MERIT SYSTEM ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES EFFECTIVE JULY 3, 2015.PDF

Maricopa County
Human Resources Department
EMPLOYEE MERIT SYSTEM ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
June 24, 2015
MARICOPA COUNTY EMPLOYEE MERIT SYSTEM ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
Action Requested
Approve the use of existing guidelines for determining which positions will and
will not be covered by the County’s Employee Merit System in compliance with
changes to A.R.S. §11-352 which go into effect on July 3, 2015.
A.R.S. §11-352, as revised, no longer specifies positions which may be removed
from a board adopted employee merit system. That authority transfers to the
Board of Supervisors and therefore a determination regarding employee merit
system coverage should be clarified when the new law goes into effect. Pending
the creation and adoption of new guidelines by the board, the guidelines currently
in use shall apply with the following positions eligible for removal from the
Maricopa County Employee Merit System:
 County Manager, Deputy County Managers, and Assistant County Managers
 Chief Deputies of Elected Officials
 Department Directors and Deputy Directors
 One position in each department that reports to the Director or Deputy
Director
 Certain FLSA exempt level administrative positions (the level and type of
administrative positions currently removed from coverage will apply pending
new board guidelines, however, the 10 percent cap previously found in
A.R.S. §11-352 is removed)
 Contract and temporary positions
These guidelines apply to all County Elected Offices and appointed departments
as well as the Flood Control District, the Library District, and the Stadium District.
This agenda item does not impact elected officers, employees who are covered
under the Law Enforcement Officers Merit System or those in the Judicial
Branch.