Utah § 17-75-402 Merit principles.

Utah Statutes

§ 17-75-402 — Merit principles.

Utah·Title 17 Counties·Ch. 17-75 General County Personnel Management·Part 17-75-4 Personnel Management - General

It is the policy of this state that each county may establish a personnel system administered in a manner that will provide for the effective implementation of the following merit principles:

(1)recruiting, selecting, and advancing county employees on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for employment for initial appointment;

(2)providing equitable and adequate compensation to county employees;

(3)training county employees as needed to assure high-quality performance;

(4)retaining county employees on the basis of the adequacy of the county employee's performance;

(5)separating from county employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;

(6)treating applicants for employment and county employees fairly i

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It is the policy of this state that each county may establish a personnel system administered in a manner that will provide for the effective implementation of the following merit principles:
(1) recruiting, selecting, and advancing county employees on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for employment for initial appointment;
(2) providing equitable and adequate compensation to county employees;
(3) training county employees as needed to assure high-quality performance;
(4) retaining county employees on the basis of the adequacy of the county employee's performance;
(5) separating from county employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;
(6) treating applicants for employment and county employees fairly in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to:
(6)(a) race;
(6)(b) color;
(6)(c) religion;
(6)(d) sex;
(6)(e) national origin;
(6)(f) political affiliation;
(6)(g) age; or
(6)(h) disability;
(7) having proper regard for each county employee's privacy and constitutional rights as citizens;
(8) providing county employees information regarding a county employee's political rights and prohibited practices under the Hatch Act; and
(9) providing a formal procedure for processing a county employee's appeals and grievances without:
(9)(a) discrimination;
(9)(b) coercion;
(9)(c) restraint; or
(9)(d) retaliation.