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RULES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF KLICKITAT COUNTY

ADOPTED AS AMENDED JUNE 2008

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION:
JERRY REAM
DENNIS CLARK
BILLY GROSS

1.        GENERAL PROVISIONS. RCW 14.14.060

1.01        AUTHORITY AND APPLICATION. These rules are promulgated pursuant to the authority granted by RCW 41.14, Civil Service for Sheriff's Office. These rules are applicable to proceedings before the Civil Service Commission and should be read in conjunction with the specific provisions of RCW 41.14.

1.02        SCOPE AND PURPOSE. These rules govern the continuing administration of the Civil Service System of Klickitat County. The purpose of these rules is to assure that the Civil Service System in Klickitat County is administered in accordance with State law and the ordinances of Klickitat County, and that all proceedings before the Commission are conducted in an orderly, fair, and timely manner.

1.03        PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY. The Civil Service System implemented by these rules substantially accomplishes the purpose of RCW 41.14. Variation from state models are based on local conditions and are intended to maintain the purposes of civil service systems: merit selection, tenure, and an independent civil service commission. These rules are presumed to be valid and shall be upheld unless in direct conflict with the purposes of RCW 41.14.

1.04        SEVERABILITY. If any provision of these rules or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of these rules which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end any section or word is declared to be severable.

2.        ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS. RCW 41.14.030, 41.14.050, 41.14.060

2.01        COMMISSION – MEETINGS - QUORUM. In the necessary conduct of its work, the Commission shall meet on the second Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m., in a place set by the Commission, unless there is no pending business requiring Commission action. Notice of special meetings shall be provided as required by the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW, as amended). The Commission shall conduct hearings as required. Notice of hearings shall be provided as required by these rules. Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No action of the Commission shall be effective unless two members concur. All Commission meetings or hearings, regular or as required, shall be open and public provided, however, that the Commission may meet in executive session as authorized by the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW, as amended) or in quasi judicial deliberation.

2.02        CHAIR - VICE CHAIR. At the first regular meeting in January of each year, the Commission shall elect one of its members as Chair and another member to serve as Vice Chair for a term of one year. Should a Chair and/or Vice Chair resign or be removed from the position prior to the expiration of his/her term, the Commission, upon appointment of a new member, shall proceed to elect a new Chair and/or Vice Chair.

2.03        RULES OF ORDER. Roberts Rules of Order shall be final authority on all questions of procedure and parliamentary law not otherwise provided by these rules. However, with the concurrence of two commissioners, such rules may be waived or modified.

2.04        COMMISSIONERS - CHALLENGE. Any challenge to a Commissioner's sitting at a hearing shall be made pursuant to the Washington Appearance of Fairness Act RCW 42.36.

2.05        COMMISSIONERS – CHALLENGE - NECESSITY. If, as a result of disqualification(s) pursuant to Rule 2.07, there is no longer a lawfully constituted quorum available, then by reason of necessity, the disqualified Commissioner(s) shall return and proceed with the hearing.

2.06        OFFICE HOURS. The address of the Commission is 228 West Main Street, MS-CH-36, Goldendale, WA 98620. Office hours of the Commission are by arrangement with the Secretary.

2.07        PUBLIC RECORDS. Public records of the Commission shall be available for inspection and copying during the regular office hours of the Commission staff. No fee will be charged for inspection of public records. Inspection will be permitted during office hours in a space provided by the Commission staff, and under its supervision, and must be accomplished without excessive interference with the essential functions of the Commission. Copies will be made available as provided by law.

2.08        RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings. The record of the Commission shall not include a written verbatim report of proceedings unless ordered. The Commission may retain a court reporter to record all or part of a proceeding. In addition, a party to a proceeding, at his/her own expense, may have a court reporter record all or part of a proceeding. On appeal or review, costs of transcription may be recovered by the Commission, or a prevailing party, at the discretion of the reviewing court or the Commission. Upon appeal or review, transcription and certification of a record of proceedings shall be arranged by the Secretary.

2.09        REPORTS - APPLICANTS, ELIGIBLES, EMPLOYEES.

2.09.01        Each applicant, eligible, and employee shall keep the Commission informed, by written notice to the Secretary, of current address and telephone number, and shall report any change of name.

2.09.02        Each eligible shall keep the Secretary informed, in writing, regarding availability and any refusal to accept appointment or promotion and the reasons therefore.

