Human Resources: PPPM Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Policy Statement	i
Chapter 1 : The Personnel Administration System	1.1
Section 1-1: General	1.1
Section 1-2: Authority and Administrative Procedures	1.1
Section 1-3: Applicability	1.3
Section 1-4: Official Personnel File	1.4
Section 1-5: Records Retention and Access	1.5
Section 1-6: Use of Term – Department Head	1.6
Section 1-7: Availability	1.6
Chapter 2 : Classification	2.1
Section 2-1: Employment Categories	2.1
Section 2-2: Position Classification Plan	2.2
Section 2-3: Creation and Maintenance of Classification Specifications	2.2
Section 2-4: Maintenance of Classification Plan	2.3
Section 2-5: Position Allocation List	2.3
Chapter 3 : Pay Plan	3.1
Section 3-1: General	3.1
Section 3-2: Definitions	3.1
Section 3-3: Pay Structure	3.2
Section 3-4: Entry Rate of Pay	3.2
Section 3-5: Pay for Performance Increases	3.2
Section 3-6: Reclassification	3.4
Section 3-7: Promotion	3.4
Section 3-8: Temporary Promotion	3.5
Section 3-9: Demotion	3.5
Section 3-10: Transfers	3.5
Section 3-11: Reinstatement	3.6
Section 3-12: Administrative Increase	3.6
Section 3-13: Career Ladders	3.7
Section 3-14: Pay Scale Adjustments	3.8
Section 3-15: Premium Pays	3.8
Section 3-16: Additional Holiday and Overtime Procedures	3.9
Section 3-17: Maintenance of the Pay Plan	3.10
Chapter 4 : Benefits	4.1
Section 4-1: General	4.1
Section 4-2: Retirement	4.1
Section 4-3: Health Insurance	4.1
Section 4-4: Life Insurance	4.2
Section 4-5: Worker’s Compensation	4.3
Section 4-6: Deferred Compensation	4.3
Section 4-7: Pre-Tax Withholding	4.3
Section 4-8: Unemployment Benefits	4.4
Section 4-9: Leave	4.5
Section 4-10: Voluntary Deductions	4.5
Chapter 5 : Leave	5.1
Section 5-1: General Provisions	5.1
Section 5-2: Annual Leave	5.1
Section 5-3: Sick Leave	5.3
Section 5-4: Sick Leave Bank	5.5
Section 5-5: Discretionary Leave	5.11
Section 5-6: Leave of Absence Without Pay	5.12
Section 5-7: Funeral Leave	5.13
Section 5-8: Administrative Leave	5.14
Section 5-9: Military Leave	5.14
Section 5-10: Court Leave	5.15
Section 5-11: Worker’s Compensation Leave	5.16
Section 5-12: Emergency Conditions Leave	5.18
Section 5-13: Volunteer Leave	5.18
Section 5-14: Family and Medical Leave	5.20
Section 5-15: Leave Accruals Paid at Separation	5.24
Chapter 6 : Personnel Recruitment, Selection and Orientation	6.1
Section 6-1: Notification and Advertising of Vacancies	6.1
Section 6-2: Application for Employment	6.2
Section 6-3: Selection	6.3
Section 6-4: Orientation for New Employees	6.4
Section 6-5: Probationary Period – New Hires	6.4
Section 6-6: Probationary Periods for Other Than New Hires	6.6
Section 6-7: Physical Requirements	6.6
Section 6-8: Equal Employment Opportunity	6.7
Section 6-9: Employment Eligibility Verification	6.8
Section 6-10: Driver and Criminal Records Checks	6.8
Section 6-11: Drug Testing	6.9
Chapter 7 : Employee Training and Development	7.1
Section 7-1: Employee Training and Development	7.1
Section 7-2: Rules for County Funding	7.1
Section 7-3: Application	7.2
Section 7-4: Approval Authority	7.3
Section 7-5: Repayment of Training Funds	7.3
Chapter 8: Performance Appraisal	8.1
Section 8-1: General	8.1
Section 8-2: Job Description	8.1
Section 8-3: Standards of Performance	8.1
Section 8-4: Communication With Employee	8.2
Section 8-5: Interim Review	8.2
Section 8-6: Evaluation Conference	8.3
Section 8-7: Performance Appraisal Rating	8.4
Section 8-8: Corrective Action	8.5
Section 8-9: Exceptional Performance	8.5
Chapter 9 : Employee Recognition	9.1
Section 9-1: Purpose	9.1
Section 9-2: Department Implementation	9.1
Section 9-3: Service Recognition	9.2
Chapter 10 : Disciplinary Policy	10.1
Section 10-1: Policy	10.1
Section 10-2: Purpose	10.1
Section 10-3: Reasons for Disciplinary Measures	10.1
Section 10-4: Use of Disciplinary Measures	10.3
Section 10-5: Available Disciplinary Actions	10.4
Section 10-6: Review of Proposed Action	10.6
Chapter 11 : Grievance Policy and Procedures	11.1
Section 11-1: Purpose	11.1
Section 11-2: Policy	11.1
Section 11-3: Objective of Procedure	11.2
Section 11-4: Coverage	11.2
Section 11-5: Definition of Grievance	11.3
Section 11-6: Determination of Grievability	11.5
Section 11-7: Procedural Steps	11.6
Section 11-8: Panel Procedures	11.9
Section 11-9: General Provisions	11.11
Section 11-10: Composition of Panel	11.13
Chapter 12 : Separation and Termination	12.1
Section 12-1: Resignation	12.1
Section 12-2: Retirement	12.1
Section 12-3: Death	12.1
Section 12-4: Termination	12.2
Section 12-5: Employee Separation Procedures	12.3
Section 12-6: Layoffs	12.4
Section 12-7: Clearing Debt and Property Accounts	12.4
Section 12-8: Separation Pay	12.5
Section 12-9: Post-Separation Benefits	12.5
Section 12-10: Severance Pay	12.5
Section 12-11: Exit Interviews	12.5
Chapter 13 : Miscellaneous Employment Policies	13.1
Section 13-1: Applicability	13.1
Section 13-2: Hours of Work	13.1
Section 13-3: Time and Attendance Records	13.2
Section 13-4: Emergency Closing of County Facilities	13.2
Section 13-5: Holidays	13.2
Section 13-6: Uniforms and Personal Equipment	13.3
Section 13-7: Bonds	13.4
Section 13-8: Use of Alcohol and Other Controlled Substances	13.4
Section 13-9: Harassment	13.13
Section 13-9.1: Workplace Violence Prevention Policy	13.18
Section 13-9.2: Safety Policy	13.19
Section 13-10: Americans with Disabilities Act	13.20
Section 13-11: Use of Tobacco Products in Public Facilities and Vehicles	13.21
Section 13-12: Political Activity	13.22
Section 13-13: Gifts and Gratuities	13.22
Section 13-14: Outside Employment	13.23
Section 13-15: Employment of Immediate Family Members/Nepotism	13.23
Section 13-16: Reference Inquiries	13.23
Section 13-17: Open Door Policy	13.24
Section 13-18: Confidential Information	13.25
Section 13-19: Travel and Expense Reimbursement Policy	13.25
Section 13-20: Membership in Professional Organizations	13.26
Section 13-21: Residency Requirement	13.26
Section 13-22: Personal Appearance	13.26
Section 13-23: United Way / Combined Public Service Campaign	13.26
Section 13-24: Solicitations	13.27
Section 13-25: Special Licensing Requirements	13.27
Section 13-26: Weapons Possession	13.27
Section 13-27: Use of County Vehicles	13.28
Section 13-28: Bidding to Purchase County Property	13.29