COUNTY RIGHTS a. All County rights and functions, except those which are expressly abridged by this Agreement, shall remain vested with the County.
b. The rights of the County, include, but are not limited to, the exclusive right to determine the mission of its constituent departments, commissions and boards; set standards of service; determine the procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion; train, direct and assign its employees; take disciplinary action; relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; maintain the efficiency of County operations; determine the methods, means and personnel by which County operations are to be conducted; determine the content of job classifications; take all necessary actions to carry out its mission in emergencies; and exercise complete control and discretion over its organization and the technology of performing its work. The County has the right to make reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to employees consistent with this Agreement.
c. This Agreement is not intended to, nor may it be construed to, modify the provisions of the Charter relating to civil service or personnel administration. The Civil Service Commission shall continue to exercise authority over classification of jobs and procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion.
d. This Agreement is not intended to restrict consultation with the Union regarding matters within the right of the County to determine.
e. This provision is not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure as set forth in Article V of this Agreement.
COUNTY RIGHTS. It is the exclusive right of the County to direct its employees, take disciplinary action for proper cause, relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reason, classify and reclassify positions, and determine the methods, means, and personnel by which the County's operations are to be conducted; provided, however, that the exercise and retention of such rights do not preclude employees or their representatives from consulting about the practical consequences that decisions on these matters may have on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. Nothing contained in this provision shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of existing State law and the ordinances and rules of the County which established the Civil Service System.
COUNTY RIGHTS. County retains, solely and exclusively, all the rights, powers and authority exercised or held prior to the execution of this MOU, except as expressly limited by a specific provision of this MOU. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights, powers, and authority retained solely and exclusively by the County and not abridged herein, include, but are not limited to, the following; to manage and direct its business and personnel; to manage, control, and determine the mission of its departments, building facilities, and operations; to create, change, combine or abolish jobs, departments and facilities in whole or in part; to direct the work force; to increase or decrease the work force and determine the number of employees needed; to hire, transfer, promote and maintain the discipline and efficiency of its employees; to establish work standards, schedules of operation and reasonable work load; to specify or assign work requirements and require overtime; to schedule working hours and shifts; to adopt rules of conduct; to determine the type and scope of work to be performed by County employees and the services to be provided; to classify positions, to establish initial salaries of new classifications; to determine the methods, processes, means, and places of providing services and to take whatever action necessary to prepare for and operate in an emergency. Nothing in this article is intended to alter the post-agreement rights of the respective parties as established by law to meet and confer on changes which would affect the wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, except, however that the scope of representation shall not include consideration of the merits, necessity, or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive order.
COUNTY RIGHTS. The County retains the exclusive right to make all managerial and administrative decisions including, but not limited to, the nature and extent of services to be performed, the methods, means and personnel by which its operations are to be conducted, and such other decisions as may be necessary to organize and operate in the most efficient manner. Such rights shall also include the right to manage and direct the workforce, including the right to hire, select, discipline, transfer, and assign work. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to restrict grievances concerning this agreement or to limit or waive the rights of the parties pursuant to law or this agreement.
COUNTY RIGHTS. A. All County rights and functions, except those which are expressly abridged by this Agreement, shall remain vested with the County.
B. The rights of the County include, but are not limited to, the exclusive right to determine the mission of its constituent departments, commissions and boards; set standards of service; determine the procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion; train, direct and assign its employees; take disciplinary action; relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; maintain the efficiency of County operations; determine the methods, means and personnel by which County operations are to be conducted; determine the content of job classifications; take all necessary actions to carry out its mission in emergencies; and exercise complete control and discretion over its organization and the technology of performing its work. The County has the right to make reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to employees, consistent with this Agreement.
C. This Agreement is not intended to, nor may it be construed to, modify the provisions of the County Code or the Personnel Management Regulations (PMRs) relating to the merit system or personnel administration. The Personnel Commission shall continue to exercise the authority vested in it by County Code and PMRs. If a provision of the PMRs is in conflict with a provision of this Collective Bargaining Agreement, to the extent of such conflict, the provision of the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be controlling. Notwithstanding the above, during the term of this Collective Bargaining Agreement via the process outlined in the PMR Revision Side Letter, MAPE and the County may agree to modify a provision of the PMR in conflict with this Collective Bargaining Agreement and conform relevant sections of this Agreement to the agreed-upon modification to the PMR.
