File #: 5460    Version: 0 Name: Repealing section 570 personal services policy
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/19/2020 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: 11/23/2020 Final action: 12/7/2020
Title: AN ORDINANCE repealing section 570., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the County's personal services policy and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new section relating to the same subject.
Sponsors: Crystal Williams
Indexes: JACKSON COUNTY CODE, PERSONAL SERVICES POLICY
Attachments: 1. 5460adopt.pdf
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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AN ORDINANCE repealing section 570., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the County's personal services policy and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new section relating to the same subject.

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ORDINANCE NO. 5460, November 23, 2020

INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator


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WHEREAS, the County Administrator has recommended that the County dispense with the salary annualization requirement of section 570., Jackson County Code, 1984, as inconsistent with current best public finance practices; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:

Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 570., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 570., to read as follows:
570. Personal Services Policy.
Sections 570.1 through 570.[9] 8 set out the personal services policy of Jackson County. These sections cover both merit and non-merit employees.

570.1 Regular Salaries, Budget Line Item No. 5010.
Regular salaries, budget line item No. 5010, shall be used for the base compensation of full-time employees as defined in the Personnel Rules. Account No. 5010 shall also be used for Exceptions to Beginning Salaries, Six Month Review, Out of Class Pay and Promotions as defined in Sections 5.6, 5.7, 6.1 and 13.1 of the Personnel Rules as well as for new positions approved by the County Executive under Section 4.4 of the Personnel Rules.

570.2 [Account No. 5010, How Annualized.
Account No. 5010 will be annualized as follows: The amount adopted in the annual budget as of January first plus transfers from Account No. 5090 as if done January first except transfers in accordance with Personnel Rule 14.2 (Annual Review) which are treated as if given July first. No payroll increases will be allowed to exceed the annualized amount divided by the number of regularly scheduled payrolls in...

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