2.10        REPORTS - SHERIFF. The Sheriff shall immediately report to the Commission in such detail and in letter form to the Commission may prescribe:

    2.10.01        Every appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion, reduction, layoff, reinstatement, suspension, leave of absence without pay, return to duty, assignment, change of position within a class or within an assignment title, change of title, or change of compensation;

    2.10.02        Every separation from the Civil Service with the reasons therefore; and

2.10.03        Every refusal or failure to accept appointment by a person whose name has been certified.

3.        SECRETARY - CHIEF EXAMINER. RCW 41.14.050, 14.14.060

3.01        SECRETARY - CHIEF EXAMINER - APPOINTMENT. A Secretary - Chief Examiner ("Secretary") shall be appointed by the Commission. When there is an opening, notice of this open position will be posted in the local newspapers. The applicant will be required to complete an application and go through an oral board process conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners. This position must be open to all properly qualified citizens of the County, provided that no appointee of the Commission shall be an employee or immediate family of the Klickitat County Sheriff's Office.

3.02        SECRETARY – CHIEF EXAMINER– RESIGNATION. The Secretary/Chief Examiner serves at the discretion of the Civil Service Commission. If the Secretary/Chief Examiner resigns, is removed or is unable to carry out their job duties, the Board may appoint an interim Secretary/Examiner to serve in this position pending such time as this position may be filled pursuant to Rule 3.01. The Secretary/Chief Examiner may resign from office, or be removed by the Civil Service Commissioners if they are unable to carry out their job duties.

3.03        SECRETARY - DISCIPLINE. The Secretary/Chief Examiner is not a civil service position and may be subject to suspension or discharge without cause with a majority vote of the Civil Service Commissioners.

3.04        SECRETARY - DUTIES - AUTHORITY. The Secretary shall, subject to the Commission's approval:

    3.04.01        Act as administrator for the Civil Service Commission and assist the Commission in the testing, appointment and removal of personnel;

    3.04.02        Advertise, prepare, conduct and score examinations for the Commission;

    3.04.03        Report to the Commission at each meeting or more frequently if upon request, the details of the work performed for the Commission;

    3.04.04        Assist the Commission in the preparation of a budget, and assist the Commission in the accounting, administration and expenditure of funds appropriated for the Commission's operations;

    3.04.05 Assist the Commission in the classification of all positions and prepare and maintain specifications for each class;

3.04.06        Supervise the conduct of examinations, appoint experts, special examiners, and other persons that are necessary for such examinations; decide questions arising during the course of an examination; prepare and submit a report prior to and after each examination to the Commission, along with any appeal from an examination result;

3.04.07        Perform functions necessary for the proper carrying-out of their job duties, as well as such additional duties as may be assigned to them from time to time by the Commission;

    3.04.08        Shall maintain adequate job listings and shall report at each Commission meeting as to the status of job listings;

    3.04.09        Maintain all Commission records and establish a system allowing easy access to such records by Commission members.

3.05        REVIEW OF AND APPEAL FROM ACTIONS OR DECISIONS OF THE SECRETARY.

    3.05.01        The Commission on its own motion may review or modify any action or decision of the Secretary.

    3.05.02        Any person adversely affected by any action or decision of the Secretary may request the Commission to revise or modify such action or decision. Such request shall be in writing setting forth with reasonable particularity the action objected to, the grounds supporting the request, and the relief sought, and must be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of notice of such action unless established otherwise in these rules. The Commission shall, if in its opinion good cause is shown, conduct a hearing on the request.

3.06        COMPENSATION OF SECRETARY. The Secretary shall be compensated for their services. The Secretary is to receive a monthly stipend of $150.00. The Secretary will also be compensated $150.00 for conducting, supervising, and reporting upon each civil service examinations. If no one applies for a posted civil service position that has been advertised by the Secretary, the Secretary is to be compensated in the amount of $50. If no one appears at the examination after applications have been made, the Secretary is to receive the amount of $50.00. Otherwise, the Secretary is to receive $150.00 per examination.

    3.06.01        The Secretary is to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the advertising, preparation and conducting of examinations.

4.        DEFINITIONS. RCW 41.14.060, 41.14.020

        The following words and phrases shall have the meanings described unless the context in which they are included clearly indicates otherwise.

4.01        ACTUAL SERVICE. Time in which a given employee has been engaged under Civil Service appointment in the performance of the duties of a position or positions and shall include absences with pay.

4.02        ALLOCATION. The locating or placing in the Civil Service of a position in the class appropriate to it on the basis of duties and responsibilities and required qualifications of such position.

4.03        APPLICANT. Anyone who has filed an application to take a Civil Service examination.

4.04        APPOINTMENT RCW 41.14.020

    4.04.01        APPOINTMENT - REGULAR. The appointment of a certified eligible.

    4.04.02        APPOINTMENT - PROVISIONAL. A limited appointment of (a) a person to a classified position which is not vacant but is currently unfilled due to an authorized leave of absence; or (b) a non certified person to a classified position for which there is no current eligible register.

