W. Va. Code R. § 217-1-16
No state disbursing or auditing officer shall make, approve, or take any part in making or approving any payment for personal service to any person holding a position in the classified service unless the person has been appointed and employed in accordance with the provisions of this rule. An agency may not modify the wages of a person in the classified service unless the agency head has approved the modification in accordance with the provisions of this rule. The agency head may for proper cause withhold certification from an entire payroll or from any specific item or items on the payroll. The agency head may, however, provide that certification of payrolls may be made once every six months, and the certification shall remain in effect except in the case of any officer or employee whose status has changed after the last certification of his or her payroll. In the latter case no voucher for payment of salary to the employee shall be issued or payment of salary made without further certification by the agency head. If the agency head wrongfully withholds certification of the payroll voucher or account of any employee, the employee may maintain a proceeding in the courts to compel the agency head to certify the payroll voucher or account.
W. Va. Code R. § 217-1-16