A RECURRENT APPOINTMENT means an appointment which is made for an indefinite period of time to provide for on-call staffing needs related to variable workload/service demands attendant to such things as fluctuating census or population in institutions, special projects, and annually recurring seasonal peak workloads. Recurrent employees may remain on the payroll system year-round for an indefinite period of time and may be scheduled to work as needed over the course of one or more years. Employees may not exceed 1,547 hours in a year without the express approval of the Director of Human Resources. Recurrent employees shall be compensated on an hourly basis only for hours actually worked unless otherwise provided or required by law. A recurrent employee's salary shall be within the then-current base salary range established for a job classification with commensurate duties. Recurrent employees may be hired up to the midpoint of the appropriate base salary range with the approval of the appointing authority and through the top step of the appropriate base salary range with the approval of the Director of Human Resources; provided, however, that regular employees appointed to a recurrent position of the same classification shall be compensated at the same step in the recurrent position as they are in their regular position. Exceptions may be made subject to the approval of the Director of Human Resources. Notwithstanding any other provision in this code, step advances are at the discretion of the appointing authority after completion of not less than 1,040 hours worked for each step.
Under unusual circumstances and with the approval of the appropriate appointing authority or authorities and the Director of Human Resources, an employee in a regular position may choose to work in a recurrent capacity for the same or another appointing authority and be compensated as such pursuant to this section.
Recurrent employees 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.
The Director of Human Resources shall have the authority, with the approval of the County's Chief Executive Officer, to provide Recurrent employees with COVID-19 Premium Pay consistent with COVID-19 Premium Pay provided to the majority of the bargaining units.
(Am. Ord. 4270, passed - -2015; Am. Ord. 4357, passed - -2019; Am. Ord. 4433, passed - -2022)