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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC09-485 Certification of Compliance County Merit System 2010CDHS Certification of Compliance County Merit System Year 2010 A merit system for the selection, retention, and promotion of employees of the Eagle County Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS Employees") shall function under the following principles and requirements in order to be in compliance with Colorado state statute, §26-1-120, CRS, and CDHS Volume 2, of County Personnel, §2.200ff: A. The recruitment, selection, and advancement of HHS employees shall be accomplished on the basis of relative abilities, knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment. Job descriptions should be used to identify the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform each job. B. The HHS county merit system shall provide equitable and adequate compensation. Any process established must address the means by which the county will ensure the equitability of salaries, such as employing periodic wage survey results. C. The HHS employees shall be initially trained and provided with on-going training as needed to assure high quality of performance. D. The HHS county merit system shall provide for retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected. Any process established shall include periodic performance evaluations to measure performance and correct substandard performance. Prior to any disciplinary action, including dismissal, an appeal process which was mandated, as part of the transition plan pursuant to 26-1- 120 shall be provided. E. The HHS county merit system shall assure fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, age, or disability and with proper regard for the privacy and constitutional rights of such persons as citizens. This fair treatment principle shall include compliance with all federal equal opportunity and nondiscrimination laws. F. The HHS county merit system shall assure that HHS employees are protected against coercion for partisan political purposes and are prohibited from using their official authority for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the results of an election or a nomination for office. Cr~~ -~ ~~ CERTIFICATION ~. County certifies that it is in compliance with the above principles and criter'a for the administration and operation of its county merit system for the reporting year 2010. The person signing below is authorized to undertake this certification. The county director is exempt from the County Merit System per Transitional Plan submitted to the Colorado Department of Human Services. ^ Yes ^ No ;t l (,~11 ~ County Board of Commissioners: By: ii'~ J .~~ Signature ~~~~-~ ~~~~~~~~v~~.~~ Title Date ~~, ~ ~ Print Name