PERSONNEL PROCEDURES - POSITION NUMBERS - 8533

(Revised: 09/2020)

Positions numbers are a 13-digit number to identify established positions. The position number consists of agency code, reporting unit code, class code, and serial number.

Agency Code

Three-digit code identifying the agency or major subdivision for personnel/payroll use, and the fund from which salaries are payable. The agency code is assigned by the State Controller’s Office (SCO).

Reporting Unit Code

Three-digit code identifying the budgetary function and the location of attendance reporting units within the agency code. When positions are authorized to be used in any of several attendance reporting units, STD. 607 may show budget function codes instead of reporting unit codes to identify a group of reporting units. These codes are assigned by the agency/department to conform with the organizational structure, with the approval of the Department of Finance and the SCO.

Class Code

Four-digit code identifying the civil service class or exempt position title, as shown in the Civil Service Pay Scales or Exempt Pay Scales.

Serial Number

Three-digit code identifying the individual position within the class and function. Serial numbers in the seven and eight hundred series identify employees in interchangeable classes, and the nine hundred series identifies blanket positions. Refer to Payroll Procedure Manual section C300 for more information.

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