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ORDINANCE NO. 118-M
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBERS 118-J, 118-K, AND 118-L, THE WELD
COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY HANDBOOK
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 has the power and authority, under the
Weld County Home Rule Charter and the Colorado County Home Rule Powers Act, Article 35 of Title
30, Colorado Revised Statutes, and, in specific, under Section 30-35-201(7), C.R.S. to adopt by
ordinance personnel policy rules and regulations for the County of Weld, State of Colorado, and
WHEREAS, effective January 22, 1991, the Board of County Commissioners repealed and
reenacted Weld County Ordinance Numbers 118, 118-A, 118-B, 118-C, 118-E, 118-F, 118-G, 118-H,
and two versions of 118-I, by adopting Weld County Ordinance Number 118-J, and
WHEREAS, effective October 27, 1992, the Board of County Commissioners amended Weld
County Ordinance Number 118-J by adopting Weld County Ordinance Number 118-K, and
WHEREAS, effective September 28, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners amended
Weld County Ordinance Number 118-J by adopting Weld County Ordinance Number 118-L, and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado,
hereby finds and determines that there is a need to amend portions of Weld County Ordinance
Numbers 118-J, 118-K, and 118-L, the Weld County Personnel Policy Handbook, and this Ordinance
is for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the County of Weld.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, that Weld County Ordinance Numbers 118-J, 118-K, and 118-L
be, and hereby are, amended as follows:
SECTION I, SUBSECTION EXEMPT POSITIONS: Delete line E and renumber
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emaining lines F through I as lines E through H.
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SECTION II, SUBSECTION PROMOTIONS/TRANSFERS: Delete words "for
approval" in line eight, paragraph two. Remaining text shall read as follows:
Vacancies are advertised within the County for a period of five (5)
consecutive work days. Promotions and transfers from within the
County are made when appropriate. County employees are
encouraged to apply for vacancies for which they are qualified by
completing a Transfer Request Form and a Weld County Employment
Application. County employees who meet the position criteria may be
selected for interview for the position. All requests for transfer should
be channeled through the employee's supervisor to the Department
Head/Elected Official and then to the Personnel Department.
Department Heads and Elected Officials have the discretion to
promote individuals within their departments based on performance
and/or qualifications without conducting interviews.
SECTION II, SUBSECTION RE-EMPLOYMENT: Delete "and shall start at the entry
level if date of termination is thirty-one (31) days or more prior to re-employment"
from line five. Remaining text shall read as follows:
At the discretion of the Department Head/Elected Official, a regular
employee who resigned within one year and was in good standing at
the time of the resignation may be rehired. Upon re-employment, the
employee shall be subject to all conditions of employment, including
the twelve (12) month initial review period applicable to new
employees. If the date of termination is less than 31 days, the
Employee will be reinstated with no change in hire date.
SECTION III, SUBSECTION PART-TIME EMPLOYEE: Delete entire paragraph and
insert the following:
PART-TIME EMPLOYEE
Part-time employees are regularly scheduled to work less than 32
hours per week. They may participate in the health insurance
program. Participation in the insurance program is dependent upon
whether insurance costs are in the departmental budget for the
position. They have none of the grievance rights as described in this
-Handbook and cannot participate in the Weld County Retirement
Plan.
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SECTION III, SUBSECTION JOB SHARE EMPLOYEE: Delete entire section and
insert the following:
JOB SHARE EMPLOYEE (positions are categorized based on the
budgeting for the department)
JobShare, hourly: Is a part-time employee who participates in health
insurance, sick leave and vacation leave. The paid leaves are
prorated based on the number of hours worked. The -only-salary
adjustments that job share hourly are eligible for are annual
cost-of-living adjustments. Hours are submitted weekly for number
of hours worked.
Job Share, regular: Is a part-time employee who participates in
health insurance, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay,and salary
level increases. Salary remains the same based on normal working
hours submitted by the-department.
Job share sick and vacation-prorated accrual rates are based-on the
table below:
Normal Hours Worked/Month Accrual Rate/Month
137 - 173.33 8
130 - 137 6
87 - 129 4
Below 87 No-accrual
Job share-employees have none of the grievance rights as described
in this Personnel Policy Handbook.
SECTION III, FOLLOWING SUBSECTION JOB SHARE EMPLOYEE: Insert the following:
WORKING AFTER RETIREMENT
Employees retiring from Weld County service under the State of
ColoradoPERA retirement_program shall be governed byPERA rules
and regulations for employees working after servic-e or disability
retirement. Refer to PERA rules-and-regulations.
