Section 35.

Civil Service Rules.

Rules of the Civil Service System shall be adopted by the Board of Supervisors only after a public hearing.

Rules of the Civil Service System shall provide for:

Establishment and maintenance of a classification plan and the classification of all positions which are included in the system.

Recruitment of persons to fill positions, either on an open or promotional basis, evaluation of qualifications of applicants, the establishment and maintenance of lists of qualified persons ranked according to their relative qualifications to hold designated positions, and certification of such lists to appointing powers. Appointments from lists may be made on a permanent, temporary, or recurrent basis. In the absence of an appropriate list, where the Director of Personnel finds an emergency exists, emergency appointments may be made. Such appointments may not exceed 90 days and may not be extended. Appointments to permanent positions shall be final only after the completion of a probationary period.

Establishment of Countywide policies and systems for the evaluation of employee performance and for employee development.

Procedures for appeal of allegations of political discrimination and of discrimination based on race, sex, color, national origin, religious opinions or affiliations or handicap made by County employees, regardless of status, and by applicants for employment.

Procedures for layoff or reduction in lieu of layoff by the appointing power for reasons of economy or lack of work.

Civil Service Commission hearings on appeals of discharges and reductions of permanent employees.

Transfer and promotion of employees between County departments and districts participating in the Civil Service System and governed ex officio by the Board of Supervisors.

Existing Civil Service Rules will remain in effect until such time as revisions are adopted by the Board of Supervisors.