At its May 11 meeting, the California State Personnel Board approved a classification change that moves incumbent Assistant Inspector General attorneys into the statewide attorney series and begins phasing out the old job titles.
According to the board’s May 11 minutes, Special Assistant Inspector General positions will be reallocated to Attorney IV, Senior Assistant Inspector General positions will move to Attorney Supervisor, and those two classifications will be abolished after incumbents are moved. The minutes also say the Chief Assistant Inspector General classification remains in place for now under Footnote 24, which bars new appointments and calls for the class to be abolished when it becomes vacant.
A transcript excerpt from the same meeting identifies the item as a CalHR and Office of the Inspector General personnel action. The excerpt and minutes indicate the board considered the reclassification during the May 11 teleconference meeting, but the available record does not spell out the management rationale beyond the classification change itself.
The action formalizes a staffing shift for the inspector general office from department-specific attorney titles to the statewide attorney series. The record also shows the board approved a corresponding resolution covering transition issues such as status, probation handling, reemployment rights and use of existing eligibility lists during the changeover.
The same meeting record includes other personnel actions, but the inspector general reclassification is the clearest structural change affecting that office. No public explanation of employee or union objections appears in the materials reviewed.
