17-33-3 - Merit principles. - Utah Statutes

17-33-3. Merit principles.
It is the policy of this state that each county may establish a personnel systemadministered in a manner that will provide for the effective implementation of the following meritprinciples:
(1) recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees on the basis of their relative ability,knowledge, and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initialappointment;
(2) provision of equitable and adequate compensation;
(3) training of employees as needed to assure high-quality performance;
(4) retention of employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, andseparation of employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;
(5) fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administrationwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, or disability,and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens;
(6) provision of information to employees regarding their political rights and prohibitedpractices under the Hatch Act; and
(7) provision of a formal procedure for processing the appeals and grievances ofemployees without discrimination, coercion, restraint, or reprisal.

Amended by Chapter 73, 2001 General Session