Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission

Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission

Great Seal of Oklahoma
Agency overview
Formed July 1, 1982
Preceding agency
  • Oklahoma Merit System Office
Headquarters 3545 NW 58 Street, Suite 360
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees 1 classified
2 unclassified
Annual budget $400,000
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Carol Shelley, Executive Director
Website www.mpc.ok.gov

The Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission (OMPC) is an independent quasi-judicial agency of the government of Oklahoma established to protect the integrity of state’s merit system utilized by state agencies and their employees. The Commission and the Office of Personnel Management act independently forming a “checks and balances” method of managing the merit system.

The Commission is composed of nine members, two appointed by the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, two by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and five by the Governor of Oklahoma. The Commission, in turn, appoints an Executive Director and administrative law judges to hear disputes.

The Commission was created in 1982 by the Oklahoma Personnel Act during the term of Governor George Nigh.

Functions

The Commission's functions are established by O.S. 74 840-1.9 and are listed below in part:

In addition to its original functions, this agency is now responsible for providing training on the grievance process, the appeals process, the steps of the Progressive Discipline in state employment and training for its administrative law judges. Agency functions also include a component designed to assist agencies in voluntarily complying with the Oklahoma Personnel Act.

Classified and unclassified

The Commission has jurisdiction over state employees that are in the classified service and limited jurisdiction over state employees in the unclassified service. That means all state employees and positions which are subject to the laws of the Oklahoma State Personnel Act and the decisions of the Commission. The two primary distinctions between classified and unclassified employees are as follows:

Leadership

Members of the Commission

The Commission is composed of nine members, each serving three year terms. Two members of the Commission are appointed by the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, two are appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and five members are appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma. Of the Governor's appointees, no more than four may be from the same political party.

As of 2016, the members of the Commission are as follows:

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