This policy gives a table to establish the assignment of the LRH Comm Hat which is worn by the HCO Exec Sec or the HCO Area Sec or separately and solely, depending on the number of staff employed and their allocation in the Tech Admin ratio.
In the basic unit of 3 persons on staff, the LRH Comm hat is worn by the HCO Exec Sec, who continues to wear it until there are one or two persons assisting the HCO Area Sec, at which point the latter takes over the hat. By the time the staff totals 27 overall, the HCO Area Sec must take the hat over from the HCO Exec Sec.
Table 1 shows the suggested allocation of staff, with 18 Admin (maximum), 9 Tech (minimum). The allocations in the Admin Divisions are not absolutes, as long as the Admin staff do not exceed 18 in total.
Note that the Org Exec Sec is included in the Tech figure and that Treas Dir is included in the Admin figure, as are Tech Services personnel, whether in Dept of Tech Services, or in the Dept of Exams (e.g. invoicing, routing).
| TABLE 1 | 27 TOTAL STAFF | |
| HCO EXEC SEC | ORG EXEC SEC | PUBLIC EXEC SEC |
| HCO Area Sec + 2 | Treas Sec & Tech Services 2 total | 8 (max) |
| Dissem Sec + 2 | Tech & Qual 8 (min) | 6 — 7 (about) |
| 9 (max) | 9 — 10 (about) | |
| 18 Admin (max) | 9 Tech (min) = 27 |
As the Org increases in size, the Tech Admin ratio reduces towards 1 : 1.
By the time staff totals 45 the HCO Exec Sec appoints a full time LRH Comm who holds the hat separately.
Table 2 shows an allocation of staff of 26 Admin (about) to 19 Tech (about).
| TABLE 2 | 45 TOTAL STAFF | |
| HCO EXEC SEC LRH COMM | ORG EXEC SEC | PUBLIC EXEC SEC |
| HCO Area Sec + 3 | Treas Sec and Tech Services 4 total | + 10 (about) 11 (about) |
| Dissem Sec + 4 15 (about) | Tech and Qual 18 (about) 19 (about) | |
| 26 Admin (about) | 19 Tech (about) = 45 |
When staff totals 76, the Tech Admin ratio must be 1 : 1, with allocations roughly as in Table 3.
| TABLE 3 | 76 TOTAL STAFF | |
| HCO EXEC SEC LRH COMM | ORG EXEC SEC | PUBLIC EXEC SEC |
| HCO Area Sec + 5 (abt) | Treas Sec and Tech Services 7 (abt) | + 15 16 (about) |
| Dissem Sec + 6 (abt) | Tech and Qual +37 | |
| 21 (about) | 38 (min) | |
| 38 Admin | 38 Tech = 76 |
As Divs 1, 2 and 3 are heavy on Admin (Address, CF and Ltr Regs, Accounts), that side of the Org Board has slightly more than the Public Divisions, when the ratio is strictly 1 : 1.
At 150 total staff, Exec Secs will need assistance on their comm lines and one Admin person is assigned as Exec Secs' Communicator, who will work up to Div IX Sec.
The Div IX Sec can gradually acquire assistants to strengthen the Exec Secs and the LRH Comm. Such assistants are always included in the HCO portion's allocation.
LRH Comms are appointed on the nomination of the Org's HCO Exec Sec and ratified by the Guardian WW on the recommendation of the LRH Comm WW.
Guardian's Office personnel are external to the Admin-Tech ratio.
Existing facility differentials awarded by the Founder which give extra personnel to an Executive may remain but are included in the Tech: Admin ratio as Admin personnel.
Where an LRH Comm is separately assigned already in an org, he must remain on that post, regardless of the number of personnel on staff, but is included as Admin personnel.
[Note: The last paragraph is the full text of HCO P/L 29 January 1970, Issue III, modifying the 27 January issue of the above Policy Letter.]
[This Policy Letter is amended by HCO P/L 9 July 1970, LRH Comm - Single Hatting, which states, "Any restriction on the appointment of a full-time single hatted LRH Comm for any reason whatever is cancelled.]