Chapter 9.32
CIVIL DEFENSE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM

Sections:

9.32.010    Designation of department.

9.32.020    Contract for Civil Service administration.

9.32.030    Original adoption of Civil Service System rules.

9.32.040    Responsibility and authority of Personnel Board.

9.32.050    Responsibility and authority of the Personnel Director.

9.32.060    Responsibility and authority of County Civil Defense Director.

9.32.070    Conflict with existing labor agreements.

9.32.080    Severability.

9.32.010 Designation of department.

The State Personnel Board, as provided for in R.C.W. 41.06.110, is designated as the civil service commission for the Civil Defense Department of this county, and shall be hereinafter referred to as the Personnel Board. The Director of the State Department of Personnel is designated as the administrative officer and the State Personnel Department is designated as the administrative agency for operation of the County Civil Defense Civil Service System. The Personnel Officer of the State Civil Defense Department is designated as the Personnel Officer for this County Civil Defense Department, and shall represent this Board and the County Civil Defense Department to the Department of Personnel and the Personnel Board in the transaction of routine civil service business. (Res., 1971; 38 CJ 239)

9.32.020 Contract for Civil Service administration.

To secure the services of the State Personnel Board, the Department of Personnel, and the Personnel Officer of the State Civil Defense Department, the Chairman of the Board is authorized to enter or maintain a service contract with the State Director of Personnel and the State Director of Civil Defense providing for payment of one (1) percent or less of the gross payroll of all covered employees to the Department of Personnel.

Such contract is to remain in effect for a minimum period of one (1) year from its date of inception and may be terminated thereafter on thirty (30) days notice by any of the parties.

9.32.030 Original adoption of Civil Service System rules.

The civil service rules of this County Civil Defense Department are designated to be those of the Local Government Merit Program as presently adopted by the State Personnel Board. These rules may be modified from time to time by the Personnel Board without further action by the County Board of Commissioners.

9.32.040 Responsibility and authority of Personnel Board.

The Board of Commissioners hereby delegates to the aforementioned Personnel Board exclusive responsibility for amending existing provisions, or adopting new provisions of the Local Government Merit Program, provided that this Civil Defense Department is given reasonable advance notice of pending changes, and that such changes are adopted in public meeting in which the Civil Defense Director or his representative, the Personnel Officer, and an employee representative of each employee organization having a recognized collective bargaining unit among employees of this civil defense department have had an opportunity to be heard.

The Board of Commissioners further delegates exclusive responsibility under this county civil defense service system, to the aforementioned Personnel Board for all rules pertaining to development and adoption of job classes, and allocation of positions thereto; determination and adjustment of salaries; recruitment, examination, selection, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplinary actions, and termination of employees; prerequisites including holidays, vacations and sick leave; rights of appeal, exemption of classes or types of positions and personnel from one (1) or more provisions of the Merit Program; and disclosure of all information necessary to the operation of the Local Government Merit Program; provided, however, the County Civil Defense Director shall not be covered by this Civil Service System. (Res., 1971; 38 CJ 239)

9.32.050 Responsibility and authority of the Personnel Director.

The Personnel Director shall serve as executive officer for the State Personnel Board, and shall have authority to establish, conduct, and enforce such procedures as necessary to maintain the Local Government Merit Program, and to delegate such authority to staff members of the State Personnel Department. (Res., 1971; 38 CJ 239)

9.32.060 Responsibility and authority of County Civil Defense Director.

The County Civil Defense Director is responsible to see that provisions of the Local Government Merit Program are observed in all operations of this Civil Defense Department and to make those decisions allowed to this Department under the Program. He may designate a staff member to carry out those duties of his which arise out of the civil service system; this person will be known as the Personnel Agent, and his signature on civil service transactions will carry authority of this Department. The County Civil Defense Director may also delegate authority to the Personnel Officer to conduct civil-service-related transactions as long as such delegation does not violate provisions of the Local Government Merit Program. The County Civil Defense Director will advise the County Board of Commissioners of significant changes in the rules or operations of the civil service system subsequent to the date of contract. (Res., 1971; 38 CJ 239)

9.32.070 Conflict with existing labor agreements.

In event of conflict between the terms of the Local Government Merit Program and any existing labor agreement with this Board, the provisions of the labor agreement shall take precedence over the conflicting provisions of the Local Government Merit Program for the duration of that agreement. The Board of Commissioners and the County Director of Civil Defense will refrain from bargaining collectively for any future agreement regarding any condition of employment which by this Chapter is delegated to the Personnel Board.

If a subsequently negotiated agreement contains provisions which during its life are contradicted by provisions of the Local Government Merit Program, the provisions of the Local Government Merit Program shall prevail. (Res., 1971; 38 CJ 239)

9.32.080 Severability.

If any provision of this Chapter is in conflict with the laws of the State of Washington or the United States, that provision shall be considered invalid and the balance of the Chapter shall remain in effect. (Res., 1971; 38 CJ 239)