[Amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 49-14]
A.Â
It is the policy of the Board of County Commissioners to comply fully
with federal government and state regulations with regard to equal
employment opportunity. It is, and shall continue to be, the policy
of the Board of County Commissioners to provide employment, training,
compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment in the
County service based on merit and without regard to age, sex (including
pregnancy) (except where age or sex are essential bona fide occupational
requirements), sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or national
origin, religion, race, color, genetic information, actual or perceived
disability, or gender-related identity or expression.
B.Â
The Board of County Commissioners shall continue to direct its employment
and personnel practices toward ensuring equal opportunity for everyone
in the County service. Therefore, the Board of County Commissioners
intends that all matters related to recruiting, hiring, training,
benefits, tuition, grants, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff,
disciplinary action, termination, and all treatment on the job be
free from discriminatory practices.
C.Â
In addition, while it is the policy of the Board of County Commissioners
to apply job-related standards appropriate to each position in the
County service and to maintain such standards at a level consistent
with effectiveness of the County's operations, it is also the policy
to take affirmative action to seek out individuals at any level of
the organization whose potential has not been fully met, with the
objective of assisting them to reach their full potential and meet
job standards. Affirmative action shall include finding additional
sources of applicants who can meet minimum job standards, utilizing
appropriate training, which shall assist these individuals toward
full qualification, and developing programs to assure upward mobility
for such qualified individuals.
D.Â
All County personnel who are responsible for recruiting, hiring,
training, supervising, promoting, transferring, and assigning employees
are governed by this policy.