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Employees retiring from Weld County service under the Wald County
retirement program-may work no-more than a total of 1,644 hours
annually as an hourly,part-time, or job share-employee to continue
receiving Weld County Tetirement benefits. Depending on the job
situation,a retiree may receive pay and benefits in any one of the
following retiree categories:
HOURLY RETIREEEMPLOYEE
Hourly retiree employees areipaid only for the hours they work. They
are not paid for any leave time. Hourly employees have none of the
grievance -rights as idescribed in this Handbook. They do not
participate in County retirement programs.
PART-TIME RETIREEEMPLOYEE
Part-timetetiree employees are regularly scheduled to work less than
32 hours per week. They may participate in the health insurance
program. Participation in the insurance program is dependent upon
whether insurance costs are in the departmental budget for the
position. They have none of the grievance rights as described in this
Handbook and cannot participate in the Weld County Retirement
Plan.
JOB SHARE RETIREE EMPLOYEE (positions are categorized based
on the budgeting-for the department)
Job Share. hourly: Isa part-time retiree employee who participates in
health insurance, sick leave and vacation leave. The paid leaves are
prorated based on the number of hours worked. The only salary
adjustments that job share hourly are aligible forare annual cost-of-
living adjustments. Hours are-submitted weekly for number of hours
worked.
Job Share, regular: Is a part-time retiree employee who participates
in health insurance, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, and
salary level increases. Salary remains the same based on normal
working hours submitted by the xlepartment.
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Jobshare sic* and vacation prorated accrual rates and benefits are
based on the table below:
Normal Hours Worked/Month-Accrual Rate/Month Proration of Benefits
130-137 6 75%
B7-129 4 50%
Below137 No accrual None
Department Head classification shall receive a proration of
Department#iead benefits-based on-the number of hours worked,as
depicted above under Proration of Benefits. As with full time
Department Head positions, no sick leave or vacation accrual applies.
Job share retiree Employees have none of the grievance rights as
described in this Personnel Policy Handbook.
SECTION IV,SUBSECTION SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION FOR CHARGE
WITH CRIME: On line six, insert "(post conviction and sentencing hearings)"after
the word "final". Text will read as follows:
In the event an employee is formally charged or indicted for the
commission of aerime, the Department Head/Elected Official may
suspendsuch Employee, with or without pay, pending prosecution of
the offense. lfan-employee is found guilty of any crime by a courter
jury, the County shall immediately suspend such employee without
pay until the employee's conviction shall become final and the
employee has Exhausted, or by failure to assert them, has waived all
rights to a new trial and all rights of appeal. At the time such
employee's conviction is final (post conviction and sentencing
hearings), the employee may be terminated. A deferred judgment
and sentence upon -a iplea of guilty or nolo contendere shall the
deemed to be a-final-conviction at the time the employee enters the
plea andsuchplea isaccepted by the Court.
Amend the second paragraph toTead as follows:
For purposes of this section, the term "crime" shall be Pe-fined as a
felony or class 1 -or 2 misdemeanor as defined ty State law, or a
comparable federal or municipal crime_or crime in some other state.
The term "crime"-does not include petty offenses.
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SECTION IV,SUBSECTION LICENSES: Insert the following after paragraph one:
All Weld County Sheriffs deputies who-are-assigned to field operation
duties must -first the commissioned by the Weld County Sheriff,
pursuant to the provisions_of Section 30-10-510,C.R.S. Any deputy
assigned to field operation duties and who is decommissioned for
such work by the Weld County -Sheriff has no right to continued
employmentasa Weld CountySheriffs Deputy.
SECTION IV, SUBSECTION DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS: Insert "or other discipline"
after the word "dismissal" in paragraph two, line three. Text will read as follows:
Weld County reserves the right to by-pass lesser disciplinary action
and immediately dismiss an employee, if, in th-esole_opinion of the
County, the employee's conduct, either by itself or-considering the
employee's prior performance, warrants dismissal or other discipline.
Employees holdingpositions of higher levels of responsibility may be
held to higher standards of performance and thus have more severe
disciplinary actions imposed on them than those who hold positions
of lowtrresponsibility.
