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May 2008
Dear DJJDP staff:
The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s 2007 Annual Report has just been released, and thanks to you it summarizes a very successful year. The report begins with a focus on our core values: community; commitment; communication; collaboration; customer service; character; and a “can do” attitude. With these core values as our foundation, the Department’s staff have been building the State’s capacity for realizing the vision of having “A seamless, comprehensive juvenile justice system which provides the most effective services to youth and their families at the right time in the most appropriate settings.”
The building which took place in 2007 ranged from building our youth to become productive citizens to building understanding of the great challenges which must be overcome to create a juvenile justice system that offers opportunities for success to everyone. It involves building family and community capacities, and it involves building replacement youth development centers which will create safer and more secure settings to work with youth.
The building that took place in 2007 would not have been possible without the dedication of Department staff and because the Department is building from a firm foundation of core values. Thanks to each and every one of you who are one of the builders of today; you make a difference each day and are leaving a lasting imprint for the future.
Sincerely,
George L. Sweat
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All Employees: Please review the following updated BEACON information.
ESS Updates
Employee Self Service Tax Withholding Information
ESS will only allow employees to select the following exemption types:
• Not Exempt • Exempt, Reportable
The following exemption types were removed from the selection in ESS:
• Exempt, Not Reportable • Exempt, Partially Reportable
If an employee wants to claim exempt, not reportable or exempt, partially reportable, he or she must go through BEST to maintain their tax withholdings.
When a withholding record is created or changed, there will be a minimum of a seven day delay before the change goes into effect. For example, if a record was changed on April 4, it would not go into effect until April 11. Employees do have the option to identify a future start date. For example, an employee could enter a change on April 4, but designate that he or she does not want it to go into effect until May 1.
Creating/Updating Secondary Deposit Accounts
When making a change to an existing supplemental direct deposit account or setting up a new supplemental direct deposit account, employees should make the change effective beginning the first day of the upcoming pay period. For employees who are paid monthly, that would be the first day of each month (e.g. January 1, February 1, March 1, etc.). For employees who are paid biweekly, that would be the first day of the upcoming biweekly payroll cycle, click here for more information.
MSS Updates
Manager Self Service Reports
The Manager Self Service portion of the BEACON portal now offers some reports. These reports act as a supplement to MSS Time Approval by allowing managers to, among other things, monitor all working times entered into ESS by direct reports, reconcile previously approved times and identify time that has been saved, but not yet submitted for approval. For more information on these reports and how to use them, visit the BEACON Help site.
Maintaining Substitutions in MSS
Through the Maintain Substitutions feature in MSS, mangers can create shift substitutions for their employees. In situations when an employee is unable to work his/her shift, the employee’s manager can substitute another employee for that shift by creating a substitution record. For more information on this and other MSS functionality, managers should click here.
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