MISSION
Modernize and streamline State Personnel's system to attract and retain a qualified workforce that is consistent with state and federal laws and consistent with the unique requirements of operating in a military environment.
VISION
To have a personnel system that maximizes technolgoy, minimizes bureaucracy and puts the right person in the right job at the right time.
PHILOSOPHY
Accomplish the mission of the State Military Department by hiring, training and retaining those skilled and capable individuals, without bias and based on merit, who are essential to providing cost effective, quality service to State Active Duty and State Civil Service personnel; to provide services in an efficient and courteous manner; and to insure that the state employees of the Military Department work in an environment where they are encouraged to strive for excellence, and recognized when they achieve it.
VALUES
Integrity - Make no promise or commitment we cannot reasonably expect to fulfill, and to maintain appropriate social, ethical and organizational norms in job related activities.
Ethics - Maintain the highest standards of professional behavior and to comply with the laws, regulations, and policies under which we operate.
Respect - Respect the diversity of employees, provide fair and equitable treatment in all areas of employment, encourage personal and professional growth, and foster the personal well being and dignity of each employee.
Accountability - Take responsibility for personal actions and the directorate's performance.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
State Personnel Programs was established during the early days of the Military Department to provide personnel services to State Civil Service employees and State Active Duty service members. It is a unique personnel office within state governmental agencies in that it has responsibility for both personnel management and payroll department functions.