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(A) Filling of positions vacated, for whatever the reason, having the salary paid by county funds shall not be filled until the Finance Committee has reestablished and approved the replacement and set a starting day, if applicable.
(B) Filling of positions vacated, for whatever the reason, having the salary reimbursed in part or in total by other than county funds shall not be filled until the Finance Committee has approved the replacement and set a starting date if applicable. The exception to this would be if the statute or policy of funding agency dictates otherwise.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
Positions funded by county funds will be retained on an open ended basis with the persons in those positions being retained, except as listed.
(A) Persons may request a transfer in writing to a vacated or newly created position in their departments or in any other department.
(B) Persons may be removed from a position for unsatisfactory performance. This may result in forced transfer or termination.
(C) Positions may be eliminated or changed. The person in the position may be transferred or terminated. Should termination result, the person will be given a minimum of two weeks’ notice and benefits per personnel policy in effect at that time for the department.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
Positions having salary reimbursed in part or in total by funds other than county funds will be retained and the person in those positions being retained, except as listed.
(A) Persons may request a transfer in writing to a reestablished or newly created position in his or her department or in any other department.
(B) Persons may be removed from a position for unsatisfactory performance. This may result in forced transfer or termination.
(C) Positions may be eliminated or changed. The person in this position may be transferred or terminated. Should termination result, the person will be given the notice and benefits as are available from the agency providing the salary moneys and/or county personnel policy for that department.
(D) The County Board may retain an employee and position if the county chooses to fund the position itself. If the county chooses not to fund the position, persons in these positions may be transferred or terminated. Should termination result, the person will be given the notice and benefits as are available from the agency providing the salary moneys and/or county personnel policy for that department.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
(A) (1) When employment is offered to an applicant, a pre-employment physical including drug testing shall be completed. The expense associated with this physical and drug testing shall be paid by the county with the physician being designated by the county.
(2) Failure of persons to satisfactorily complete the prescribed physical and lab tests as certified by the physician on the examination form will result in the applicant not being hired. Should the applicant wish to challenge the results, he or she may do so by asking for a second opinion from a specialist by or agreed to by the physician.
(3) All costs incurred to obtain and provide the second opinion will be borne by the applicant.
(4) Consultation between person providing the opinion and the final recommendation will be provided to the county and the county’s decision will be made at that time.
(B) (1) Applicants hired will have the examination form filed in the employee’s personnel file which will be retained by the office holder or department head.
(2) Applicants who are not hired will have the examination form placed on file with the application form which will be retained by the county’s Executive Administrative Assistant.
(3) Applicants may apply for other county positions using the filed examination for a one-year period. The county has the right of choice to use the on file examination or require an additional examination at the expense of the county.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
(A) The ever increasing threat of persons contracting communicable diseases presents a condition for our employees at the Sheriff’s Department and Maintenance Department that makes it a must to have all employees tested for those diseases.
(B) (1) These tests will be provided by the county at no charge to the employees. The tests will be conducted and processed through the DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department.
(2) Future new hires will be tested prior to starting work.
(C) It is the policy of the county to comply with regulations of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, being 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et. seq., relating to occupational exposure to blood or other potential infectious materials. The county will encourage employees to take appropriate precautionary measures where employees may be exposed to infectious materials. The county exposure control plan is developed in accordance with the OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard, Federal Register Regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030 and shall be implemented by all county departments.
(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)
Cross-reference:
Medical examination forms, see Appendix A
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
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