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SUBJECT: BCC P#15A
REGARDING SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL POLICIES

REVISION DATE:

REVIEW: Annually - January

CANCELLATION: Resolution Regarding Sheriff's Department Policies adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on April 29th, 1992.

CONTACT: Human Resources Director

ATTACHMENTS: None

REFERENCE: None

REVISION LOCATOR: N/A

PURPOSE: To acknowledge the Larimer County Sheriff's Department, as a law enforcement agency, has special considerations about personnel management not common to other County Departments and that clarify what policies within the Sheriff's Department will be within the authority and responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners.

POLICY:

  1. The Board of County Commissioners acknowledges the Larimer County Sheriff's Department, as a law enforcement agency, has special considerations about personnel management not common to other County Departments.

    1. Because of these special considerations, the personnel policies of the Larimer County Sheriff's Department that were in effect on April 8 1992, shall apply to all employees of the Sheriff's Department except for the following which shall remain under the authority of this Board:

      1. All matters concerning job classification;

      2. All matters concerning compensation, pay, and overtime;

      3. All matters concerning the establishment and amount of all fringe benefits including, but not limited to, sick pay, sick leave, group insurance, retirement plans, vacation, and other paid and unpaid leave.

  2. Sheriff's Department policies concerning hiring, discipline, and discharge may be amended after informing the Board of the Sheriff's intention to do so.

  3. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners that the Sheriff's Department should use the Larimer County Human Resources Department as a consultant on all personnel policy matters. It is not necessary for the Sheriff's Department to obtain the approval of the Larimer County Human Resources Director to create or amend the Sheriff's Department that the Sheriff avail himself of the resources that are available through the Larimer County Human Resources Department prior to making any changes in the personnel policies of the Sheriff's Department.

  4. This policy may be amended or rescinded by this Board at any time in its discretion.

  5. The applicability of personnel policies within the Sheriff's department shall be as outlined in the RESOLUTION REGARDING SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT POLICIES (attachment 1) adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on April 29th, 1992.



Adopted this 23rd day of December 1996

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John Clarke, Chair
Larimer County Board of County Commissioners

Distribution:
Larimer County Bulletin Board
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