SECTION IV,SUBSECTION DISMISSAL PROCEDURES: Insert"These procedures
apply to Tegular employees only' at the end of paragraph one. Delete the last
sentence in -paragraph two which reads, "This -procedure applies to regular
employees only." Text will read as follows:
No dismissal shall be made unless the employee is given a pre-
dismissal hearing. These procedures apply to-regular employees
only.
The employee should receive written notification of the following: 1)
the reason for the possible dismissal, and 2)the time, date,and place
of the scheduledpre-dismissal hearing.
SECTION IV,SUBSECTION GRIEVANCEPROCEDURES: Insertsecond sentence
in Step 6. Text will read as follows:
The Weld County Personnel Director may attempt to reconcile the
differences. If the Personnel Director is administering the'discipline,
the Directoriof Finance and Administration will attempt reconciliation.
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SECTION V,SUBSECTION RESIGNATION: Delete paragraph three and insert the
following:
All regular County employees who-terminate their employment forany
reason must return their ID card, keys,and employee handbooks.
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION SICK LEAVE: After the last paragraph, insert the
following:
Under no_circumstances may sick leave be used for more than 6
months consecutively. This is so-coordination may happen with Weld
County's long-term disability program.
SECTION VI,SUBSECTION SICK LEAVE BANK: Delete paragraph two,subsection
A, C9, and CW. Insert the following:
The Sick Leave Bank is basedona donation of four(4) hours of the
individual's sick leave,iDer member, per year. Employees who do not
contribute to the Bankrannot use sick leave bank hours. Admission
to Bank participation for new members shall be allowed after the
employee's one year anniversary. Only regular, full time employees
are-eligible for the Sick Leave Bank. Approval of a Sick L-eave Bank
Request is-not guaranteed by the Department Head, Elected Official,
or Sick Leave Bank Governing Board.
A. Each year four(4) hours of the-employees individual
sick leave will be deducted and credited to theBank.
(C) 9. Not more than five (5) months shall be granted to one
member in-a twelve-month period. An employee may
not have more than six months of combined,
consecutive paid and/or unpaid leave.
(C)10. Upon approval by the Sick Leave Bank Board, the
Sick Bank member will receive 66%nf current hourly
compensation based on number of hours of sick bank
time during the pay.period.
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SECTION VI, SUBSECTION SICK LEAVE BANK: Insert_paragraph I to Tead-as
follows:
I. There shall te no sick or vacation accrual by an
employee while on Sick Leave Bank-time.
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION UNPAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE POLICY: In
subsection F, insert sentence at the end of the last paragraph. Text will read as
follows:
An employee who is taking leave for the adoption or foster care of a
child must use all paid vacation and personal leave prior to being
eligible for unpaid family leave. -Carpleave for adoption, birth or
foster care-expires-twelve (12)monthsl?om the date of the birth_or
placement.
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION PERSONALLEAVEDAY-S: Delete entire paragraph
and insert the following:
PERSONALL�AVETIME
Personal leave is a privilege granted to regular employees.
Employees in their initial review period are not eligible. Each year,
with supervisory approval, a regular-employee may convert sixteen
(16) hours of sick leave into sixteen personal leave hours. Personal
leave time may notibe carried over from year to year. The method of
scheduling-and the timing of'personal leave time is at the discretion
of the Elected Official or Department Head. Because of the payroll
system, personal leave days must be used by December 15 of the
same year during which they-are granted.
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION HOLIDAYS: Insert the following sentence at the-end
of paragraph-one, after the list of holidays:
A holiday is considered eight .(8) hours and may or may not
correspond with the assigned work shift.
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SECTION VI, SUBSECTION MILITARY LEAVE: On line two of paragraph one after
the word "leave", insert"days,-with a maximum of 120 hours per year." Text will read
as follows:
Any officer or employee who is a member of the National Guard or
reserve forces under state or federal law shall be-given up to 15 days
annual paid military leave days, with a maximum of 120 hours-per
year without loss of seniority, pay, status, performance rating,
vacation, ick leave or otherbenefits for all of the time the employee
is engaged in training or service ordered by the appropriate military
authority. If the-employee's-military status changes-from reserve to
active, the employee shall be -entitled to leave without -pay _until
reinstated following active service in time of war or emergency. This
policy shall be in accordance withSections 28-3-601 and 603, CRS
and federal law. Copies of Orders should be submitted to the
Department Head/Elected Official and the Personnel Department two
weeks prior to beginning af leave.
