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With the prior approval of the Civil Service Commission, the CRC may render advisory opinions as
appropriate in a specific situation to a department head, elected official or the Commissioners' Court
concerning its inquiry findings. In all such cases, the Civil Service Commission will prescribe the
format for all such reports or opinions. In the event that findings substantiate a violation of conduct
standards by a County Civil Service employee, the Civil Service Commission will forward such
findings to the County Director of Human Resources for presentation to the Commissioners Court
for disposition. The CRC shall support the reasons for their conclusion in writing and a record of all
such proceedings shall be maintained by the Civil Service Commission for a period of three years.
The Civil Service Commission shall insure, through the County Director of Human Resources, that
this policy is disseminated to all employees. The jurisdiction of any CRC appointed by the Civil
Service Commission is limited to the County departments covered by County Civil Service. In all
cases wherein the responsibility for discipline of an employee falls within the jurisdiction of an
elected official other than a member of the Commissioners Court, the County Director of Human
Resources will forward all such recommendations to the appropriate elected official or department
head.
GRIEVANCE PROCESS:
5.12 Employees who feel they may have been adversely affected by unfair treatment or erroneous
or capricious interpretation of this sub-section, or its application or procedures to their circumstance,
or who allege unlawful discrimination as specified herein, or who allege knowledge of a violation of
this policy that unfairly affects their employee status, may file a sworn grievance. The Civil Service
Commission shall render the final decision.
CHAPTER VI
REDUCTION IN FORCE
LAYOFF:
6.00 Whenever it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees of any department in the
County, the appointing authority of the department shall communicate in writing, the following
information to the Director of Human Resources County Personnel Office:
a. the number of employees to be laid off;
b. the pay group(s) involved;
c. the job title(s) affected;
d. and the date the employees are to be laid off.
Upon receipt of such notice, the Director of Human Resources Personnel Office, in
coordination with the Civil Service Commission, will prepare a REDUCTION IN FORCE (RIF) list
of all employees affected. The RIF list will assign an order of layoff to each effected employee and
the department must conform to that order. The intent and purpose of this sub-section is to insure
fairness and equity in the exercise of employee layoffs.
6.01 Under no circumstances will this section (6.00 - 6.06) be used to infringe upon or usurp the
power, nor the statutory authority of the Commissioners Court of Nueces County to create, establish,
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