3.08.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish and maintain a personnel system that provides for career service by assuring that recruitment, selection, promotion, retention and separation of County employees is based on merit and fitness.
In order to administer the personnel system, the Commissioners shall establish and maintain a Human Resources Department to oversee the personnel and risk management functions of the County.
The specific objectives of the personnel system shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) Recruitment, selection and promotion of employees based on ability, knowledge and skills, within the spirit of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action;
(2) Ensure that positions are placed in the appropriate classification with positions of same or similar duties and responsibilities requiring the same or similar recruitment and selection criteria;
(3) Ensure that compensation remains competitive with other public and private employers in the appropriate labor market;
(4) Ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees in selection, promotion, training and all other aspects of personnel administration, in accordance with the nondiscrimination principles of the Clallam County Home Rule Charter, Article X, Section 10.30 and the law;
(5) Train employees to ensure high quality performance;
(6) Retain employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, correct inadequate performance, and separate employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected; and
(7) Ensure that employees are provided a fair treatment process for orderly disposition of problems and complaints.