(a) The Director of Personnel shall determine the assignment of a position to the Craft and Labor System or to the General System.
(b) Within the appropriate system, each position shall be assigned to the appropriate grade, based upon comparison of relative experience and training requirements, working conditions, administrative changes in processes and decision-making authority which affect the level of work complexity or responsibility.
(c) The Governor, after consideration of the views of the Director of Personnel, may allocate positions in Grades 32 through 35 of the General System. The Director of Personnel, after consideration of the views of the Department head concerned, shall allocate all other positions in the Craft and Labor and General Systems. He may, after issuance of suitable classification specifications, allocation principles, and techniques, and other guides, delegate to the head of any department authority to allocate additional identical positions in Grades 6 through 20 of the General System and 1 through 8 of Craft and Labor System, when he is assured that the head of the department has the assistance of personnel adequately trained in allocation principles and techniques. He may withdraw this delegation at his discretion.
(d) The Director of Personnel is directed to establish and maintain on a current basis classification specifications following the principles in sections 491 and 495(b) of this chapter, and these specifications shall serve as guides in allocating individual positions in their proper grades under section 495(c) of this chapter.
(e) The Director of Personnel, under the direction of the Governor, is authorized and directed to administer the classification system, review it from time to time, keep classification specifications current, initiate allocations, take prompt action on allocations recommended by the departments, inspect the use of delegated authority, recommend to the Governor necessary changes in policy, rules, or legislation, and take such other action as may be necessary to maintain a position classification system which will assure the Government of the United States Virgin Islands of an active and effective management tool which meets those objectives set forth in section 491 of this chapter.
(f) Upon receipt by the Director of Personnel of a reallocation recommendation from a department head, a desk audit on the skills, duties, authority or responsibilities shall be performed and completed within thirty (30) days. The results of the desk audit shall be reviewed by the Director of Personnel and if he believes the reallocation is warranted he shall forward his recommendations to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chairman of the Finance Committee. Unless disapproved by either the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the Finance Committee within sixty (60) days, the reallocation shall become effective as of the date of approval by the Director of Personnel.