HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/26/2018 Mason County Civil Service Commission
Building 1-Commission Chambers
411 N. 5tn Street
DRAFT Special Meeting Agenda
July 26, 2018
4:00 p.m.
Call Meeting to Order: 5:0o PM
Roll Call: B. Dean Byrd, Chair; Brian Kelly; Matthew Davis
Business:
A. Per RCW 41.14.070"Subsequent changes in the designation of which positions are
to be exempt may be made only with the concurrence of the sheriff and the civil
service commission, and then only after the civil service commission has heard the
issue in open meeting."
Concurrence of the selection of (list unclassified position
name selected by sheriff)which shall be returned to a classified position
(list former classified position name, eg. Lt., Patrol Lt; Finance
Mgr)to set the number of unclassified position appointments to no more than five.
ACTION
B. Adjourn
If special accommodations are needed, please contact the Human Resources office, 427-967o, Ext. 268.
RCW 41.14.070 Classified and unclassified service designated—Procedures.
(1) The classified civil service and provisions of this chapter shall include all deputy sheriffs
and other employees of the office of sheriff in each county except the county sheriff in every county
and an additional number of positions, designated the unclassified service, determined as follows:
Unclassified
Position
Staff Personnel Appointments
1 through 10 2
11 through 20 3
21 through 50 4
51 through 100 5
101 through 250 6
251 through 500 8
501 and over 10
(2) The unclassified position appointments authorized by this section must include selections
from the following positions up to the limit of the number of positions authorized: Undersheriff,
inspector, chief criminal deputy, chief civil deputy, jail superintendent, and administrative assistant or
administrative secretary. The initial selection of specific positions to be exempt shall be made by the
sheriff, who shall notify the civil service commission of his or her selection. Subsequent changes in
the designation of which positions are to be exempt may be made only with the concurrence of the
sheriff and the civil service commission, and then only after the civil service commission has heard
the issue in open meeting. Should the position or positions initially selected by the sheriff to be
exempt (unclassified) pursuant to this section be under the classified civil service at the time of such
selection, and should it (or they) be occupied, the employee(s) occupying said position(s) shall have
the right to return to the next highest position or a like position under classified civil service.
(3) In counties with a sheriff's department that operates the 911 emergency communications
system, in addition to the unclassified positions authorized in subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this
section, the sheriff may designate one unclassified position for the 911 emergency communications
system.
(4) In addition to the unclassified positions authorized in this section, the county legislative
authority of any county with a population of five hundred thousand or more operating under a home
rule charter may designate unclassified positions of administrative responsibility not to exceed
twenty positions.
[ 2001 c 151 § 1; 1997 c 62 § 1; 1991 c 363 § 116; 1979 ex.s. c 153 § 3; 1975 1 st ex.s. c 186 § 1;
1959 c 1 § 7 (Initiative Measure No. 23, approved November 4, 1958)]
NOTES:
Purpose—Captions not law-1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
A. Employee is drafted into or, while subject to being drafted, enlists in or
volunteers during time of war for service in the United States military.
B. Employee is granted medical disability leave for injury, sickness, or disease.
C. Employee is granted a leave of absence to work in an unclassified status
pursuant to Section 9.6.
D. Any other reason required by state or federal law.
9.5 Leave of Absence: Leaves of absence without pay may be granted by the
appointing authority to any employee provided the appointing authority gives notice of
such leave in writing to the commission.
A. Vacancies resulting from leaves of absence shall be filled in accordance with
rule 8.18.
B. No leave shall be granted by the appointing authority for more than one (1)
year without commission approval.
9.6 Appointment to Unclassified Position: Any person who has been appointed to,
accepts, and occupies continuously an unclassified position within the Mason County
Sheriff's Office shall retain civil service status.
A. Within thirty (30) days after termination of the appointment term in the
unclassified position, the person must inform the commission of his or her
intention to assume the former classified position under civil service rules.
B. Seniority and benefits shall be computed on the same basis as though the
person had rendered service in the classified position as set forth in these rules.
C. Should no vacancy exist in the classified position held at the time an
unclassified position was accepted, a vacancy shall be created by removing from
such position the incumbent with the lowest seniority standing. The incumbent
shall have the same rights as an employee who is laid off, as set forth in these
rules.