Civil service employment is provided for county deputy
sheriffs and other employees of a county sheriff as a result of a 1958
voter initiative. Codified as Chapter 41.14 RCW, the statute requires
counties to appoint a three-member Civil Service Commission, charged with
establishing a merit system of employment for employees of the Sheriff's
Office.
The Commission is required to make rules and regulations detailing the
manner in which examinations, appointments, promotions, reallocations,
reinstatements, demotions, suspensions, and discharges shall be made. The
Commission also hears and determines appeals on suspensions, demotions, and
discharges. As the appointed Secretary and Chief Examiner to the Commission,
the Kitsap County Department of Personnel and Human Services Director reports
to the Commission and provides, directly or indirectly, professional,
technical, and clerical support as required to maintain the civil service
system of employment for approximately 200 affected employees of the
Sheriff's Office.
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