A County Human Resources and Development Department is hereby established. Said Department shall be under the supervision of the Human Resources and Development Director. The Human Resources and Development Director shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to 1-03-1020. It shall be the duty of the Human Resources and Development Director to administer the provisions of this Chapter, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter, and to carry out the following duties:
(a) 
Develop, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness.
(b) 
Encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel administration within the County departments.
(c) 
Investigate periodically the operation and effect of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter and prepare recommendations for improvement of the personnel system.
(d) 
Maintain procedures for evaluating the performance of employees.
(e) 
Evaluate regularly the salary schedules for the competitive service, noncompetitive service and elective service.
(f) 
Implement and administer the employment relations policies established by the Board of Supervisors.
(g) 
Devise and put into use such procedures and forms as are necessary for the administration of the personnel programs required by this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to this Chapter.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3633, effective 12-28-23)
The Board of Supervisors shall establish rules and regulations, and amend the same from time to time, for the operation of the personnel system of the County. Such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law and, among other things, shall provide for the following:
(a) 
The classification of all positions in the competitive, noncompetitive and project service and the minimum standards and qualifications for each classification which must be met by all applicants.
(b) 
A public announcement of all examinations for the competitive service and admittance to examinations of all applicants who meet the announced provisions of the examination or selection process.
(c) 
Open or promotional competitive examinations to test the fitness of applicants for positions in the competitive service of the County, with the choice of the specific examination appropriate to each recruitment situation to be determined by the Human Resources and Development Director.
(d) 
The establishment of eligible lists resulting from competitive examinations and from lay offs.
(e) 
Certification to the appointing authority of the appropriate eligibles for a class whenever a position in the County service is to be filled.
(f) 
A probationary period for each class in the competitive or project service during which the appointing authority may terminate employment without any right of hearing on the part of the employee.
(g) 
Regular status after completion of the probationary period, subject to dismissal, suspension or demotion for cause.
(h) 
Appointment to positions in the competitive service on a provisional basis of persons who meet the minimum qualifications for the class when there is no eligible list for the class.
(i) 
Appointment to temporary, extra help or project service positions.
(j) 
Transfers, separations, dismissals, suspensions, promotions, demotions, lay offs and reemployment privileges, including cause for dismissal, suspension and demotion.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3633, effective 12-28-23)