26A-1-112 - Appointment of personnel.
26A-1-112. Appointment of personnel.
(1) All local health department personnel shall be hired by the local health officer or hisdesignee in accordance with the merit system, personnel policies, and compensation plansapproved by the board and ratified pursuant to Subsection (2). The personnel shall havequalifications for their positions equivalent to those approved for comparable positions in theDepartments of Health and Environmental Quality.
(2) The merit system, personnel policies, and compensation plans approved underSubsection (1) must be ratified by all the counties participating in the local health department.
(3) Subject to the local merit system, employees of the local health department may beremoved by the local health officer for cause. A hearing shall be granted if requested by theemployee.
Amended by Chapter 249, 2002 General Session