    4.04.03        APPOINTMENT - TEMPORARY. A limited appointment other than from an eligible register for the purpose of performing work belonging in the Civil Service. A reduction of a regular employee is not a temporary appointment. Temporary appointment includes emergency appointment.

4.05        BREAK IN SERVICE. A separation from Civil Service status as occasioned by a "quit," "resignation," "discharge," or "retirement."

4.06        CANDIDATE. Any applicant who has completed, or is in the process of completing, a Civil Service examination.

4.07        CERTIFIED ELIGIBLE LIST. A list of the top three (3) names from an eligible register transmitted in writing by the Civil Service Commission, to the Sheriff from which the Sheriff may fill a vacancy for the exam taken.

4.08        CERTIFY. Verification to the Sheriff that a list of names of candidates for employment has been selected from the list of persons tested and found eligible for employment.

4.09        CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE. Any employee who has Civil Service Status.

4.10        CIVIL SERVICE REGISTER. See Eligible Register.

4.11        CLASS. A position or group of positions designated by the Commission as having similarity in duties and responsibilities, by reason of which the same examination may be used for each position in the group.

4.12        CLASS SERIES. Two or more classes which are similar as to line of work but which differ as to degree of responsibility and difficulty and which have been arranged in a ladder of steps in a normal line of promotion, such as Deputy, Sergeant, Lieutenant.

4.13        CLASS SPECIFICATION. A description of the essential characteristics of a class and the factors and conditions that separate it from other classes, written in terms of duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

4.14        COMMISSION. The Civil Service Commission. "Commissioner" means any one member of the Commission.

4.15        CONTINUOUS SERVICE. Employment without interruption, except for absences on approved leave or to serve in the armed forces of the United States.

4.16        COUNTY. Klickitat County.

4.17        DEMOTION. Removal of an employee, for cause, from a higher to a lower class of employment or salary step within a class.

4.18        DISCHARGE. Termination, separation, dismissal, or removal from employment for cause.

4.19        ELIGIBLE. Anyone qualified for a given class through examination and placed on the proper eligible register; also, "Certified Eligible."

4.20        ELIGIBLE REGISTER. A register or list of successful examinees for a given class from which certification may be made to fill vacancies in such class; also, "Register of Eligibles."

4.21        EMPLOYEE. Anyone holding a position in the Civil Service System of the County.

    4.21.01        EMPLOYEE - REGULAR. Any employee who has been appointed from a certification and who has satisfactorily served the full probationary period. A regular employee is the only employee with rights under Rule 18.

    4.21.02        EMPLOYEE - TEMPORARY. Any employee appointed to fill an emergency, temporary, or short - term need or to fill a position for which no register is available.

    4.21.03        EMPLOYEE - EXEMPT. Any employee in a position of employment which is not subject to Civil Service rules and regulations, and in which one serves at the discretion of the Sheriff.

    4.21.04        EMPLOYEE - PROBATIONARY. A person appointed from a certification who has not yet completed the specified trial period of employment.

    4.21.05        EMPLOYEE - PROVISIONAL. Any employee appointed provisionally to a position.

4.22        EXAMINATION. The process of testing the fitness and qualifications of applicants for positions in a class.

    4.22.01        EXAMINATION - ENTRANCE. An examination open to any member of the public meeting the requirements as stated in the examination bulletin announcing the examination.

    4.22.02        EXAMINATION - PROMOTIONAL. An examination limited to employees meeting the requirements stated in the examination bulletin announcing the examination.

    4.22.03        EXAMINATION - LATERAL. An examination for entry into Civil Service limited to applicants already trained and experienced in law enforcement.

4.23        EXAMINATION BULLETIN. An examination announcement containing basic information about the class of position, the requirements for filing, how to apply, and the other pertinent information. The examination announcement shall be posted at the Sheriff's Office, the County Personnel Department, and in other suitable locations.

4.24        FINAL EXAMINATION SCORE. Total of earned exam score plus additional veteran's preference points for which an applicant is eligible.

4.25        LAYOFF. The interruption of service and pay of any regular or temporary employee because of lack of work or funds, except that the term shall also apply to the separation of temporary employees who have completed the stipulated period of employment.

4.26        OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS. The newspapers designated as official by the County, or as otherwise designated by the Commission.

4.27        POSITION. Any group of duties and responsibilities in the service of the County which one person is required to perform as full or part time employment, and which is included in the County budget.

