(A) (1) In order to apply and be considered for employment with the county, there must be an available and posted job vacancy. Jobs will be posted externally and internally for an appropriate amount of time as determined by the department director and Human Resources. All persons, internal or external applicants, seeking employment with the county shall apply through the hiring process implemented by the County Manager.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the job applicant to specify which available position or positions they wish to apply for and indicate their preference on the application form.
(a) The Human Resources Director, or his/her designee shall participate in the hiring process with the department directors to verify that applicants meet minimum qualifications for the posted vacancies. However, department directors or elected officials make final hiring decisions, subject to approval of the County Manager. Applicants must meet minimum qualifications of positions posted based on current job description requirements in order to be considered for hire, but any combination of education and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform job requirements may qualify as meeting minimum requirements. (This combination of education and experience option may not apply to positions which require specific certifications or educational levels as listed on their existing job descriptions in order to perform their job duties, i.e. engineers, attorneys, doctors, veterinarians, County Manager, assistant county managers and department directors).
(b) Interviews shall be scheduled between the hiring department and the top candidate(s). Interviews should include two or more county employees.
(c) After the interviews, reference checks shall be conducted on the top job candidate(s).
(d) Department directors and all regular county employees must reside in locations to meet requirements of their assigned positions. These requirements include response times or after hour callbacks if their position includes these responsibilities.
(B) The hiring of personnel within departments under the direction of elected or appointed officials shall ultimately be vested in the elected officials. However, elected officials shall be requested to comply with the selection process as prescribed by the county’s personnel policies and procedures.
(‘77 Code, § 13-28) (Ord. 1584, passed 9-17-84; Am. Ord. 5288, passed 10-17-88; Am. Ord. 1393, passed 3-15-93; Am. Ord. 2601, passed 7-16-01; Am. Ord. 2411, passed 9-19-11; Am. Ord. 1214, passed 5-5-14; Am. Ord. 418, passed 2-19-18; Am. Ord. 3918, passed 8-20-18; Am. Ord. 2823, passed 5-1-23)