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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: CHAPTER II. PERSONNEL BOARD*

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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CHAPTER II.
PERSONNEL BOARD*

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Charter reference(s)--Personnel Board, § 702.

Cross reference(s)--Boards and commissions generally, Div. A6.

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Sec. A25-16. Membership and term.

The membership of the Personnel Board established pursuant to Section 702 of the Charter shall be chosen as follows: Two members shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors directly; two members shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors from lists of persons nominated by the employees in the classified service of the county, such lists to contain three nominations for each position to be filled; and the fifth member shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors from a list of three persons nominated by the four thus appointed. The successor of any member of the board shall be nominated and appointed in the same manner as such member was nominated and appointed.

Each Board member shall have a term of four years and until his or her respective successor is appointed and qualified. No member shall be eligible to serve on such Board for more than three (3) consecutive terms in addition to any portion of any unexpired term which may have been served.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-1; Ord. No. NS-300.44, § 4, 5-9-60; Ord. No. NS-300.767, § 1, 12-12-06)

Sec. A25-17. Organization; secretary.

The Personnel Board shall organize itself in accordance with Section 506 of the Charter; and the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall be ex officio secretary of the Personnel Board and shall be responsible for providing secretarial assistance to the Personnel Board.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-2; Ord. No. NS-300.44, § 4, 5-9-60; Ord. No. NS-300.767, § 2, 12-12-06)

Sec. A25-18. Members to be nominated by employees.

Two members of the Personnel Board are appointed by the Board of Supervisors from lists of persons nominated by the classified employees of the County pursuant to Section 702 of the Charter. This chapter sets forth the procedure to be followed by employees in making such nominations.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-3; Ord. No. NS-300.131, § 1, 1-13-69; Ord. No. NS-300.767, § 3, 12-12-06)

Sec. A25-19. Notice to employees of vacancy.

(a) The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall give notice that a vacancy will exist on the Personnel Board to be appointed from a list of persons nominated by employees in the classified service.

(b) The notice shall be given at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the term of the incumbent Board member or as soon as possible upon the occurrence of a vacancy during a term.

(c) The notice shall be given in writing to each recognized employee organization as defined in Chapter IV of this division, and shall also be posted on each departmental bulletin board.

(d) The notice shall fix a time within which nominations of persons may be filed with the Clerk. The filing deadline shall be at least 30 days after the notice of vacancy shall have been mailed and posted.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-3.1; Ord. No. NS-300.131, § 2, 1-13-69)

Sec. A25-19.1. Who makes employee nominations.

Persons may be nominated by:

(a) A recognized employee organization, or

(b) By a petition signed by at least 100 employees in the classified service, provided such employees are not members of a recognized employee organization or are not designated management or confidential employees as provided in Chapter IV of this division.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-3.1; Ord. No. NS-300.131, § 2, 1-13-69)

Sec. A25-20. Qualifications of nominees.

Persons nominated shall meet the qualifications of the County Charter. The nomination shall be accompanied by a written statement by the person nominated that the person is willing to accept the appointment. Nominations may also be accompanied by a written statement of qualifications not to exceed 300 words.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-3.1; Ord. No. NS-300.131, § 3, 1-13-69; Ord. No. NS-304.113, § 1, 8-30-88)

Charter reference(s)--Qualifications of members, § 702.

Sec. A25-21. Insufficient number of nominations.

Upon the close of the nomination period, if three qualified names have not been submitted, the Clerk shall again give notice of a vacancy as provided in Section A25-19.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-3.1; Ord. No. NS-300.131, § 3, 1-13-69)

Sec. A25-22. Election of employee members.

If more than three qualified names have been submitted, an election of the employees in the classified service shall be held in accordance with the following procedures:

(a) The Clerk shall certify to the Registrar of Voters the names of persons who have been nominated and the written statements of qualifications which have been filed.

(b) The Registrar of Voters shall prepare a ballot to be mailed to the home address of each employee in the classified service, together with a return-stamped envelope. The statements of qualification shall be mailed with the ballot together with instructions to return the ballot to the Registrar of Voters by a fixed date, which shall not be less than ten days from the date the ballots were mailed.

(c) The ballot shall list the names of persons nominated in alphabetical order and under each name shall be stated the following:

"Nominated by (name of recognized employee organization)"

"Nominated by independent petition."

(d) On the ballot shall be an instruction to "Vote for three."

(e) Upon the close of the election period, the Registrar of Voters shall tally the ballots and certify the results of the election to the Board of Supervisors.

(Code 1954, § 3.2.17-3.3; Ord. No. NS-300.131, § 4, 1-13-69; Ord. No. NS-300.273, § 1, 1-16-79)

Sec. A25-23. Certification of nominees without election.

If only three qualified names have been submitted to the Clerk upon the close of the nomination period, or upon the close of a subsequent nomination period as provided in Section A25-21, the Clerk shall certify to the Board of Supervisors the names of the persons who have been nominated and the written statements of qualifications which have been filed.

(Ord. No. NS-300.273, § 2, 1-16-79)

Sec. A25-24. Subpoena authority.

The Chairperson of the Personnel Board may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and subpoena duces tecum for the production of records, documents and other evidence at a Personnel Board proceeding. No more than six subpoenas per side requiring the attendance of witnesses at any one hearing may be issued by the Chairperson.

(Ord. No. NS-300.767, § 4, 12-12-06)

Secs. A25-25--A25-33. Reserved.