    4.27.01        POSITION - REGULAR. A position included in the official annual budget that is neither specified as seasonal employment, nor limited for a period of less than the budget year; also any such position established during a given budget year, unless the Sheriff certifies to the Civil Service Commission that such position will not be continued in the succeeding year's budget.

    4.27.02        POSITION - PERMANENT PART-TIME. Employment in a permanent position for work on a basis of less than eight (8) hours per day, less than forty (40) hours per week, or less than one hundred sixty (160) hours per twenty eight day (28) period, but on a regular schedule.

4.28        PROBATION OR PROBATIONARY. The status of an employee during a trial period following a permanent appointment from an eligible register. This trial period is part of the examination process and is a working test during which an employee is required to demonstrate, by actual performance of the duties, fitness for the position to which certified and appointed.

4.29        PROMOTION. The appointment of an employee to a higher class or to a position of higher skill or responsibility level. Any change in employment other than by a temporary or provisional appointment (1) from a lower class to any position in any higher class in the same promotional series of classes as determined by the Commission, or (2) to a position which although in the same class is of higher skill and/or responsibility, shall constitute a promotion.

4.30        QUIT. Any voluntary separation of an employee from County service without acceptance of a resignation by the Sheriff.

4.31        REALLOCATION. The allocation of a position to a different class in the Classification Plan.

4.32        REDUCTION. The removal of an employee from a higher class to a lower class of employment for reasons other than cause.

4.33        REGISTER. A list of candidates for employment who have passed an employment examination, whose names may be chosen and certified by the Commission for submission to the Sheriff for consideration for employment. See 10.02 "Eligible Register."

4.34        REINSTATEMENT. Reappointment of a regular employee to a position in a class in which the employee was a regular employee.

4.35        REINSTATEMENT REGISTER. A list of names of persons who were regular employees in a given class and who were laid off and are entitled to reinstatement in such class. A reinstatement register may also include former employees on disability retirement who are eligible mentally and physically for reinstatement.

4.36        RESIGNATION. A written request by an employee for separation from a class or from County service. To be valid, such request must show written approval of the Sheriff.

4.37        RETIREMENT. The termination of employment for service or disability pursuant to applicable retirement laws.

4.38        SECRETARY. Secretary Chief Examiner as defined in Chapter 3.

4.39        STANDING - REGULAR. The full Civil Service status of a regular employee.

4.40        SUSPENSION. Temporary removal of an employee from employment with or without pay, for cause, or pending determination of charges against the employee which could result in demotion or discharge.

4.41        VETERANS PREFERENCE. Preference in examinations and employment based on military service, as provided and defined by RCW 41.04.010.

5.        RULE-MAKING. RCW 41.14.060

5.01        AMENDMENTS OF RULES. The Commission may amend these rules or adopt new rules by majority vote of the Commission at any regular or special meeting of the Commission.

5.02        EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES. All rules and amendments shall become effective immediately upon their adoption by the Commission, unless some later date is specified therein.

5.03        COPIES OF RULES. A copy of these rules and a copy of all subsequent rules or amendments shall be sent as soon as practicable after adoption to the county auditor and to the Sheriff's Office. A copy shall be maintained in the office of the Commission for public inspection, and copies shall be available as required by state law.

5.04        EFFECT OF RULES. The terms and conditions of Civil Service employment are governed by these rules and applicable statutes. No employee shall have a property interest in or as a result of these rules. These rules, and rules the Commission may enact, regulate the mode and appointment of tenure in the Civil Service, and employees are subject to these rules and amendments thereto.

6.        CLASSIFICATION. RCW 41.14.060, 41.14.070

6.01        CLASSIFICATION PLAN. A class specification shall be prepared and maintained for each class in the Civil Service System. Such specifications shall describe the class generally, distinguish it from other classes, give examples of typical duties of the class, and contain, when applicable, a statement of those qualifications for applicants for positions in the class not otherwise provided in these rules.

6.02        ADMINISTRATION OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION. The Commission will make, or cause to be made, position classification studies of individual positions or groups of positions whenever it is deemed necessary; whenever the duties or responsibilities of existing positions have undergone significant changes; whenever notification is received that new positions are to be established by the County Commissioners; or upon request of the Sheriff or an affected employee if title classification of such position has not been reviewed within the last twelve (12) months.

6.03        CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS.

    6.03.01        Each position in the Civil Service shall be classified at the direction of the Commission and allocated to its appropriate class in accordance with the character, difficulty, and responsibility of its designated duties. Positions shall be allocated to a given class when:

            (a)    The same descriptive title may be used to designate each position in the class;

            (b)    The same level of education, experience, knowledge, ability, and other qualifications may be required of incumbents; and

            (c)    Similar tests may be used to select incumbents.