SECOND SECTION VI, SUBSECTION TIME WORKED: On line-one of paragraph
two after word "counted", insert "as-time worked." Text will read as follows:
Any paid time not actually worked will-not be counted as time worked
for overtime-compensation purposes, e.g., sick, vacation, holidays,
personal leave days, etc.
SECOND SECTION VI, SUBSECTION BREAKS: After paragraph entitled "Breaks",
insert the following:
COMPENSATION TIME OFF
Comp time off in lieu of overtime maybe given only if there is an
individual agreement signed by thetmployee to do so.
SECTION IX, SUBSECTION TUITION ASSISTANCE: Add sentence after the first
sentence in paragraphone. Text will read as follows:
Weld County will reimburse an employee for some tuition expenses
job related courses that have been approved in advance. This does
not include fees, books,_or charges for"testing out" of a class. There
is a limit to the amount you can be reimbursed each quarter or
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semester. Contact Personnel for the current limit. Funds for this
program are limited to the amount budgeted each year by the Board
of County Commissioners. Therefore, requests will be_considered
with priority given to the earliest date received by the Personnel
Department. Requests must be approved in-advance to commit funds
for an employee. For an employee to receive such reimbursement,
the following conditions mustbe met:
SECTION X, SUBSECTION CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: After subsection
entitled "Confidential Information", insert the following:
PRIVATE USE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OR COMPUTER
SOFTWARE OWNED OR LEASED BY WELD COUNTY
All personal property and computer software owned or leased by
Weld County is to be used for job-related purposes only. "Personal
property" includes, but is not limited to, motor vehicles, computers,
telephones, copiers, and facsimile machines. Employees who
privately use personal property or computer software owned or leased
by Weld County are-subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
discharge. To-ensure that the use of personal property owned or
leased by Weld County is consistent with this policy, authorized
representatives of Weld County may monitor the use from time to
time.
All communications and information transmitted by, received by, or
sorted in electronic and/or telephonic communications systems
owned or leased by Weld County are the property of Weld County.
Employees do not have a right to privacy in such communications
and information.
RENUMBER SECTIONS: Renumber the second Section VI (on page 29), to Section
VII and then renumber the following sections sequentially from Section VIII through
Section XIV.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that this Ordinance shall become effective five
days after its final public notice, as provided by Section 3-14(2) of the Weld County Home Rule
Charter.
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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 118-M was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the * day of*, A.D., 1995.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Dale K. Hall, Chairman
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Barbara J. Kirkmeyer, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
George E. Baxter
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Constance L. Harbert
County Attorney
W. H. Webster
First Reading: November 6, 1995
Publication: November 9, 1995, in the North Weld Herald
Second Reading: November 20, 1995
Publication: November 22, 1995, in the North Weld Herald
Final Reading: December 4, 1995
Publication: December 7, 1995, in the North Weld Herald
Effective: December 12, 1995
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ORDINANCE NO.118-M
I THE M 8ER OF AMENDING lle ORDINANCEEWE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
NUMBERS 118-J, 118-K, AND 11s-L, THE WELD
COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY HANDBOOK
BE IT,ORDAINED-BY THE BOARD-OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO
STATE OF COLORADO:
SS.
