§ 6.10.050. Manpower shortage recruitment rates.

A.

Manpower Shortage Recruitment Rate. A manpower shortage recruitment rate is a special hiring rate which may be any rate within the salary range established for a class in Section 6.28.050 of this title.

B.

Establishment of Rate. When the chief administrative officer finds, after investigation, that an existing or impending manpower shortage exists in a specific classification, he may approve establishment of a manpower shortage recruitment rate. The chief administrative officer may determine that the rate shall apply to a specific position or positions within a class, or to an entire class of positions. The chief administrative officer may establish the rate by authorizing the appointment of persons to positions for which the rate is designated. The chief administrative officer, with such restrictions as he may determine, may delegate to an appointing authority in writing, until later revoked in writing, the approval of manpower shortage rates.

C.

Application of Rate. The rate may apply to a permanent or temporary position, regardless of whether it is compensated on a monthly, daily or hourly basis. The rate may apply to any type of appointment, such as original, promotion and reinstatement, except an appointment resulting from involuntary demotion, in accordance with subsection C of Section 6.08.110.

D.

Effect on Filled Positions. A person already employed in a position to which a manpower shortage recruitment rate applies, whose base rate is less than the recruitment rate, shall be advanced to the recruitment rate. A person whose base rate equals or exceeds the recruitment rate shall not be advanced under these provisions.

E.

Change of Assignment or Classification. Whenever a person employed in a position for which a manpower shortage recruitment rate has been established is assigned to another position in the same classification or changes classification to a position for which a manpower shortage recruitment rate has not been established pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section, said employee shall not receive any further compensation pursuant to the provisions of this section during the time of such assignment or change of classification.

F.

Step Advancement and Promotion. Persons receiving compensation pursuant to this section shall be entitled to step advancement and step placement upon promotion as designated by the chief administrative officer.

G.

Expiration and Extension.

1.

All manpower shortage recruitment rates shall expire on June 30th of each year, except the chief administrative officer may extend the authority to appoint persons to the established recruitment step. Such extension shall be limited to those positions for which the chief administrative officer finds that a manpower shortage still exists and the needs of the county have not been met.

2.

The rate of pay of any person already employed shall not be affected by the expiration or extension of a manpower shortage recruitment rate.

H.

Discontinuation. The chief administrative officer may discontinue the authority to appoint persons to a manpower shortage recruitment rate when he finds a manpower shortage no longer exists and the needs of the county have been met. The rate of pay of any person already employed shall not be affected by such discontinuation.

(Ord. 6222 Ch. 1 Art. 6 § 95, 1953.)