§ 18-4. Special provisions for certain employee groups.

(a)

Department of human services employees. All persons holding career service positions in the department of human services on January 1, 1999 ("human services employees") shall be retained in their positions without tests, and shall thereafter be dismissed only in accordance with the career service rules. For purposes of leave accrual and layoffs, and so long as they remain within the department of human services or if they are involuntarily transferred to another department, human services employees shall have as the effective date of their inclusion in the career service, the date they began continuous employment under the jurisdiction of the Colorado merit system council or the Colorado department of personnel. Upon their voluntary transfer to another department, human services employees shall have as the effective date of their inclusion in the career service, the date they began continuous employment with the City and County of Denver.

(b)

Sheriff employees .

(1)

Deputy sheriffs shall be members of the career service of the City and County of Denver, except for the establishment of compensation, benefits, a means for the collection of union dues and an agency fee, and a grievance procedure for resolving any of the above listed issues as provided in part 9 of article IX of the Charter and the sections thereunder.

(2)

Deputy sheriff majors and division chiefs shall be members of the career service of the City and County of Denver, except for the establishment of compensation and fringe benefits.

(3)

The salaries and fringe benefits of the deputy sheriff division chiefs, and deputy sheriff majors shall be established by ordinance.

(4)

All other personnel matters shall continue to be within the power and duties of the career service board, the Office of Human Resources Executive Director, and the Office of Human Resources as set forth in the Charter and in this article I.

(c)

Election commission employees. Any person holding a position in the election commission on July 16, 2007 shall be retained in his or her position as an employee in the career service in the office of the clerk and recorder if the person qualifies to retain the position in accordance with the personnel rules of the career service board.

(Ord. No. 959-05, § 1, 12-19-05; Ord. No. 264-07, § 15, 6-11-07; Ord. No. 661-12, § 3, 12-26-12)