D. Nothing herein may be construed to limit the right of the parties to consult on any matter outside the scope of representation.
COUNTY RIGHTS a. The rights of the County include, but are not limited to, the exclusive right to determine the mission of its constituent departments, commissions and boards; set standards of service; determine the procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion; train, direct and assign its employees; take disciplinary action; relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; maintain the efficiency of County operations; determine the methods, means and personnel by which County operations are to be conducted; determine the content of job classifications; take all necessary actions to carry out its mission in emergencies; and exercise complete control and discretion over its organization and the technology of performing its work; provided, however, that the exercise of such County right shall not conflict with the express provisions of this Agreement. The County has the right to make reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to employees consistent with this Agreement.
b. This Agreement is not intended to restrict consultation with employee organizations regarding matters within the right of the County to determine.
COUNTY RIGHTS. County retains, solely and exclusively, all the rights, powers and authority exercised or held prior to the execution of this Agreement, except as expressly limited by a specific provision of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights, powers, and authority retained solely and exclusively by the County and not abridged herein, include, but are not limited to the following: To manage and direct its business and personnel; to manage, control, and determine the mission of its departments, building facilities, and operations; to assign, repair, inspect, and retrieve County property and space; to create, change, combine or abolish jobs, policies, departments and facilities in whole or in part; to subcontract or discontinue work for economic or operational reasons; to direct the work force; to increase or decrease the work force and determine the number of employees needed; upon reasonable suspicion of impaired ability on the job, to require employee physical examinations and tests endorsed by a physician and paid for by the County; to hire, transfer, promote, and maintain the discipline and efficiency of its employees; to establish work standards , schedules of operation and reasonable work load; to specify or assign work requirements and require overtime; to schedule working hours and shifts; to adopt rules of conduct (including acceptable dress standards) and penalties for violation thereof; to determine the type and scope of work to be performed by employees and the services to be provided; to take action deemed necessary to provide for the safety of employees and clients; to classify positions; to establish initial salaries of new classifications after notification of the Association; to determine the methods, processes, means, and places of providing services and to take whatever action necessary to prepare for and operate in an emergency.
COUNTY RIGHTS. The exclusive rights of the County shall include, but not be limited to, the right to determine the organization of County government and the purpose and mission of its constituent agencies; to set standards of service to be offered to the public, and through its management officials to exercise control and discretion over its organization and operations; to establish and effect administrative regulations and employment rules and regulations consistent with law and the specific provisions of this Memorandum; to direct its employees; to take disciplinary action; to relieve and layoff its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons; to determine whether goods or services shall be made, purchased or contracted for; to determine the methods, means and personnel by which the County’s services are to be provided, including the right to schedule and assign work and overtime; and to otherwise act in the interest of efficient service to the County and the public.
COUNTY RIGHTS. It is the exclusive right of the County to direct its employees, take disciplinary action for proper cause, relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reason, classify and reclassify positions, and determine the methods, means, and personnel by which the County's operations are to be conducted, including the use of time clocks; provided, however, that exercise and retention of such rights does not preclude employees or their representatives from consulting about the practical consequences that decisions on these matters may have on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. Nothing contained in this provision shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of existing State law and the ordinances and rules of the County which established the Civil Service System.
COUNTY RIGHTS. It is the exclusive right of the County to direct its employees, take disciplinary action for proper cause, relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reason, classify and reclassify positions, and determine the methods, means, and personnel by which the County's operations are to be conducted. The Sheriffs’ Department may conduct psychological fitness for duty evaluations in accordance with the procedure set forth in Exhibit “A” to this Memorandum of Agreement. Nothing contained in this provision shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of existing Federal or State law and the ordinances and rules of the County, which established the Civil Service System.