    6.03.02        All classes involving the same character of work but differing as to level of difficulty and responsibility shall be assembled into a class series.

    6.03.03        Compensation or salary shall not be a factor in determining the classification of any position or the standing of any incumbent.

6.03.04        In allocating any position to a class, the specifications for the class shall be considered as a whole. Consideration shall be given to the general duties, the specific tasks, the responsibilities, the required and desirable qualifications for such position, and the relationship to other classes. The examples of duties in a specification shall not be construed as exclusive or restrictive, and an example of atypical tasks or a combination of two or more examples shall not be taken, without relation to all parts of the specification, as determining that a position should be included within a class.

6.03.05        It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to report to the Secretary all organizational changes which will abolish or effect changes in existing positions or establish new positions. When the Sheriff requests the establishment of any new or additional position of more than sixty (60) days duration, or a change in allocation of an existing position, a request for such consideration shall be addressed to the Secretary, accompanied by a statement of the duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements of the position. In those instances where gradual shifts in work emphasis or changing work conditions have effected material changes in existing positions, the Secretary shall be notified in writing by the Sheriff before the end of the budget year. In those instances in which the duties of a position are materially changed for other reasons, the Secretary shall be notified immediately and not later than ten (10) days from the date of such change. Upon receipt of any report or request from the Sheriff's Office, the Secretary shall immediately notify the Commission members.

6.04        RECORDS. The Commission, through the Secretary, shall report any classification action to the Sheriff and to the County Commissioners. The Sheriff shall be responsible for notifying subordinates of any classification action affecting status or allocation of positions.

6.05        EFFECT OF CLASSIFICATION CHANGES ON INCUMBENT

    6.05.01        Whenever the title of a class is changed without a change in duties or responsibilities, the incumbent shall have the same status in the retitled class as held in the former class.

    6.05.02      Whenever a position is reclassified from one class to a higher class, the incumbent shall not continue in the same position, except temporarily, without gaining eligibility for the new class by examination and receipt of an appointment in accordance with these rules.

6.05.03        Whenever a position is reclassified from one class to a lower class, the regular incumbent may, with the concurrence of the Sheriff and the Commission, elect to take a voluntary reduction to the lower class or, at the employee's option and with the concurrence of the Sheriff and the Commission, may remain in the reclassified position for a temporary period as limited by the Commission only until transfer can be made to another position in the class in which the employee has regular standing.

7.        APPLICATIONS AND APPLICANTS. RCW 41.14.060, 41.14.100, 41.14.110, 9.96A.

7.01        GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING APPLICATIONS.

7.01.01        All applicants for examinations for positions in the classified Civil Service must file a written application on a form prescribed by the Commission; no one shall be admitted to any examination without having first filed an application on the proper form, giving fully, truthfully, and accurately all information required.

    7.01.02        In order to file an application for examination, the applicant must:

            (a)    Meet the requirements specified in these rules and in the examination bulletin as of the closing day of the official filing period; and

            (b)    Produce evidence of education, training, experience, or any lawful requirement for a class, as directed by the Commission.

    7.01.03        Time for filing applications:

            (a)    All applications for examination shall be filed with the Commission at the place and within the time limit fixed in the official announcement of the examination. Applications received by mail at the place fixed in the official announcement of examination must be received on or before the closing date. Applications will not be accepted on the day of testing.

            (b)    The time for filing applications may be extended by the Commission as the needs of the Civil Service require, provided that the examination shall then be re-advertised in the official newspapers.

7.02        APPLICATIONS FOR PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS. An application shall be accepted from any regularly appointed employee in the classes from which promotion is allowed who, in addition to meeting the requirements of Rule 7.01, has the requisite service credit designated in the examination bulletin. Promotional examinations shall be open only to members of the next lower class in the series and to lower positions in the same class unless the Commission, for good cause, directs otherwise.

7.03        APPLICATIONS FOR LATERAL EXAMINATIONS. An application shall be accepted from an applicant for a lateral examination who, in addition to meeting the requirements of Rule 7.01; 1) has been or is currently employed as a full-time law enforcement officer with a civilian law enforcement agency; 2) has served as a full time law enforcement officer for at least one (1) year and has completed any probationary period for the position presently held, and; 3) possesses current basic certification from the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) , which can be obtained by successfully completing the CJTC 770-hour Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Out of state candidates who have been certified in another state must pass the CJTC equivalency examination.

