State Personnel Board


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​Next Meeting: April 24                                                       1​​:00 PM​​​​​​​​​​

*Meeting agenda is pos​ted closer ​to meeting date. If link contains prior month’s agenda, please check back.

The West Virginia State Personnel Board is comprised of six members. The Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Administration serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member and Board Chair. The remaining five members are appointed by the Governor (with advice and consent of the State Senate) for four-year terms. Members serve until the appointment of their successor. Not more than four of the five appointed members can be from the same political party.
Board activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Proposing rules for legislative approval, in accordance with § 29A of the West Virginia Code, to implement the provisions of this article; 

  • Interpreting the application of this article to any public body or entity;

  • Authorizing and conducting any studies, inquiries, investigations, or hearings in the operation of this article that are deemed necessary.
Examples of items submitted for Board approval include policies and interpretive bulletins, amendments and updates to the Administrative Rule, requests for reductions-in-force, requests for approvals of secondary employment, class specifications and pay plan issues as well as similar matters for county health departments.

Meetings are held monthly on the third Thursday at 1:00 PM. in Building 3, Suite 500 at the State Capitol Complex. The minutes from the previous month are approved for distribution at the start of each meeting. Approved minutes can be accessed at the links below.  For minutes prior to those listed, please email or call the Board Secretary, Layna Valentine-Brown, at layna.s.valentinebrown@wv.gov or 304-558-3950.​


2025 MINUTES
 
​Ja​​nuary
​Ap​ril
​Ju​ly
​Octob​er
​Februa​ry
​M​ay
​Au​gust
​November​
​Mar​ch
​June
​September
​December


2024 MINUTES
 
​Ja​n​uary
​Ap​​ri​l
​Ju​ly | Public Hearing
Octob​er
Febr​ua​ry
​M​ay
Au​gus​t
November
​Mar​ch 20 and 2​8*​
Ju​ne
​Septe​mb​er
December
​​​​*Special meeting held March 20; regular meeting held March 28


2023 MINUTES
 
​Ja​nuary​ 2​​3 and 26*
​A​p​ril 1​4 and 27**​
Ju​​​l​y
Octob​er
Febr​ua​ry
​​M​ay
Au​g​ust
​Nove​mber​ 9 and 1​7****
Ma​r​ch
​June 2 and 22***​
​September
Dece​mber
​​​​*Special meeting held January 23; regular meeting held January ​26
**​Special meeting held April 14; regular meeting held April 27​​
​***Special meeting held June 2; regular meeting held June 22
****Special meeting held November 9; regular meeting held November 17​


2022 MINUTES
 
​Ja​nuary​ 3​ and 27*​
​A​p​ril
Ju​​l​y
Octob​er
Februa​ry
M​ay
Au​gust
Nove​mber
Ma​r​ch
June | ​Public ​Hearing
​September
December
​​​*Special meeting held January 3; regular meeting held January ​27



2020 MINUTES
 
​January ​April ​July 20 and 23**
October
February ​May 15 and 28* August ​November
March June ​September ​De​cember
*Emergency meeting held May 15; regular meeting held May 28​​​
**Emergency meeting held July 20; regular meeting held July 23​