§ 25.5-1-119 — County staff

The county director, with the approval of the
county board, shall appoint such staff as may be necessary as determined by the
state department rules to administer medical assistance within the county. The
staff shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with a merit system for the
selection, retention, and promotion of county department employees as described
in section 26-1-120, C.R.S. The salaries of the staff members shall be fixed in
accordance with the rules and salary schedules prescribed by the state department
or the department of human services, whichever is appropriate; except that, once a
county transfers its county employees to a successor merit system as provided in
section 26-1-120, C.R.S., the salaries shall be fixed by the county commissioners.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire part amended, p. 1793, � 1, effective July 1.