7.04        SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. The Commission may prescribe such limits and such other specific requirements, physical or otherwise, as in the Commission's judgment are required by and related to the work to be performed.

7.05        CONDITIONAL ADMISSION. If there is reasonable doubt as to whether the applicant meets the minimum requirements, the Secretary may admit the applicant to the examination on the condition that the particular requirements are met to the satisfaction of the Commission before the applicant is enrolled on an eligible register.

7.06        REJECTION OF APPLICANT OR ELIGIBLE. The Commission may reject an applicant for examination, withhold from a register or from certification the name of an eligible, or remove from a register the name of an eligible if the applicant or eligible:

    7.06.01        Does not meet the requirements set forth in these rules or in the examination bulletin;

    7.06.02        Is physically or mentally unfit to perform the duties of the position sought;

    7.06.03        Has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude (See RCW 9.96A.);

7.06.04        Has been dismissed or has resigned in lieu of discharge from any position, public or private, for any cause which would be cause for dismissal from County service or has an unsatisfactory record of employment in County service or with any other agency or firm;

    7.06.05        Has made any material false statement or has attempted any deception or fraud in connection with this or any other Civil Service examination;

    7.06.06        Fails to appear for fingerprinting or other investigation as required;

7.06.07        Has assisted in preparing the examination for which application is sought or has in any other manner secured confidential information concerning such examination which might give an unfair advantage over other applicants in the examination;

    7.06.08        After notification, did not promptly appear at the time and place designated for the examination;

    7.06.09        Has been discharged from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions; and

    7.06.10        For other material reasons.

7.07        DEBARMENT FROM EMPLOYMENT. RCW 41.14.110, 41.14.120

    7.07.01        No one who has been dismissed from the Civil Service for cause involving moral turpitude shall be allowed to again enter the Civil Service, anyone dismissed for any other good cause shall be allowed to again enter the Civil Service only by express consent of the Commission.

    7.07.02        Any applicant for appointment, promotion, reemployment, increase of salary, or other personal advantage, who shall directly or indirectly pay or promise to pay any money or other valuable thing to anyone whatever for or on account of such actual or prospective advantage, shall be ineligible for any further employment in the Civil Service.

7.08        NOTICE OF NON-ACCEPTANCE. Anyone against whom action is taken under Rule 7.06.04 shall be notified promptly by the Commission of the reasons therefor by oral notice at the time of filing the application and/or written notice mailed to the applicant or eligible.

7.09        ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION PENDING APPEAL. The Secretary may admit to the examination anyone whose application was not accepted, pending final disposition of an appeal, such admission to be without prejudice to either the County or the applicant.

7.10        AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION. The Secretary may permit any applicant, before or after acceptance of the application form, to amend the application or to file an amended application.

7.11        APPLICATIONS NOT RETURNED. All applications when completed and filed become the property of the Commission and thereafter may not be returned to the applicant.

7.12        APPLICATION FEE. Any application fee shall be set by the Civil Service Commissioner. As of January 1, 2006, this fee is $20.00.

8.        EXAMINATIONS. RCW 41.14.060 41.14.130

8.01        ORDERING EXAMINATIONS. An examination shall be ordered whenever it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County. The Secretary or their designee shall administer examinations as provided by these rules. An examination shall be announced within seven (7) calendar days of the County making a request for examination. All requests for examinations shall be submitted to the Commission in writing and signed by the Sheriff or his/her designee.

8.02        EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT. Public notice of examinations shall be given by the Commission in the official newspapers, in any other media which the Commission may direct at least fourteen (14) days preceding cut-off date to apply for such examination. The examination bulletin shall be posted with the Klickitat County Personnel Department and distributed to the Sheriff's Office for posting. Notice will also be posted at the Klickitat County web page.

8.03        AMENDMENTS TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Secretary may amend any published announcement with appropriate public notice upon receiving consent by the Commission. This consent may not have to be obtained at formal meeting.

8.04     CONTINUOUS EXAMINATIONS. A continuous or periodic examining program may be ordered and administered by the Secretary for any entrance examination class. Filing will be open, applications received, and the examinations administered according to the needs of the Civil Service. The names of qualified eligibles resulting from such examinations shall be entered on the eligible register, and certifications for appointments shall be made in the same manner as from any eligible register. Names of eligibles from successive examinations in the same program shall be entered on the eligible register for the class at the appropriate places and determined by final grades. Names may be withheld from certification or removed from such eligible registers in the same manner and for the same reasons as from any eligible register.

    8.04.01        NOTICE. Public notice of continuous examinations shall state that the period for filing applications and taking examinations shall remain open until further notice. Qualified applicants may take the examination at such times and places as specified in announced schedules which shall be posted in all places and departments where public notice of the examination is or should be posted and, to the extent practicable, shall be included in the examination bulletin.

