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(A) (1) The County Judge/Executive may lay off an employee because of lack of work or funds.
(2) The order of layoff shall be established on the basis of the needs of the county as determined by the County Judge/Executive and approval of Fiscal Court.
(B) (1) Consideration shall be given to seniority, performance record and merit of the persons considered for layoff.
(2) Part-time, temporary and probationary employees in a class shall be laid off before other persons in the class are laid off.
(C) One week before the effective date (except emergencies approved by the Fiscal Court) of the layoff of a regular full-time employee, the County Judge/Executive shall:
(1) Notify the employee of the layoff;
(2) Explain the reasons for the layoff; and
(3) Inform the Fiscal Court of the layoff(s).
(D) A copy of the notice shall be retained in the employee’s personnel file.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.35)
(A) Employees of the county may not receive or accept any personal gifts or gratuities that obligate the county or its employees in any way or are given with the intent to influence.
(B) A personal gift is generally defined as one, which is expressly for an individual and is not an object produced for general distribution as a means of advertising such as inexpensive pens or calendars. (Refer to the County Ethics Commission for specifics.)
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.36)
(A) Images presented and statements made by all employees of the county can affect the entire organization. Therefore, employees are expected to be friendly, courteous and appropriately dressed at all times.
(B) The county expects its employees to present themselves for work in such a manner that reflects good personal hygiene. Personnel who are required to wear uniforms as provided by the county will ensure that their uniforms are well maintained, clean and serviceable every day.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.37)
(A) Ensuring the health and safety of all county employees is a major goal. It is the intent of the county to make every employee’s job safe in all respects; therefore, all employees shall report all hazardous conditions in their work area at once to their immediate supervisor.
(B) All work related injuries shall be reported to the employee’s supervisor immediately. Once the supervisor has been informed of the injury, the injured employee will be sent to the Human Resources Director to file a workers’ compensation claim, if needed.
(C) The county has a Safety Committee, which is made up of representatives from every agency within county government. The Committee shall meet on a quarterly basis and is charged with assisting in the safety training and safety awareness within the county’s work force. Any person who has concerns regarding safety can present concerns to his or her department head and to the Safety Committee representative for his or her department.
(Ord. 4-2014, passed 7-31-2014, § 3.38)
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