WHEREAS, the Board of -County COUNTY OF WELD
Commissioners of the County et Weld, State of
Colorado,pursuant to Colorado statute-and the Weld I, Bruce J. Bormann, of said County of Weld, being duly
County-Home Rule Charter, Is vested with the authority sworn,-saythat I am Publisher of
of administering the affairs of Weld County,Colorado,
and
THE NORTH WELD HERALD
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners has thelower and authority, under the
Weld County Home Rule Charter and the Celorado a weekly newspaper having a-general circulation in said
County Home Rule Powers Act, Article 35 ofTMM 30, County and State, published in the town-of Eaton, in-said
Colorado3levised Statutes, and, in specific, under
Section 30-35-201(7), C.R:S. to adopt by ordinance County and State;and that the notice, of which the annexed is
personnel policy rules and regulations for the County of
Weld,State dcolorado, nd a true-copy, has been published in said weekly newspaper for
WHEREAS,effective January 22, 1991,the l A successive weeks, that the notice was published
Board of County Commissioners repealed and reenacted in the regularand entire issue of every number of the paper
Weld-County Ordinance Numbers 118, 118-A, 118-B,
118-C, 118- ,118-F,118-G,118-H,and two versions of during the period and time of publication, and in the
118-1,by adopting Weld Counry9Number rdinance 118•
J,and newspaper proper and not in a supplement, and that the
publication of said notice:
WHEREAS,effective October27, 1992,the
Board of County Commissbnersamended Weld County ,11&4 �. C � it/
r/ / �j -�F'/1 l^'
Ordinance Number 118-J by adopting Weld County /� r`""��- /( a m r` "'1
Ordinance Number 1 t8-K,and _JI
was in said newspapertearing the date(s) of:
WHEREAS, effective$eptember28, 1993, �� 1� q
the Board of County Commissioners amended Weld `T/ 1,,, .- . 2 3 , 19 / S County Ordinance Number 118-J by adopting Weld "'^'.n °`^J'1
County-Ordinance Number 118-L,and
, 19
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Weld, Stale of
Colorado, hereby finds_and determines that there Is a , 19
need to amend portions of Weld County Ordinance
Numbers 118-J, 118-K, and 118-L, the Weld County 19
Personnel PolicyJiandbook,and this Ordinance is for
the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the
people of the-County of Weld.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED;by and that the said THE NORTH WELD HERALD has been
the Board of County Commissioners of the County of published continuouslyand uninterruptedly for the period of 52
Weld,State of Colorado,that Weld County Ordinance
Numbers 118J, 118-K,and 118-L be,and herebyare, consecutive weeks, in said County and State, prior to the date
amended as follows: of first publicationiof said notice, and the same is a newspaper
SECTION I, SUBSECTION EXEMPT POSITIONS: within the meaning of an Act to regulate printing of legal
Delete line E and renumber remaining lines F through I
as lines E through H. notices andadvertisements, approved May 18, 1931,and all
SECTION I1, SUBSECTION PROMOTIONS/TRANS- prior acts-so tar force.
FERS: Delete words "for-approval'in line-eight,
paragraph two. Remaining text shall read as follows:
vacancies are advertised within the County fore BR CE IMANN,ZBLlSHER
period of five(5)consecutive work days. Promotions
and transfers from within the County are-made when
appropriate.Lounty employees are encouraged to
apply for vacancies for which theyare qualified by
completing a Transfer Request Formand a Weld
County Employment-Application. County employees
who meet the position criteria may be-Selected for Subscribed and sworn to before me this lit day
Interview for the position. All requests for transfer
should be channeled through the employee's \‘
supervisor to the Department Head/Elected Otfidal 9 �I of teem 19 95
and Men to the Personnel Department, Department •�/`-till
Heads and Elected Officiate have the discretion to 1 ^ ' -
promote individuals within their departments based 1� C}/`K,'L�,Q„/
on performanceand/or qualifications without t
conducting interviews. # NO RY PUBLIC
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SECTION II,SUBSECTION RE-EMPLOYMENT: Delete
'and shall start at the arty level ti ere at Uminatien Is
thirty-ore(31)days or mom prior to sPentio/rnare treat
line five. Remaking text shall reads follows: the State of Colorado PERA retirement program shall
be governed by PERA rules and regulations for
At the discretion of the Department Head/Elected employees working after service or disability
Official,a regular employee who Maned within one retirement. Refer to PERA rules and regulations.
year and was In good standing at:the time of the Employees retiring from Weld County service under
resignation may be rehired. Uponra:bmployment, the Weld County retirement program may work no
the employee shall be subject to ad cavitations of more than a total of 1,644 hours annually as an
employment including the twelve-(12)Meta Initial hourly,pad-time,or job afore employee to continue
review period applicable to new erripfoyees; If the receiving Weld County retirement benefits.
dale of termination Is less than 91 days, the Depending on the job situation,a retiree may receive
employee wB be reinstated with no change h hire pay and benefits In any one of the following retiree
date. categories:
HOURLY RETIREE FMPI OYFF
SECTION III, SUBSECTION PART-TIME EMPLOYEE:
Delate entire Paragraph and Seri the following: Hourly retiree employees are paid only for the hours
PART-TIME FMPI OYFF they work. They are not paid tor any leave time.
Hourly employees have none of the grievance rights
as described In this Handbook. They do not
Pad-time employees are regularly scheduled to work participate in County retirement programs.
lea than 32 tours per week They Magi participate
Si the heath insurance program. Participation In the FART•TIMF RETIREE EMft OYEE
insurance program is dependent upon whether
Insurance costs are In the departmental budget for Pad-time retiree employees are regularly scheduled
the position. They have none of the grievance rights to work less than 32 hours per week. They may
asdescdbedlnthls.Handbook and cannot participate participate in the health insurance program.