    8.04.02        DURATION AND CLOSING. Any open filing and examination period may be closed by order of the Examiner upon giving notice by:

            (a)    Publication at least once in the official newspapers; and

            (b)    Posting a copy in the County Personnel Office at least seven (7) days prior to the date of closing.

    8.04.03        To expedite certification and appointment and to maintain security of examination material, no keyed copy of the written test will be provided at any time. The eligible register may be promulgated immediately after the results are obtained.

    8.04.04      Except as above provided, the rules applicable to other examinations shall apply to continuous and periodic examinations.

8.05        CHARACTER OF EXAMINATIONS. All examinations shall be competitive, impartial, and practical in their character. They shall be designed to qualify and rank applicants in terms of their relative fitness to perform the duties of the class for which the examination was ordered. An examination shall be deemed to be competitive when applicants are tested as to their relative qualifications and abilities, or when a single applicant is scored against a fixed standard.

8.06        CONDUCTING OF EXAMINATIONS. All Civil Service examinations shall be conducted as follows:

    8.06.01        Applicants must present themselves at the hour and place specified for the examination.

    8.06.02        Each applicant will be provided an envelope on which is the applicants social security number and inside of which is the testing information.

    8.06.03        The subject of and the time allowed for the examination will in each case be announced before the first paper is given out.

    8.06.04        The examiner shall make all necessary explanations to the entire group and must not explain any question to any individual competitor.

8.06.05        Answers upon the examination sheet must be marked as directed and all directions given by the Chief Examiner must be followed. The competitor shall place his answers on the examination sheet as provided by the Chief Examiner.

    8.06.06        The examiner shall require every competitor to surrender his/her test immediately upon completion, or at the time announced by the Chief Examiner that the test period has expired, whether the competitor has completed the test or not.

    8.06.07        After an examination begins, no communication will be permitted between competitors.

    8.06.08        Every examination shall be held in the presence of the examiner in a room provided for that purpose. Examinations in typewriting and other subjects which would annoy other competitors may be held in some room convenient to the general examination room, but where they shall be under the supervision of the examiner.

    8.06.09        Examinations may be regulated in the matter of time by the Chief Examiner and in so far as is practicable shall be completed in one day.

    8.06.10        The time allowed for examinations shall begin when all announcements, instructions and examination booklets and answer sheets have been given out.

    8.06.11        During any examination no competitor shall leave the room. If a competitor leaves the room before he/she has finished the test he/she shall not be permitted to finish it upon his/her return.

    8.06.12        Applicants will be provided pens or pencils by the examiner as needed.

    8.06.13        No calculators will be allowed.

    8.06.14        All grading in all examinations shall be done by the Chief Examiner.

8.06.15        Each applicant, taking the examination, whether he/she has failed or passed, shall be forthwith notified in writing of his/her grade in the examination.

8.06.16        The Secretary shall furnish to the Commission fifteen (15) calendar days before the examination the following information: 1) The names of those persons who will assist the Secretary in conducting the written portion of the examination; 2) The type of physical examination to be conducted by the Secretary for applicants, as well as the names of those individuals who will be assisting the Secretary in conducting the physical examination, and; 3) The names and qualifications of those persons who will be conducting the oral examination.

8.07        CONTENT OF EXAMINATIONS. Examinations may include written tests, personal qualifications, physical or performance tests, or evaluations of training and experience, interviews, any other suitable evaluation of fitness, or any combination of such tests. Such tests may evaluate education, experience, aptitude, knowledge, skill, physical condition, personal characteristics and other qualifications to determine the relative fitness of the candidates.

8.08        PARTS AND WEIGHTS. Each examination shall contain one or more parts to which percentage weights shall be assigned, which weights shall total 100%. Each part shall be graded independently. This earned grade shall be multiplied by the percentage weight assigned to such part, and the sum of the resulting products shall be called the Examination Grade.

8.09        PASSING GRADES.

8.09.01        The name of an examinee shall not be entered on an eligible register without the examinee having attained a passing grade in the examination as established by the Secretary.

8.09.02     The Commission may establish the minimum requirements of any physical examination with the absolute minimum requirements being equal to those of the Criminal Justice     Training Center for the tested position.

    8.09.03        Tests consisting of interviews and evaluation of experience records shall be graded with 100% as the maximum and with 70% representing the passing grade for such tests.

8.09.04      Except as provided in Rule 8.15.03, the Secretary shall, before identification of papers, authorize a grading schedule for tests with a minimum passing score which represents an acceptable degree of fitness on such subjects for the class of positions.

