Utah Code 17-33-7. Functions of county office of personnel management — Personnel functions of county agencies, departments, or offices

(1)

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-33-7

County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

Position classification: means a grouping of positions under the same title which are sufficiently similar to be compensated at the same salary range and to which the same tests of ability can be applied. See Utah Code 17-33-2

(a)

The county office of personnel management shall perform the functions required by this Subsection (1).

(b)	The county executive, county legislative body, and county office of personnel management may not delegate those functions to a separate county agency, office, or department.

(c)

The county office of personnel management shall:

(i)	design and administer a county pay plan that includes salaries, wages, incentives, bonuses, leave, insurance, retirement, and other benefits;

(ii)	design and administer the county classification plan and grade allocation system, including final decisions on position classification and grade allocation;

(iii)

conduct position classification studies, including periodic desk audits, except that an agency, department, or office may submit classification recommendations to the county office of personnel management;

(iv)	maintain registers of publicly recruited applicants and certification of top-ranking eligible applicants;

(v)	monitor county agency, department, or office personnel practices to determine compliance with equal opportunity and affirmative action guidelines; and

(vi)	maintain central personnel records.

(d)	The county legislative body may approve, amend, or reject the pay plan.

(2)

County agencies, departments, or offices shall:

(a)	establish initial job descriptions;

(b)	recommend position classifications and grade allocations;

(c)	make final selections for appointments and promotions to vacant positions;

(d)	conduct performance evaluations;

(e)	discipline employees; and

(f)	perform other functions approved by the county executive, and agreed to by the county agency, office, or department.

Amended by Chapter 241, 2001 General Session

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