§ 38.113 NEW POSITIONS.

   New positions may not be filled unless there is an approved salary and job description on file with the Finance Committee.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION

§ 38.125 COMPENSATION POLICY.

   It is the policy of the County Board to provide fair and reasonable compensation to employees for services rendered. Compensations shall be based on salary grades.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.126 ENTRANCE LEVEL SALARIES.

   (A)   Normally, upon original entry to service, an employee’s salary will be at the base level of the salary range of the position being filled.

   (B)   If a candidate possesses directly related training and experience in excess of the minimum requirements of the class specification, the entrance salary may be above base level, as determined by the Finance Committee.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.127 PERFORMANCE SALARY INCREASES.

   (A)   Employees in classes that are paid with the schedule of salary grades may be recommended for performance increases by their department head annually.

   (B)   Performance increases will be extended when a performance evaluation indicates satisfactory performance and increase has been adopted by the Finance Committee.

   (C)   Each employee whose level of performance has been rated satisfactory may be advanced in pay annually; provided, the employee was in a pay status at the prior step at least 12 months.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.128 SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.

   An employee may receive an upward or downward adjustment in his or her base for the purpose of correcting a previous error or oversight.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.129 TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT.

   Employees who are hired for positions designated as temporary by the Finance Committee are not eligible for vacation leave, sick leave or other fringe benefits.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.130 ACTING STATUS.

   Employees may be assigned to a higher classification in an “acting” status. The employees will be paid at the salary rate designated for the position to be filled.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.131 COMPENSATORY TIME.

   Employees shall be eligible to select compensatory time off in lieu of being paid overtime hours earned under the following terms and conditions:

   (A)   The compensatory time off an employee may accumulate shall be capped at 60 hours. Beyond this 60 hour cap, the employee must be paid earned overtime and may not select compensatory time off in lieu thereof.

   (B)   During the first payroll of each December, all accumulated unused compensatory time off for the previous 12 month period shall be paid to the employee at their appropriate rate of pay, during the period of time in which the time was earned, not inclusive of any subsequent pay rate increases experienced subsequent thereto, at the end of that previous 12 month period, thereby establishing a zero balance in compensatory time off every December 1. Such payment shall be issued to the employee during the month of December.

   (C)   Compensatory time shall be calculated at the rate of one and one-half hour for each hour actually worked over 40 hours in a work week or at the rate of straight time for each hour actually worked over 35 hours in a work week but less than 40.

   (D)   Requests to use compensatory time shall not be unreasonably denied, and such approval/disapproval shall be based on manpower needs of the Department and other relevant prevailing circumstances at the time.

   (E)   Employees may use the accrued time in increments of hours only. No use of fractions of hours shall be permitted.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011; Res. 2015-11, passed 9-24-2015)