |
| Professional Civil Engineer II | 36 |
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to provide the equivalent of a two-step increase to all unclassified, benefits eligible employees in the Kansas Department of Transportation with the following job titles is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
Equipment Operator
Equipment Operator Senior
Equipment Operator Specialist
Engineering Technician Associate
Engineering Technician
Engineering Technician Senior
Engineering Technician Specialist
Equipment Mechanic
Equipment Mechanic Senior
Equipment Mechanic Specialist
Highway Maintenance Supervisor
Equipment Shop Supervisor
Equipment/Highway Shop Superintendent
Highway Maintenance Superintendent
Acting Construction Manager
Construction Manager
Estimating Manager
CIT Program Manager
District Mentor/Coordinator
Regional Lab Manager
Engineering Associate I
Engineering Associate II
Engineering Associate III
Project Engineer Associate
Project Engineer (PE License)
Engineering Associate III (PE License)
Construction Engineer Associate
Construction Engineer (PE License)
Professional Civil Engineer I
Professional Civil Engineer II
Professional Civil Engineer III
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $17.00 as the starting hourly rate for the Equipment Operator Trainee job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $18.00 as the starting hourly rate for the Engineering Technician Associate job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 16 of pay grade 19 as the entry rate for the Equipment Operator job classification and step 16 of pay grade 21 as the entry rate for the Equipment Operator Senior job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 15 of pay grade 22 as the entry rate for the Equipment Mechanic job classification, step 15 of pay grade 24 as the entry rate for the Equipment Mechanic Senior job classification, and step 15 of pay grade 25 as the entry rate for the Equipment Mechanic Specialist job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 14 of pay grade 23 as the entry rate for the Equipment Operator Specialist job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 12 of pay grade 22 as the entry rate for the Engineering Technician job classification and step 12 of pay grade 26 as the entry rate for the Engineering Technician Senior job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 16 of pay grade 25 as the entry rate for the Highway Maintenance Supervisor job classification and step 18 of pay grade 28 as the entry rate for the Highway Maintenance Superintendent job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 10 of pay grade 29 as the entry rate for the Engineering Technician Specialist job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $25.68 as the starting hourly rate for the Equipment Shop Supervisor job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $26.98 as the starting hourly rate for the Engineering Technician Supervisor job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $28.31 as the starting hourly rate for the Equipment/Highway Shop Superintendent job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $29.03 as the starting hourly rate for the Acting Construction Manager and Engineering Associate I job titles at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $30.46 as the starting hourly rate for the Construction Manager and Engineering Associate II job titles at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 15 of pay grade 31 as the entry rate for the Engineering Associate III job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $31.98 as the starting hourly rate for the Project Engineer Associate job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $32.78 as the starting hourly rate for the Estimating Manager job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $32.78 as the starting hourly rate for the CIT Program Manager job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $33.55 as the starting hourly rate for the Project Engineer (PE License), Engineering Associate III (PE License) and Construction Engineer Associate job titles at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $34.42 as the starting hourly rate for the District Mentor/Coordinator job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $35.25 as the starting hourly rate for the Regional Lab Manager job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $35.25 as the starting hourly rate for the Construction Engineer (PE License) job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 17 of pay grade 34 as the entry rate for the Professional Civil Engineer I job classification and step 17 of pay grade 36 as the entry rate for the Professional Civil Engineer II job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $47.29 as the starting hourly rate for the Professional Civil Engineer III job title at the Kansas Department of Transportation is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to provide a one-step increase to employees in the Driver License Examiner job classification currently on step 10 of pay grade 20, to employees in the Driver License Examiner Specialist job classification currently on step 10 of pay grade 22, and employees in the Driver License Coordinator job classification currently on step 16 of pay grade 23 is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to provide the equivalent of a one-step increase to unclassified, benefits eligible employees in the Driver License Examiner job title currently being paid at the hourly rate of $16.54, to unclassified, benefits eligible employees in in the Driver License Examiner Specialist job title currently being paid at the hourly rate of $18.26, to unclassified, benefits eligible employees in the Driver License Examiner Supervisor job title currently being paid at the hourly rate of $20.13, and to unclassified, benefits eligible employees in the Driver License Coordinator job classification currently being paid at the hourly rate of $22.16 is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 10 of pay grade 20 as the entry rate for the Driver License Examiner job classification, step 10 of pay grade 22 as the entry rate for the Driver License Examiner Specialist job classification, and step 16 of pay grade 23 as the entry rate for the Driver License Coordinator job classification is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $20.13 as the starting hourly rate for the Driver License Examiner Supervisor job title at the Kansas Department of Revenue is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to provide a one-step increase to all employees in the Enforcement Agent job classification at the Kansas Department of Revenue is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to provide the equivalent of a one-step increase to all unclassified, benefits eligible employees in the Kansas Department of Revenue with the Enforcement Agent job title is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish step 10 of pay grade 28 as the entry rate for the Enforcement Agent job classification at the Kansas Department of Revenue is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
The request of Kraig Knowlton, Director of Personnel Services, to establish $26.98 as the starting hourly rate for the Enforcement Agent Supervisor job title at the Kansas Department of Revenue is hereby approved, effective October 30, 2022.
I have conferred with the Secretary of Administration, the Director of the Budget, the Director of Personnel Services, and members of my staff, and I have determined that the requested action is appropriate.
Dated October 31, 2022.
Laura Kelly
Governor
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