The Human Resources Rules and Regulations contain basic personnel procedures governing such topics as job classifications, compensation, recruitment, appointments, promotions, probation, employee conduct, work schedule, overtime, employee benefits, paid and unpaid leave, training, employee benefits, performance review, disciplinary action, etc.
The original policies were approved when the Agency separated from the County of Monterey in July 2000. These documents were based on similar policies in place at the County of Monterey and with member agencies. The Agency Board has approved changes to the policies at different times since 2000 and the last major update was done in March 2016. Changes since 2016, recommended by staff and reviewed by Agency Counsel, have been presented in the revisions to either comply with legislative changes or to give better definition to the rules and regulations previously in the policies.
The proposed changes are as follows:
- New Parents Leave has been added.
- Policy Against Harassment has been updated to include Policies Against Discrimination and Abusive Conduct.
- Conflict of Interest Policy has been updated to include provisions relating to romantic interests.
- Lactation Accommodation Policy has been updated.
In addition, updates have been made to comply with legislative changes, to reflect Board-approved benefit changes and to better define the rules and regulations that apply to existing policies.
The revised policies are included as a Web Attachment. Staff recommends the approval of revisions to the Human Resources Rules and Regulations.