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To: County Human/Social Services Directors
From: Colorado Department of Human Services
Date: October 26, 2023
Re: 2024 County Merit System Certification
This letter serves as a reminder that the County Department of Human/Social Services is required by 9
CCR 2502-1 (“Volume 2”) Rule 2.210 that each county shall annually submit to the Colorado Department
of Human Services a certification that the criteria in Rule 2.200 are being maintained by the County
Department of Human/Social Services. This certification must be received as prescribed by the
Department by January 1 of each year. The certification must be validated by the county board of
commissioners or designee.
The Volume 2 rules regarding the County Personnel and Merit System requirements can be accessed at
https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=583&fileName=9%20CCR%202502-1.
As a result of the 2022 audit of the County Merit System and subsequent county/state workgroup, the
frequency of attestation will be changing from annually to every other year. This change is still working
its way through the State Board and the rulemaking process and will go into effect for 2025.
Please submit your certifications to the CDHS County Liaisons, 1575 Sherman Street, 8th Floor, Denver,
CO 80203, or via email to Josh Running Wolf joshua.runningwolf@state.co.us.
Thank you for your assistance!
Enclosure
cc: Minna Castillo, Interim Deputy Executive Director of Community Partnerships
Sarah Dawson, CDHS Director of Operations, Community Partnerships
Laura Strother, CDHS Director of County Relations, Community Partnerships
CDHS Certification of Compliance – Year 2024
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEB6AEA-C922-4EF6-8051-23541404D8F7
County Personnel and Merit System
Each county merit system shall function under the following principles and requirements in order to be
in compliance with Section 26-1-120(8), C.R.S., and 9 CCR 2502-1 Rule 2.200:
A. The recruitment, selection, and advancement of employees shall be on the basis of relative abilities,
knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment.
B. The system shall provide equitable and adequate compensation.
C. The employees shall be trained as needed to assure high quality of performance.
D. The 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.
E. The 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 system shall assure that 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.
Eagle County certifies that it is in compliance with the above principles and criteria for the administration
and operation of its County Personnel and Merit System for the reporting year 2024 and has a personnel
system in place for the next calendar year to assure continuing compliance. The person signing below is
authorized to undertake this certification.
By:
____________________________ ____________________________
Signature Date
____________________________ ____________________________
Print Name Title
DocuSign Envelope ID: EEEB6AEA-C922-4EF6-8051-23541404D8F7
Matt Scherr Chair, Board of County Commissione
12/5/2023
