HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-026WH~R~AS, the Board of Supervisors of ~he County of Butte
finds it to be in the interest of the county to amend the personnei ru7es.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ~he Board of Supervisors
of the County of Butte hereby amends section 2.57 of the Personnel Rules
by de~eting the section in its entirety.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that section 10.1 of the
personnel rules is amended to read as fo7lows:
]0.1 SAFETY PROGRAM
a. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Safety Program is ta safeguard the
7ives of county employees by providing a safe work environment and
require tha~ employees follow safe work methods.
Therefore, it shall be the policy of the County of Butte that
each county department establish and maintain a safety and accident
prevention program. Accident prevention shall be the direct
responsibility of each official (whether elected or appointed),
appointing authority, supervisor, foreman and employee of th~s
county. Each appointing authority shall be responsible for motivatfng
employees to practice safe work habits. Each employee fs responsible
for compliance with safety regulations and procedures.
b. OBJECTIVE. The Butte County Safety Program is established
to eliminate and prevent accidents. Accidents can be elimfnated
and prevented by stopping the unsafe acts of individuals and
remaving unsafe working conditions. The success of this program
can be achieved by the complete understand~ng for its need and
the positive support for its impTementat~on by a11 county officials,
supervisors and employees.
c. PLAN. Tn order to fulfilT the program objective, each department
sha11 initiate a safety program.
d. RESPONSIBILITIES.
1. The Personnel Direc~or shall:
{a) Estab~ish and maintain the county accident report and
record system for workers' campensation.
{b) Act as ~iaison be~ween the county and the comper~sation
insurance administrator.
2. A11 e1ected and appoin~ed department officials shall:
(a) Implement a safety program ar~d provide the required
safety equipment within their department.
(b) Submi~ reports of accidents to the Personnel ~irector.
(c) Post on bulletin boards or otherwise distribu~e among
the employees written safety materia1 as req~aired by law.
RESOL~7ION AMENDING SECTIONS 2.57, 10.1 AND 10.5
OF THE BUTTE COUNTY PERSONNEL RULES
(d) Take responsible action to assure that employees
practice safe working habits and use the provided
safety equipment.
3. All employees shall:
(a) Practice safe working habits in the discharge of
their duties.
(b) Comply with all safety ru1es and regu~ations.
(c) Promptly report all accidents to their immediate
supervisor.
(d) Participate in organized safety training programs.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that section 10.5 of the
personnel rules is amended ta read as follows:
10.5 REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMPLOYEE PERSONAL PROPERTY L055
a. The County of Butte shall provide payment of the costs of
replacing or repairing property or prostheses of an employee
necessari7y worn, used or carried by the empToyee when such
items are lost or damaged in the line of duty. Payment of
claims under such coverage shall not be appealable under the
grievance procedure.
b. The County of Butte shall not provide reimbursement for damages
to an employee's personal vehicle used on coun~y business.
Reimbursement for the use of an emp~oyee's private vehicle on
caunty business is provided for in these rules. Such mileage
reimbursement includes maintenance, repair and insurance costs.
c. Each appoin~ing author~ty shatl approve or deny employee c1aims
based on ~he folTowing reimbursement schedule and shall establish
procedures to verify c2aims and notify the claimant of the decision:
1. Refmbursement for trades or crafts too1s wi11 be at full
compara6le replacement value and shall be limited to those
items which appear on a written inventory of tools required
by ~he appointfng authority to be supplied by the employee
for use in work. For each incident, a deductib1e of ($50)
fifty doTlars sha1T be applied to each employee's loss.
If sto~en tools are recovered in an undamaged condition and
replacement tools have been secured, the employee shall
return to the county the rep~acement tools. When the
replacement tools are returned to ~he county, the employee
shall receive from the county a($50) fifty dollar deductible.
If rep~acement tools have nnt been secured, the employee
shall return all reimbursement funds received from the county.
2. Reimbursement for personal prostheses such as hearing aids
or corrective Tenses, wi1T be at comparable replacement cost
of such i~ems damaged beyond repair and the repair cost
of items that are repairable. The amount of reimbursement
shall not include the cost of fittings or examinat~ons.
3. Jewelry items do not come within the definition of property
as set forth in the Government Code. Therefore, no re~mbursement
will be made for damaged or lost jeweTry items. Reimbursement
for damaged or lost wa~ches is limited to the func~ional value
of the watch, not to exceed ($70) seventy dolZars.
4. The amount of reimbursement for damaged articles of c~othing
will be determined by the following formula based on the
comparable replacement cost, the age, the life expectancy
and the cond~tion of the damaged article:
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TABLE I
LIFE EXPECTANCY RATES
MEN'S WEAR WOMEN'S WEAR
Item Rate (yrs.) Item Rate (.yrs.)
1} Coats & Jackets 4 7) Siouses 3
Leather & Suede 5 2) Coats & Jackets 4
2} Hats 2 Leather & Suede 5
3) Neckties 2 3) Dresses 5
4) Rainwear 4) Rainwear
Plastic 2 Plastic 2
Fabric 4 Febric 4
5) Shoes 3 5) Shoes 2
6) Shirts 3 6) Shirts 5
7) S3acks 4 7) Slacks 3
8} Sport Coats 5 8) Suits 5
9) Suits 4 9) Sweaters 4
10) Sweaters 4 10) ~nderwear
71) Underwear 2 Slips 2
12) Work C7othes 3 Foundation Garrnents T
Panties 1
TABLE II
CALCULATION OF.CLAIMS REIMBURSEMENT VALUES
Life Expectancy Rating of Artic7e
1
2
3
4
5 Percent of
Re iacement Cost
Age of Article in Months Exc Avg Poor
0 to 4 0 to 4 0 to 4 0 to 4 0 to 4 T00% T00% 100%
4 to 7 ~ to 7 4 to 10 4 to 13 4 to 16 75% 75% 60%
7 to 9 7 to 13 10 to 19 13 to 25 16 ~0 31 70% 60% 45%
9 to 11 13 to 19 19 ta 28 25 to 37 3T to 46 50% 40% 30%
11 to 13 19 to 25 28 to 37 37 to 49 46 to 6T 30% 20% 15%
13 mos.
& older 25 mos.
& older 37 mos.
& older 49 mos.
& older 61 mos.
& older 20% 15% 10%
d. An employee shall report loss or damage of persona7 property
to the appo~nting authority using the county accident report
form. Damaged articles for which reimbursement is made may
be required to be surrendered to the appointing authori~y,
and shail be disposed of in a manner approved by the Purchasing
Agent.
e. 7he appointing authority sha11 conduct a complete investigation
af the incident and damage to include interviewing claimant
and any witnesses, inspecting damaged property when applicable,
and evaluating the condition of the ar~icle i~ accordance with
the reimbursement schedule. Sased on the investigation, the
appointing au~hority sha11 in writing approve, deny or modify
the c7aim.
f. Reimbursement cost authorized under the rules shall be submitted
by claim to the Auditor by the appointing authority and charged
to the department to which the empioyee was assigned at the
time of the loss.
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g. No reimbursement 9s authorized for loss or damage primarily
a~tributable to the claiment's own negligence or to normal
wear and tear or for claims filed after 30 days of the ioss
or damage ar the employee's knowledge of such ~oss or damage.
PASSED A~D ADOPTED by the B~tte County Board of Supervisors
this 19th day of ~ebruary, 1980 by the following vote to be effect~ve
February 19 , 1980.
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, MoseZey, Wheeler and Chairman Lemke
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Winston
NOT U~TING: None ~
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ROBERT E. LEMKE, hai an
But~e County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk and
ex-officio Clerk of the r~~
By
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