(A) A plan of compensation for all positions shall be established by the Board of Commissioners and shall be maintained on a current basis. The plan will include salary bands commensurate with the responsibility and difficulty of the work, and will take into account the prevailing compensation for comparable positions in the recruiting area, in other agencies of government and other relevant factors. It will provide for the salary advancement of employees based upon performance, job requirements and job responsibilities.
(B) Each salary band will have a minimum, midpoint and maximum rate of pay. Employees shall be paid only for hours worked plus paid leave as authorized herein, except as provided for by the Department of Labor regulations governing the fluctuating workweek. Absent the use of accrued leave, the employee’s pay must be reduced for absences, for personal reasons or because of illness or injury of less than one workday.
(C) Approval of all personnel actions shall be subject to the availability of funds. The County Manager shall take no personnel action, which would expend funds in excess of those appropriated for salaries and wages in a fiscal year.
(D) To reward the faithful service of regular employees who have at least ten years of current and/or reinstated service coverage as an employee of the county government under the state’s Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System or the state’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Retirement System, the County Manager shall implement procedures for awarding an annual longevity payment program. Eligibility requirements and the formula for calculating longevity payments shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. Note: Employees who are hired or re-employed on or after 6-16-1995, will not be eligible for longevity pay.
(E) The County Manager shall establish general policies and procedures governing compensation of employees who are newly hired, reinstated, reclassified, promoted, demoted or transferred. The County Manager shall establish and the Board of Commissioners shall approve rules and procedures not inconsistent with state and federal law governing compensation for expenses, overtime work, part-time work, temporary work, longevity payments, fringe benefits and other matters. The Board of Commissioners must adopt any change in compensation or benefits for county employees before the change can become effective.
(Ord. passed 11-4-1985; Ord. O-93-8, passed - -; Ord. passed 7-17-2006)