17-33-7 - Functions of county office of personnel management -- Personnel functions of county agencies, departments, or offices.
17-33-7. Functions of county office of personnel management -- Personnelfunctions of county agencies, departments, or offices.
(1) (a) The county office of personnel management shall perform the functions requiredby this Subsection (1).
(b) The county executive, county legislative body, and county office of personnelmanagement may not delegate those functions to a separate county agency, office, or department.
(c) The county office of personnel management shall:
(i) design and administer a county pay plan that includes salaries, wages, incentives,bonuses, leave, insurance, retirement, and other benefits;
(ii) design and administer the county classification plan and grade allocation system,including final decisions on position classification and grade allocation;
(iii) conduct position classification studies, including periodic desk audits, except that anagency, department, or office may submit classification recommendations to the county office ofpersonnel management;
(iv) maintain registers of publicly recruited applicants and certification of top-rankingeligible applicants;
(v) monitor county agency, department, or office personnel practices to determinecompliance with equal opportunity and affirmative action guidelines; and
(vi) maintain central personnel records.
(d) The county legislative body may approve, amend, or reject the pay plan.
(2) County agencies, departments, or offices shall:
(a) establish initial job descriptions;
(b) recommend position classifications and grade allocations;
(c) make final selections for appointments and promotions to vacant positions;
(d) conduct performance evaluations;
(e) discipline employees; and
(f) perform other functions approved by the county executive, and agreed to by thecounty agency, office, or department.
Amended by Chapter 241, 2001 General Session