(a) Establishment of Classification. The Sheriff’s Station Officer was established effective April 19, 2003. Said class shall be recurrent employees and serve in the unclassified service. Sheriff’s Station Officers are general employees who shall provide assistance to peace officers in searching, escorting and observing female prisoners at remote Sheriff’s stations where there are no female deputies available. In addition, they may perform other related duties, including but not limited to booking and fingerprinting inmates.
(b) Wages. Sheriff’s Station Officers shall be compensated at top step of range 22, of the General MOU.
(c) Working Conditions. The following working conditions shall be applicable to all employees covered by this section.
(1) Overtime. Sheriff’s Station Officers shall be paid at one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 hours per work week. Work week shall be defined as 12:01 a.m. each Saturday and end at 12:00 a.m. midnight the following Friday.
(2) PST Deferred Compensation Plan. Employees covered by this section shall participate in the County’s PST deferred compensation plan in lieu of participation in any other retirement plan, program, or benefit. Said employees shall contribute seven and one-half percent of the employee’s biweekly base compensation up to seven and one-half percent of the employee’s maximum covered wages for Social Security purposes. The employee’s contributions to PST deferred compensation shall be automatically deducted from employee’s earnings. Employees shall enroll in the plan on forms approved by Human Resources. This subdivision shall not apply to any employee who is otherwise covered by the County retirement system.
(Repealed by Ord. 3749, passed - -1999; Ord. 3887, passed - -2003; Am. Ord. 4270, passed - -2015; Am. Ord. 4339, passed - -2018; Am. Ord. 4357, passed - -2019)