April 10, 2002 
Human Resources Directors To: 
Joyce Villa From: 
M/C Designations Subject:
The statutory window period for requesting M/C status for bargaining unit 
positions will open shortly. Please submit your campus' request, together with 
supporting memoranda to this office by June 7, 2002. 
For each position requested, the submission should specify those changes 
occurring since the original unit designation that you believe would warrant a 
redesignation. GOER will review each submission to ensure that requests reflect 
the statutory criteria set forth in the Taylor Law, and will seek a redesignation 
from the Public Employment Relations Board of those positions that meet these 
criteria in the context of assisting agencies in maintaining an appropriate 
management group. During the process, the affected individuals and the unions 
that represent them will be notified. 
When considering positions for submission, please keep in mind that 
managerial employees, as defined in the Taylor Law, are those who: 
formulate policy, or 1. 
2. may reasonably be required to assist directly in the preparation for 
and conduct of collective negotiations, or 
3. have a major role in the administration of agreements or in 
personnel administration. 
Employees who act and assist in a confidential capacity to managerial 
employees working in a personnel or labor relations position (numbers 2 and 3 
only) may qualify for exclusion from negotiating units as "confidential." Please 
refer to the attached more detailed guide in applying these criteria.
If an M/C designation has been sought unsuccessfully for a position in the 
past through this process, please do not resubmit the request unless it can be 
demonstrated that the job has changed significantly since it was last submitted. 
Please use the attached form for each redesignation requested, insuring 
that all sections of the form are completed. Be as specific as possible, since the 
unique duties of a position are essential to developing a correlation to the criteria. 
A copy of the classification standard alone is not sufficient to demonstrate the 
application of the criteria. 
Please contact me via e-mail: villajy@sysadm.suny.edu, telephone: (518) 
443-5684 or fax: (518) 443-5431 if you have questions. 
Enclosure 
c: Chancellor King 
Mr. Miller 
Mr. Edwards 
Mr. Lloyd 
Presidents, State-operated Campuses 
Vice Presidents for Administration 
Employee Relations Staff