[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Green Lake County 5-16-1978
by Ord. No. 177-78. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 60.
The general purpose of this chapter is to establish a system of personnel
administration that meets the needs of Green Lake County. This system shall
include policies and procedures for employee hiring and promotion, training,
development, position classification and salary administration, employee relations
and related activities, to develop and maintain an effective, efficient, and
responsive work force for the County of Green Lake that meets all federal
merit system and affirmative action guidelines.
This chapter shall govern personnel administration for all employees
and departments of the County of Green Lake except the following:
A.
Members of the Green Lake County Board of Supervisors.
B.
Elected County officials.
C.
Sheriff's Department: one Undersheriff.
D.
All employees hired on a contract or fee basis.
E.
Members of boards, commissions and committees and judges
when they are acting in that capacity.
F.
Students engaged in field training.
G.
Volunteer workers.
H.
Persons employed to make or conduct a special inquiry,
investigation or examination on behalf of Green Lake County (those under contract).
I.
Temporary, seasonal, or project employees; such appointments
must be time limited to be considered exempt (six months).
J.
Employees represented by unions when collective bargaining
agreements have specific provisions contrary to this chapter.
This chapter may be amended by the Green Lake County Board of Supervisors
in the same manner as adopted.[1]
The Personnel Committee may direct the Personnel Department's activities
and appoint its employees. The Personnel Committee may:
A.
Encourage and exercise leadership in the development
of efficient and effective human resource management throughout County government.
B.
Foster and develop programs for the improvement of employee
performance and effectiveness through employee training and development.
C.
Establish and maintain the official employee records,
including therein the class, title, status, pay and other relevant information.
D.
Apply and carry out the policies herein and perform any
other lawful acts which may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes
and provisions of this chapter.
E.
Evaluate from time to time the operation and effect of
the policies herein and report the findings and recommendations to the County
Board.
Upon approval by the Personnel Committee and the County Board and subject
to specific provisions in personnel ordinances, a director (or Personnel Committee
acting in that capacity) may issue personnel policies for the County. The
policies may provide for preparation, maintenance and revision of a position
classification plan for all positions based upon similarity of duties performed
and responsibilities assumed, so that the same qualifications may be reasonably
required and the same schedule of pay may be equitably applied to all positions
in the same class. After such classification plan has been approved by the
County Board, the Personnel Committee shall allocate or reallocate the position
of every employee in the classes in the plan. Any employee affected by the
allocation or reallocation of a position to a class shall, after filing with
the Personnel Committee a written request for reconsideration in such a manner
and form as the Committee prescribes, be given a reasonable opportunity to
be heard.
[1]
Editor's Note: The County Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual,
Ord. No. 375-88, as amended, is on file at the County Clerk's office.
Recruiting and determining the relative fitness of applicants for employment
and promotion to positions will be accomplished by utilizing job-related evaluations.
The Personnel Committee shall establish a period of probation (a director
may with Personnel Committee approval) with the approval of the Green Lake
County Board.
The Personnel Committee shall develop:
A.
Performance records for employees. Such records shall
be considered as a factor in determining salary increments or increases for
meritorious service, promotions, the order of layoffs because of lack of funds
or work and in reinstatement, demotions, discharges and transfers.
B.
A plan for resolving employee complaints and grievances.
C.
The implementation of discipline, such as reprimand,
suspension, or discharge. Procedures shall be established for the presentation
of charges, hearings, and appeals for all permanent employees in the service
of Green Lake County.
D.
An affirmative action program as required by state and
federal laws.
E.
Such other miscellaneous matters generally associated
with good personnel administration not inconsistent with other policies, ordinances
or statutes.
The Personnel Committee or designee shall be responsible for certification
of the payroll vouchers, that the person named therein has been appointed
and employed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the policies
thereunder.
The Committee may cooperate with other governmental agencies regarding
personnel tests, recruiting, training, and the temporary exchange of personnel
for on-the-job training and management experience.
Employees shall have the right, subject to applicable federal and state
laws and regulations, to organize, join, and participate in, or to refuse
to organize, join and participate in, any employee organization freely and
without fear of penalty or reprisal, for the purpose of collective negotiation
through representatives of their own choosing on terms and conditions of employment.
No person shall:
A.
Make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or
report or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the
impartial execution of this chapter and policies.
B.
Directly or indirectly give, render, pay, offer, solicit,
or accept any money, service or other valuable consideration for any appointment,
proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion, or any advantage, in
a position of service in Green Lake County.
C.
Deprive another of any right granted under this chapter
or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose
of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment
in the services of Green Lake County.
All appointments and promotions to positions in the service of Green
Lake County shall be made without regard of age, race, color, handicap, sex,
creed, national origin or ancestry, political affiliation or beliefs, and
arrest or conviction records.
Employees holding positions in the service of Green Lake County, as
defined herein, prior to the adoption of this chapter shall be continued in
their respective positions until separated from their positions as provided
by ordinance. Nothing herein shall preclude the reclassification or reallocation
as provided by this chapter of any position held by any such employee.
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of § 59.22(2),
Wis. Stats., as amended.
