Bill Text: AZ HB2650 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: County employees; merit system exemption
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2011-04-29 - Governor Vetoed [HB2650 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2011-HB2650-Engrossed.html
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Conference Engrossed |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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HOUSE BILL 2650 |
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AN ACT
amending section 11‑352, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the county employee merit system.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 11-352, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
11-352. Adoption of limited county employee merit system by resolution; removal of certain administrative positions by resolution; at will uncovered employees
A. Any county may by resolution of the board adopt a limited county employee merit system for all county appointive officers and employees. Elected officers shall not be included in such a merit system.
B. Any county may by resolution of the board remove certain administrative positions from the county employee merit system. If requested by an elected officer of a county with a population of less than two million persons, the board, by resolution, may allow the elected officer of the county to remove certain administrative positions from the county employee merit system. The positions that may be removed from the county employee merit system are:
1. County manager.
2. Deputy county manager.
3. Assistant county manager.
4. Chief deputies to elected officials.
5. Department directors.
6. Deputy directors, not to exceed three in each department.
7. One position in each department that reports directly to the director or deputy director as designated by the director and deputy director.
8. An administrative position declared exempt after August 8, 1985. The number of positions declared exempt under this paragraph shall not exceed ten per cent of the total number of county appointive officers and employees.
C. Except as provided in subsection D, any employee who was included as a covered employee in the county employee merit system at the time the employee assumed the employee's present position and whose position becomes exempt under subsection B may elect to remain included under the merit system, but if terminated the employee must be afforded the opportunity to accept another vacant position within the merit system for which the employee is qualified.
D. After the effective date of this amendment to this section, in a county with a population of less than two million persons:
1. All new hires are at will uncovered employees.
2. Any covered employee who voluntarily accepts a change in assignment, regardless of whether the voluntary change in assignment is a promotion, demotion or lateral transfer, is an at will uncovered employee on the start date of the voluntary change in assignment.
3. Any covered employee who receives and accepts A salary increase is an at will uncovered employee on the start date of the salary increase.
