[Ord. No. 99-162 §§1—5, 12-29-1999]
A.
The Department of Workforce and Business Development is hereby established.
The department is assigned all of the functions, powers and duties
of the former Department of Workforce Development, which are set forth
more specifically below.
[Ord. No. 15-122 §3, 12-21-2015]
B.
All
employees of the department, excluding the department head, shall
be merit employees. All employees of the department shall be hired,
fired, promoted and disciplined by the department head in accordance
with the County Merit System and County Personnel Administration Program.
C.
The department shall be headed by a Director who shall be exempted
from the Merit System pursuant to the St. Charles County Charter,
Article VII, Section 7.300. The department head shall be a St. Charles
County employee.
[Ord. No. 15-122 §3, 12-21-2015]
D.
Pursuant to Section 3.601.1 and Section 4.1503 of the St. Charles
County Charter, the County Executive shall appoint the Director of
the Department of Workforce and Business Development subject to approval
by the County Council on the consent agenda.
[Ord. No. 15-122 §3, 12-21-2015]
E.
In
the case of a vacancy in the office of Director, the vacancy shall
be filled in the same manner as an appointment is made. However, the
County Executive, pursuant to the St. Charles County Charter, Section
3.603 (1998) may appoint an Acting Director who shall serve until
a new director is appointed for a period not to exceed one hundred
eighty (180) days. If the vacancy has not been filled in the manner
provided by Charter, the County Executive shall submit the acting
officer's nomination to the County Council for their approval. If
the County Council approves the nomination, the acting officer shall
serve until such time as the vacancy is filled in the manner provided
by Charter.
[Ord. No. 99-162 §6, 12-29-1999]
A.
The
Director shall possess and exercise all powers given him by applicable
law, shall be responsible for the operations of the department and
shall have such duties and powers as directed by the County Executive.
B.
The
department head shall operate the department within the guidelines
of the County Personnel Administration Program and purchasing policy.
C.
The department shall be responsible for operation of job training
programs that provide employment and training services to area adults
and youth, and assists individuals with entry or re-entry into the
labor force to find increased employment and earnings opportunities.
The department works to provide business clients with access to a
workforce that meets or exceeds their hiring requirements and also
serves the community through economic development efforts to help
retain existing companies and help recruit new business investment
and jobs to the area.
[Ord. No. 15-122 §3, 12-21-2015]
D.
The department head shall govern and control the day to day operations
of the department. The department head shall report only to the County
Executive or a designee.
[Ord. No. 15-122 §3, 12-21-2015]
E.
The
department head shall take any action regarding merit employees including
the hiring, firing, promoting or disciplining of employees, within
the guidelines of the County Personnel Administration Program.
