All positions covered by this Ordinance are to be classified according to their duties, responsibilities, qualifications needed of incumbent employees, and other related factors. In order to assure its continuing value as a personnel management tool, the classification plan shall be maintained to reflect the current work assignments and other conditions and requirements which are factors in proper classification and allocation of positions.

Section 2. Allocation of Positions

The Personnel Director shall allocate each position covered by the classification plan to its appropriate class and salary grade in the plan. New positions shall be established only with the approval of the Board of Commissioners upon recommendation of the County Manager and the Personnel Director.

Section 3. Administration

A. The Personnel Director shall be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the position classification plan so that it shall accurately reflect the duties performed by employees in the classes to which their positions are allocated. After classification, each position shall be assigned to a pay grade in the classification plan. Departmental Directors shall be responsible for bringing to the attention of the Personnel Director (1) the need for new positions, and (2) material changes in the nature of duties, responsibilities, working conditions, or other factors affecting the classification of any existing positions. This must be submitted in writing to the Personnel Director.

*B. New positions shall be established with the recommendation of the County Manager and/or Personnel Director and approval of the Board of County Commissioners after which the Personnel Director shall allocate the new position to the appropriate class within the existing classification plan or amend the position classification plan to establish a new class to which the new position may be allocated.

*C. When the Personnel Director finds that a substantial change has occurred in the nature of level of duties and responsibilities of an existing position, the Personnel Director shall (1) direct that the existing class specification be revised, (2) reallocate the position to the appropriate class within the existing classification plan, or (3) amend the position classification plan to establish a new class to which the position may be allocated.

*Section 4. Amendment

Classes of positions shall be added to and deleted from the position classification plan by the Personnel Director.

Section 5. Procedures for Change

*A. The classification plan may have additional classes added or have classes deleted from time to time as needs of the County organization requires. The Personnel Director shall approve the creation or deletion of any class.

B. When a Departmental Director believes that a new class is needed, either to add a new field of employment or to reflect additional levels of work within an existing series of classes, the Personnel Director shall be furnished a written statement of proposed duties for the new class, and other information as necessary.

*C. A class shall be deleted from the classification plan when the Personnel Director has determined that it no longer is being used or needed for the positions in the County organization.

Section 6. Reclassification of Positions

An employee may request that the classification of his/her position be changed, or the position be reallocated to another class.

A. The employee shall submit the request in writing to the immediate Supervisor.

B. The Supervisor shall transmit the employee′s request to the Personnel Director, together with his/her recommendations and approval of the Departmental Director.

*C. The Personnel Director shall review the recommendation and shall approve, disapprove or reclassify the position to an existing classification or establish a new class to which the position may be allocated.