Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2502 - County Personnel and Merit System (Volume 2)
9 CCR 2502-1 - RULE MANUAL VOLUME 2, COUNTY PERSONNEL RULES
Section 9 CCR 2502-1-2.200 - MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR THE COUNTY MERIT SYSTEM
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
The county merit system shall provide for the following:
A. The recruitment, selection, and advancement of employees shall be on the basis of relative abilities, knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment.
B. The system shall provide equitable and adequate compensation.
C. The employees shall be trained as needed to assure high quality of performance.
D. The system shall provide for retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected.
E. The system shall assure fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, age, or disability and with proper regard for the privacy and constitutional rights of such persons as citizens. This fair treatment principle shall include compliance with all Federal equal opportunity and nondiscrimination laws.
F. The system shall assure that employees are protected against coercion for partisan political purposes and are prohibited from using their official authority for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the results of an election or a nomination for office.
