2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §11-352  Adoption of limited county employee merit system by resolution; removal of certain administrative positions by resolution

A. Any county may by resolution of the board adopt a limited county employee merit system for any and all county appointive officers and employees. Elected officers shall not be included in such merit system.

B. Any county may by resolution of the board remove certain administrative positions from the county employee merit system. The positions which may be removed from the county employee merit system are:

1. County manager.

2. Deputy county manager.

3. Assistant county manager.

4. Chief deputies to elected officials.

5. Department directors.

6. Deputy directors, not to exceed three in each department.

7. One position in each department which reports directly to the director or deputy director as designated by the director and deputy director.

8. An administrative position declared exempt after the effective date of this section. The number of positions declared exempt under this paragraph shall not exceed five per cent of the total number of county appointive officers and employees.

C. Any employee who was included as a covered employee in the county employee merit system at the time he assumed his present position and whose position becomes exempt under the provisions of subsection B may elect to remain included under the merit system, but if terminated the employee must be afforded the opportunity to accept another vacant position within the merit system for which the employee is qualified.