The purpose of this resolution is to promote full communication between the County and its employees by providing a reasonable method of resolving disputes regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between the County and its employees and their employee organizations. It is also the purpose of this resolution to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the County government by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of County employees to join employee organizations of their own choice and to be represented by such organizations in their employment relationships with the County. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of the County Charter or Ordinances or the Civil Service Rules established and regulating the County Civil Service system.

Download the current policy at http://hr.smcgov.org/documents/employer-employee-relations-policy

2015-04-02