In the Weld County Retirement Plan. PadlopatIon In the Insurance program is dependent
upon whether Insurance costs are in the
SECTION III,SUBSECTION JOB SHARE EMPLOYEE: departmental budget for the position. They have
Dees entire section and Insert the fellows g: none of the grievance rights as described In this
Handbook and cannot parts pate in the Weld County
JOB SHARE FMPI OYFF(poatlkms are categorized Retirement Plan.
bred on the budgeting for the department) -
inn SHARF RETIREE FMPI OYFF (positions are
J b Share:hourly- Is a pad-ghee employee who categorized based on the budgeting for the
participates in health insurance, sick leave and department)
vacation leave. The paid leavel.ire prorated based
on the number of hours Worked. The only salary ,elm Share hourly: Is a part-time retiree employee
adjurments thin job share hourly are eligible for are - who participates in health insurance,sick leave and
annual cost•of-living adjustments. Hours are vacation leave.The paid leaves are prorated based
submitted weeldy for number of hours worked. ' on Ike number of hours worked. The only salary
adjustments that job share hourly are eligible for are
,Nb Share.mauler Is apart-time employee who annual cost-of-living adjustments. Hours are
pedkpateeM heath Insurance,sidt leave,vacation submitted weekly for number of hours worked.
lave, holiday pay, and salary levet increases.
Ssiey remains the same based on normal working ,jam share regular Is a pan-time retiree employee
hours submitted by the department. who participates In health Insurance, sick leave,
vacation leave, holiday pay, and salary level
Job share sick and vacation prorated accrual rates hstasses. Salary remains the same based on
are based on the table below: normal working hours submitted by the department.
Normal Hours Worked/Month Accrual Rate/Month a are sick and vacation prorated accrual rates
endbenelits are based on the table below:
137.173.33 8
130.137 6 Normal Hours Accrual Rate/ Proration
87-Ill 4 Vald.00111 M2ll11 cineri016M
Below 87 No accrual
130-137 6 75%
Job share employees have none of the grievance 67.129 4 60%
rights as described In this Personnel Policy Below 87 No accrual None
Handbook.
Department Head classification shall receive a
proration of Department Head benefits based on the
SECTION III,FOLLOWING SUBSECTION JOB SHARE number of hours worked,as depicted above under
EMPLOYEE: Insert the following: Proration of Benefits. As with lull time Department
Head positions, no sick leave or vacation accrual
WORKING AFTER RETIREMENT..,. applies.
Employees retkkg from Weld County service under Job share retiree employees have none of the
grievance rights as described in this Personnel
Policy Handbook.
SECTION IV, SUBSECTION SUSPENSION AND
TERMINATION FOR CHARGE V:ITH CRIME: On line
six, Insert"(post conviction and Mntencing hearings)'
after the word`float•. T..t"ar c rn/ows'
In the event an employee Is formally charged or
Indicted for the commission of a crime, the
Department HeaNElected Official may suspend suds
L. employee,wth or without pay,pending prosecution reconcile the differences. If the Personnel Director is
of the offense. It an employee Is toyhrd gully of any administering the discipline,the Director of Finance
crime by a court or jury,the Couni tl tomedatey ' and Administration will attempt reconciliation.
Suspend such employee without pay until the:
errpibyee's conviction shall bosoms final and.a SECTION V, SUBSECTION RESIGNATION: Delete
alrloyee has exhausted,et by failure Walser'
eth, has waived all rigigst a new trial and all paragraph three and insert the following:
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rights of appeal. Al the lime such employee's AU regular County employees who terminate their
conviction Is final(post conviction and sentencing employment for any reason must return their ID card,
hearings), the employee may be terminated. A keys;and employee handbooks.
deterred.Judgment and.'sentence upon a plea of
gully or nob contendere stag be deemed to be a
final conviction at the One the employee inlets the SECTION VI, SUBSECTION SICK LEAVE: Alter the
plea and such plea is accepted by the Court.
is paragraph,Insert the following:
Amend the second paragraph to read as follows:
Under no circumstances may aloft save be used for
more than 6.months consecutively. This is so
For purposes of this section,the tam'crime'shall be coordination may happen with Weld Cou
lofted as a felony or class 1 or 2 misdemeanor as term'disability program. my s long-
defined by State law,or a comparable federal or
municipal crime or crime In some other state. The
lean helps"does nol;Ntdu'le pettyOMenBes. SECTION VI, SUBSECTION.SICK LEAVEBANK:
SECTION IV, SUBSECTION LICENSES: Insert the Detete'paragraph tWo, subsection A,CS, and C10.
