SECTION SIX - EMPLOYMENT STATUS
A. Regular Full-time Employees: Employees that successfully complete the orientation period and work forty (40) hours per week are considered regular full-time employees and are eligible for all the benefits, rights, and privileges described in this policy and procedure manual.
B. Regular Part-time Employees: Employees that successfully complete the orientation period and who generally work less than forty (40) hours per week, but generally more than twenty (20) hours per week on a continuous or recurring basis are considered regular part-time employees.
1. The number of hours worked may be increased or decreased at the discretion of the department head/elected official within the limits authorized by the appointment of the position by the Board of County Commissioners.
C. Special Appointments: Temporary, seasonal and emergency appointments are defined as being limited to a definite period of time generally for not more than six (6) consecutive months. Appointments, such as summer help, may be made by the elected officials and department heads and coordinated through the Human Resource Department to carry out necessary seasonal work. Temporary employees, whether full-time or part-time, shall not qualify for regular employee benefits (except that mandatory benefits shall be provided as prescribed by law, i.e. social security, workers compensation). Temporary employment does not count as credit toward the completion of an orientation period if hired into a permanent position.
D. Independent Contractors: Independent contractors hired to perform professional or other specialized services for the County are not employees of the County and do not qualify for employee status, however, participation in any benefit program may be negotiated as part of the contract or service agreement. The duration of the contracts shall be established by statute or shall be determined on a project-by-project or service-by-service basis by the Board of County Commissioners.
E. Grant Positions: A grant employee occupies a position which is more than fifty percent (50%) funded by grant monies or another alternate funding source when it is anticipated that the grant or alternate funding source will continue for more than two (2) years. Grant employees, may, upon consent of the Board of County Commissioners, accrue benefits in the same manner as other employees, but the term of a grant employee is subject to the availability of funds from the grant or other alternate funding source. Such grant employees will not be retained when grant funding is no longer available. Employees accepting grant positions shall be required to sign a letter acknowledging the conditions of their employment and the funding source to which the position is tied.
Grant monies are funds received from sources other than the County’s general fund, enterprise funds, and specialized taxes which are anticipated to be available for more than two (2) years and may require regular justification reports to maintain and receive funding. Temporary fund contributions mandated by law or to support programs mandated by law or inter local agreement, which are anticipated to be available more than two (2) years, may also be considered grant monies.
The Human Resource Director, consulting with the Clerk/Auditor’s office, will determine which positions are to be funded by grant monies, including alternate funding sources.
