§ 5-23-103. Adoption of Base Personnel Policies
Each county official shall adopt base personnel policies, which shall be approved by an attorney as provided in this chapter and filed in the office of the county clerk as provided in this section on or before December 31, 1997. The county official shall submit the base personnel policies to the attorney selected in accordance […]
§ 5-23-104. Required Provisions
The base personnel policies required under this chapter are: Whether employees are entitled to paid vacation or annual leave, sick leave, or other leave, policies for accrual and use of such leave, policies for compliance with state and federal family and medical leave laws, and provisions for maintaining leave records; The compensatory time policy in […]
§ 5-23-105. Retainer of Attorney
The county mayor shall retain an attorney, subject to confirmation of the county legislative body, to review the base personnel policies for compliance with this chapter and other applicable law. The county mayor may, but is not required to, retain the county attorney in such capacity. The compensation of the attorney shall be established by […]
§ 5-23-106. Modification of Policy
Once adopted and approved as provided in this chapter, personnel policies may be amended, modified, enlarged or repealed at any time by the same process used for original adoption. Any and all personnel policies governing county employees shall be subject to change at any time, and shall not give rise to any contractual rights or […]
§ 5-23-107. Duties of County Officials and Department Heads
Each county official and each department head within the county is responsible, with respect to the employees of that office or department, for: Ensuring that each employee under such person’s direction has received a copy of the personnel policies in effect for that office, including a statement that nothing in the policies is intended to […]
§ 5-21-125. Violations — Penalties
Any official or employee of the county, or of any institution or agency thereof, who fails or refuses to perform the duties required by this chapter or who fails or refuses otherwise to conform to this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor, and is subject to removal from office or position.
§ 5-21-126. Adoption of System
This chapter shall be local in effect and shall become effective in a particular county upon a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the county legislative body adopting this chapter, or upon a majority of the voters casting votes in any election held for the purpose of approving this chapter. The procedure for elections held for […]
§ 5-21-117. Payroll Account
The committee shall maintain a special county payroll account at a bank, in which disbursement warrants for the total of each payroll shall be deposited and against which individual net earning checks may be issued to each of the county employees. The committee may authorize the issuance of such payroll checks on the signature of […]
§ 5-21-118. Director as Purchasing Agent — Optional Purchasing Department
The director or a deputy appointed by the director shall serve as the county purchasing agent and shall assist the committee in developing policies and procedures for implementing an economical and efficient purchasing system. The following shall be the responsibility of the director: The contract, purchase, or any obligation of the county for supplies, material, […]
§ 5-21-119. Purchasing System
The committee, with the assistance of the purchasing agent, shall establish a purchasing system for the county. Such system shall provide, among other procedures, the following: Review of all contracts or purchases for biddable supplies, materials, equipment, and other needs of the county, shall be made by the purchasing agent; No purchase or contract shall […]