Insert the following:
following alter paragraph one:
Al Weld County Share's depulles who are assigned (4)
Sid-:Leave Bank Is based on a donation et four
(4)Do
to field operation duties must first be commissioned ors of the Indlvlduat's sick leave,tar mamba,
by the Weld County Sheriff, pursuant to the Pa year. Empoyeei<who do not contribute to the
Bank carrot mania leave Deal hours, Admission
provisions of Section 30-1 P510,C.R.S. Any deputyto Bank participation km newMembers shall be
assigned to field operation duties and who is allowed after the s one
decommissioned for such work by the Weld Count' Only employee's year anniversary.
Sheriff has no right to continued employment as a Leave-Sank:
aver,loll time proval o we eligible for the
Weld County Sheriff's Deputy. Sick es is not gu guaranteedApe by of a Sick Leavet ,
Request Is not by the Department Head,
SECTION IV,SUBSECTION DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS: detl Off[clot, or Sick Leave Bank.Governing
Wert'or other discipline'alter the word"dismissal'In
paragraph two,line three. Text will read as follows: A. Each year four(4)hours of the employee's
Weld County reserves the right to by-pass lesser Individual sick leave.will be deducted and
sealed to SDe Blank action and Immediately dismiss an
employee, 1, in the sole opinion of the County,the (CIO. Not more than five 5 grated
employee's conduct, ether by itself or considering ( t eive-m nthlf be
the employee's prior performance, warrants to one member in a havee thanh paled.. An
dismissal or other discipline. Employees holding oof c n employee not more six months
positions of higher levels of responsibility may becu�inetl,consecutive paid and/or utpatd
held to higher standards of performance and thus
have more severe disciplinary actions imposed on
them than those who hold positions of lower (C)t0.the SIn SBan memberem Si will receiveec Ban Board,
Ilea Slck Bank will BBX of
responsibility. - current hourly compensation based on number
of hours of sick bank time during the pay
SECTION IV, SUBSECTION DISMISSAL period.
•
PROCEDURES: insert'These procedures apply to SECTION VI, SUBSECTION SICK LEAVE BANK:
regular employees only'at the end of paragraph one.
Delete the last sentence In paragraph two which reads, Insert paragraph f to read as follows:
'This procedure applies to regular employees only.' Text I. There shall be no sick or vacation accrual by
will read as follows: an employee while on Sick Leave Bank time.
No dismissal stab be made unless the employee is SECTION VI, SUBSECTION UNPAID FAMILY AND
given a pre-dismissal hearing. These procedures MEDICAL LEAVE POLICY: In subsection F, Insert
apply to regular employees only. sentence at the encl of the last paragraph. Text will read
The employee should receive written notification d -astalowe: ,. .. -
the following: 1) the reason for the possible - An employee who is taking leave for the adoption
dismissal, and 2)the time,date,and place of the foster care of a child must use all paid vacation and
scheduled pre-dismissal heating' personal leave prior to being alights for unpaid family
leave. Care leave for adoption,birth or foster care
SECTION IV, SUBSECTION GRIEVANCE PROCE• expires twelve(12)months from the date of the birth
DURES: Insert second sentence in Step 6. Text will or placement.
read as follows:
The Weld County Personnel Director may attempt to
SECTION X, SUBSECTION CONFIDENTIAL
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION PERSONAL LEAVE INFORMATION: After subsection entitled"Confidential
DAYS: Delete entire paragraph and insert the following: Information",insert the following:
pFRSONAI I FAVF TIME ---_ PRIVATE USE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OR
COMPUTER SOFTWARE OWNED OR I FASFD BY
Personal leave Is a privilege granted to regular WEI D COUNTY
employees. Employees In their initial review period All personal property and computer software owned
are not eligible. Each year, with supervisory or leased by Weld County Is to be used for job-
approval,a regular employee may convert sixteen related purposes only. Personal properly'includes,
(16)hours of sick leave into sixteen personal leave but is not limited to, motor vehicles, computers,
hours. Personal leave time may not be carried over telephones, copiers, and facsimile machines.
