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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2009-1
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 3
HUMAN RESOURCES, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld , State of Colorado,
pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority
of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1 , enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld , including
the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted
on or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld , State of Colorado, that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be, and
hereby are, repealed and re-enacted , with amendments, and the various Chapters are revised to
read as follows.
CHAPTER 3
HUMAN RESOURCES
Amend Sec. 3-6-50. Family and medical leave policy.
A through G - No change.
H . An eligible employee can take up to twelve ( 12) weeks of leave under this policy during
anyin a twelve-month period calculated using a fixed year based on December 16th of each
year. The County wi use tie twe ve-monti perioc measurec =orwarc 'rom tie cate any
emp oyee's 'irs: -M_A eave begins in cetermining tie we ve ( -12) weeks of eave
entitlement.
Remainder of Section - No change.
Amend Sec. 3-10-90. Pay steps.
Except for the Department of Social Services and the Family Education Network of Weld
County (Head Start), pay steps are described as follows :
Remainder of Section - No change.
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Delete Sec. 3-10-100. Pay steps for Department of Social Services.
Pay steps for tie Department of Soda Services are cescribec as fo ow&
A. Step 8: Entry Step. Persons with training but itt.e or no experience.
B. Step 9: Movement to his step requires at least six (6) months of satisfactory performance
at Step 8.
C. Step ' 0: Movement to his step requires at east six (6) months of satisfactory performance
at Step 9.
D. Step ' ' : Movement to his step requires at east one ( ' ) year of satisfactory performance
at Step 10.
E. Step ' 2: Movement to his step recuires at east one ( ' ) year of satisfactory performance
at Step 11 .
F. Step 13: Movement to his step requires at least two (2) years of satisfactory performance
at Step 12.
G . Step ' 4: Movement to his step requires at east two (2) years of satisfactory performance
at Step 13.
II . Step 15 Movement to this step requires at least three (3) years of satisfactory
performance at Step 14:
I . Step 10' Movement to this step requires at least three (3) years of satisfactory
performance at Step 15.
J. Step ' 7: Movement to his step recuires at east three (3) years of satisfactory
performance at Step 16.
Amend Sec. 3-11 -20. Performance evaluation process.
A. Three (3) months from cate of hire. A new emp oyees anc emp oyees who transfer to new
cepartments, whether iirec at tie entry or qua ifiec eve , wi receive a three-month
eva uation. Promotec emp oyees anc emp oyees rec assilec upwarc may a so receive a
three-mon:n eva uation , at the ciscretion 02 tie supervisor. No pay increases wi resu
:rom these sa:is'actory eva uations, but tie cepartment -ieac or e ectec snou c use
this eva uation process to acvise tie emp oyee of his or her progress curing tie first three
(3) months.
B. Six (6) months from date of hire. All employees will receive a six-month evaluation, whether
they enter County employment at the entry or qualified level . Based on the evaluation of
the employee against predetermined standards, the department head or elected official will
indicate whether the employee will move to the next pay step. A performance evaluation
with a below-standard rating during the initial review period can result in termination of
employment.
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E'. Twelve ( 12) months from date of hire. Unless the initial review period is extended , this
evaluation will determine whether an employee will be removed from the initial review status
and become a regular employee. An overall appraisal rating of "meets standards" or
"above standards" will move the employee into regular status.
B Six (6) months thereafter. Annually, After completion of the first six (6) months of
employmentinitial review period, employees will receive performance evaluations every six
(G)[welve ( 121 months.
E - . Special . Special evaluations can be done for commendation or reprimand at the
department head's or elected official's discretion. An Employee Counseling Form may be
used for counseling employees for events occurring between performance evaluation times.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Colorado Code Publishing to supplement the Weld County Code with the
amendments contained herein , to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
sub sections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding
capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
sub-sections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section , subsection , paragraph , sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional , such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The Board of County
Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in each and every
section , subsection, paragraph , sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid .
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2009-1 was, on motion duly made and
seconded , adopted by the following vote on the 12th day of January, A. D. , 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
William H . Jerke, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Robert D. Masden, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
William F. Garcia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David E. Long
County Attorney
Douglas Rademacher
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First Reading : December 1 , 2008
Publication: December 12, 2008, in the Greeley Tribune
Second Reading : December 22, 2008
Publication: January 2, 2009, in the Greeley Tribune
Final Reading : January 12, 2009
Publication : January 23, 2009, in the Greeley Tribune
Effective: January 28, 2009
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