A. 
Subsequent to submission of a recommendation by the County Executive, the Board of Supervisors shall annually adopt an ordinance to be known as the annual salary ordinance, which, together with amendments thereto, shall fix and regulate the number of positions which may be filled in each of the County agencies and departments and shall establish the rates of compensation, for each class, which shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The annual salary ordinance may be amended as necessary, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
The County Executive shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter and the annual salary ordinance, except as specifically provided herein, and shall specify such administrative procedures, forms, records, reports and audits as he deems necessary for proper administration of this chapter.
The County Executive may assign to the Director of the Department of Personnel Management and other County officials such duties in connection with this chapter as he deems proper and expedient.
C. 
Except as specifically provided in this chapter, each appointing authority or designee thereof shall be responsible for the proper application of the provisions of this chapter to all officers and employees under the direction of the appointing authority.
D. 
It shall be the mandatory duty of each appointing authority to keep, or cause to be kept, accurate records of the application of this chapter and to comply with such requirements for administrative procedures, forms, records, reports and audits as the County Executive may specify.
(SCC 226 § 2, 1975)
This chapter shall not apply to any employees in a representation unit created pursuant to Chapter 2.79 of the Sacramento County Code to the extent to which this chapter is inconsistent with the terms of an agreement or a memorandum of understanding covering such employee.
(SCC 226 § 2, 1975)
A. 
Any employee who is injured in the performance of assigned duties shall receive such medical examination, medical care, compensation and other benefits as are awarded under the worker's compensation laws of California.
B. 
It shall be the mandatory duty of an employee to report to the employee's appointing authority any possible injury on the date of occurrence or as soon thereafter as the employee's condition permits. Failure to do so shall be considered cause for disciplinary action.
C. 
If an employee is injured on the job, the appointing authority shall immediately notify the personnel director and shall promptly provide such forms and other information which may be requested by the personnel director. Thereafter the appointing authority shall provide such other services as may be requested by the personnel director in connection with such injury.
D. 
Except as otherwise provided herein, this section shall be administered by the Personnel Director.
(SCC 226 § 2, 1975)
A. 
It is the policy of the County of Sacramento to provide a workplace that is drug and alcohol abuse free. To achieve this policy, the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in the workplace is prohibited.
B. 
The requirements of subsection (A) of this section are a condition of employment of all employees of the County of Sacramento.
C. 
Commencing on November 1, 1994, and continuing thereafter, each applicant for employment, who has accepted an offer of employment contingent upon being found fit for duty, shall be tested under procedures established by the Director to determine whether he or she is engaging in the use of controlled substances. Submittal to such testing is a condition of employment for all applicants for employment.
D. 
Applicants for employment, who have been found to be engaging in the use of controlled substances, or who have refused to submit to required testing for the purpose of making such a determination, shall be deemed unfit for duty and shall not be appointed. Such determination of unfitness shall continue until the expiration of the life of the applicable eligibility list or for a two year period if there is no applicable list.
E. 
To the extent that an appeal from a determination of unfitness under this section is unavailable under rules adopted by the Civil Service Commission, an applicant may appeal the determination to the Director.
F. 
To the extent that State or Federal statutes or regulations are applicable to the testing of County employees for controlled substances, those provisions shall control.
G. 
Definitions:
1. 
"Applicant for employment" means a person who has not been previously employed by the County and who has been offered employment contingent on the outcome of a fitness for duty examination.
2. 
"Controlled substance" means any substance listed in Schedule I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), or any substance defined as such in the California Health and Safety Code Section 11007; but not when used pursuant to a valid prescription or when used as otherwise authorized by law.
3. 
"Unlawful" means a violation of a Federal or State of California criminal statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use or possession of any controlled substance.
4. 
"Workplace" means any site where County work is performed by a County employee.
(SCC 0971 § 1, 1994)