from year to year. The method of scheduling and the Employees who privately use personal property or
liming personal leave time is at the discretion of computer software owned or leased byWeld County
the Elected Official or Department Head. Because of
theare charge.too disciplinary action,up useo and al
payroll system,personal leave days must be discharge. To ensure that the of personal
used by-December 15 of the same year during which property owned or leased by Weld County Is
they are granted consistent with this policy,authorized representatives
of Weld County may monitor the use from time to
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION HOLIDAYS: Insert the time.
following sentence at the end of paragraph one,after the All communications and Information transmitted by,
list of holidays: received by,or sorted in electronic and/or telephonic
communications systems owned or leased by Weld
A holdayis considered eight(8)hours and may or County are the property of Weld County. Employees
may not correspond with the assigned work shift. Inb Y
do not have a right to privacy In such
communications and information.
SECTION VI, SUBSECTION MILITARY LEAVE: On RENUMBER SECTIONS: Renumber the second
line two of paragraph one after the word leave',insert Section VI (on page 29), to Section VII and then
, 'Maya,with a maximum of 120-hours per year.' Text will renumber the following sections sequentially Irom
:' Section VIII through Section XIV.
Any officer or employee who Is a member of the
National Guard or reserve forces under stale or - BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board
edit*OW shall be given up to 15 days annual paid that this Ordinance shall become effective live days after
-mllady.tave days,with a maximum of 120 hours per Its final public notice,as provided by Section 3-14(2)of
year without loss of seniority, pay, status, the Weld County Home Rule Charter.
performance rating, vacation, sick leave or other
benefits for all of the time the employee is engaged •
In training or service ordered by the appropriate BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board,
na/Mary .•aulhodty. II the employee's military status it any section,subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause,
charges from reserve to Active,the employee shall or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or
be entitled to leave without pay until reinstated decided to be unconstitutional,such decision shall not
foNowi g active service in time of war or emergency.
This policy shall be in accordance with Sections 28- affectorthe validity of mthe remainingeshereby
declares ceresf. ahe
3.601 antl 603,CRS and federal law. Copies of would havef n enactedC this coders ce y n that y
Orders should be submitted to the Department would have , this Ordinance ee in each, and every
Head/Elected Official and the Personnel Depanrrent section,a subsection,Irrespective on, ct of t, a t a anyso,antl
two weeks prior to begin ing of leave. phrase thereof subsctioof the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections,paragraphs, sentences,
SECOND SECTION VI,SUBSECTION TIME WORKED: clauses, or phrases might be declared to be
On line one of paragraph two after word-counted",insert unconstitutional or invalid.
'as time worked.' Text MU read as follows: The above and foregoing Ordinance Number
Any paid time not actually worked wit rota counted 118-M was, on mollon duly made and seconded,
as time worked for overtime co 199pted by the following vote on the 'day of ',A.D.,
e.g., sick,vacation, holidays,Po leave days, 1995.
etc.-
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SECOND SECTION VI,SUBSECTION BREAKS: After WELD COUNTY,COLORADO
paragraph entitled'Breaks',insert the following: Dale K.Hall,Chairman
COMPENSATION TIME OFF Barbara J.Kirkmeyer,Pro-Tem
George E.Baxter
Comp time off
in lieu of overtime may be given only if W.
H. neb Webst t Harbert
there Is an individual agreement signed by the H. er
employee to do so.
ATTEST:
SECTION IX, SUBSECTION TUITION ASSISTANCE: Weld County Clerk to the Board
Add sentence after the first sentence in paragraph one.
Text wit read as follows: BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Weld County will reimburse an employee for some
tuition expenses rob related courses that have been APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Approved in advance. Tits does not Include lees,
books,or charges for'testing out'of a class. There County Attorney
is a limit to the amount you can be reimbursed each
quarter or semester. Contact Personnel fo1 theFist Reading: November 6,1995
cumin limit. Funds for this program are limped to Publication: November 9,1995,.
the amount budgeted each year by the Board of In the North Weld Herald
County Commissioners. Therefore,requests wit be Second Readi •
considered with priority given to the earliest dale n9 November 22,1995-
received by the Personnel Department. Requests Publication: November 22,1995,
must be approved in advance to commit funds for an in the North Weld Herald
employee. For an employee to receive such
reimbursement, the following conditions must be Final Reading: December?,1995
me
: Publication: December J,1995,
-- - - - In the North Weld Herald
Effective: _December 12,1995
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