8.10        QUALIFYING GRADE. Where any part or parts of an examination relate to qualifications deemed essential to the proper performance of the duties of the class, the Secretary may determine the minimum qualifying grade for each such part or parts. Failure to attain such grade shall disqualify an examinee, without regard to overall examination grade, and shall disqualify the examinee from participation or rating on other parts of the examination.

8.11        PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS. Unless the impracticability of promotion is proved to the Commission by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence, vacancies in a higher class or in the higher positions of the same class shall be filled by promotion through promotional examinations for which applications shall be accepted pursuant to Rule 7.03 and other applicable rules.

8.12        ENTRANCE AND LATERAL EXAMINATIONS. Subject to Rule 8, an examination may be advertised as entry or lateral when, in the judgment of the Commission, it is in the best interest of the Civil Service.

8.13        VETERANS' CREDIT. Veterans who have passed an examination shall be entitled to credit pursuant to RCW 41.04.

8.14        EXAMINATION – PROTEST BY APPLICANTS.

8.14.01        Any protest against the scope, content, or practicality of any part of an examination shall be filed in writing with the examiner within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date notices of results were mailed.

    8.14.02        When a qualifying grade is required on any part of an examination, those who fail to receive the qualifying grade shall be notified, and any protest or appeal must be filed in writing within fifteen (15) days after the notices of results have been mailed.

    8.14.03        Any protest against scoring or any allegation of clerical error in the final results of an examination must be filed in writing within fifteen (15) days after the notices of results have been mailed.

8.14.04        All protests filed in accordance with this rule shall be considered by the Examiner and any proper corrections made. If authorized corrections are applicable to other examinees, the corrections shall be made on all examination papers affected.

8.15        CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERRORS. Any clerical error may be corrected by the Secretary upon discovery at any time during the life of the eligible register, but no such correction shall affect an appointment made from a certification made prior to the correction.

8.16        EFFECTIVE DATE OF EXAMINATION RESULTS. Results of an examination shall become effective on the date official notice of the eligibility list is delivered to Klickitat County Sheriff's Office.

8.17        RE-EXAMINATION.

    8.17.01        No one shall be re-examined for the same class within six (6) months of the effective date of such examination unless authorized by the Commission upon determination that it would be in the best interest of the County.

    8.17.02        If an eligible takes a succeeding examination for the same class, the result of such examination shall not nullify any remaining eligibility already established. Eligibility attained by the second examination shall be entered on the register, and the eligibility that will provide the greatest advantage to the eligible shall be used.

8.18        EXAMINATION PAPERS. Examination papers of each eligible shall be kept on file in the office of the Commission until the expiration of eligibility plus one (1) year thereafter.

8.19        ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION.

    8.19.01        Eligible applicants certified pursuant to Rule 9 shall be subject to medical, physical, or psychological examination and to such other examinations administered by the Secretary or Sheriff. Such other examinations include, but are not limited to, background examination and polygraph, provided, however, polygraph examination shall be allowed only for applicants for initial employment, as set out in RCW 49.44.120. Reports of such examination shall be filed with the Commission in the event the findings of the examination recommend that the eligible be rejected. The Commission shall consider such recommendation, may require further examination, and may order the eligible's name dropped from the eligible register.

    8.19.02        The Secretary may designate a limited number of certified eligibles for additional examination as provided in Rule 8.20.02, in order to maintain an ability to certify registers pursuant to Rule 10.

8.20        NUMBER OF APPLICANTS - LIMITATIONS. The Secretary may restrict the number of qualified applicants to be examined at any one time whenever an examination for a position is likely to attract large numbers of qualified applicants, and when job related testing processes are prohibitively costly or impractical to administer to all qualified applicants, or may have adverse impact on protected groups.

8.20.01        RANDOM SAMPLE. The Secretary may provide for a random sample of qualified applicants to be drawn for an entry level examination by so stating in the examination bulletin. Those qualified applicants whose names are not drawn for the initial group to be examined shall be held on file. Should the initial group examined fail to yield an eligibility list of sufficient size to meet the needs for eligibles for that class, or should the list become exhausted before it expires, a sample from the remaining qualified applicants will again be drawn and the examination process repeated.

8.20.02        MULTI-PART EXAMINATIONS. The Secretary may limit eligibility in subsequent exam parts to those scoring highest on a preliminary test or series of tests; provided, however, the number of examinees shall be established before administration of preliminary tests.

9.        REGISTERS AND ELIGIBILITY. RCW.14.130

9.01        ESTABLISHMENT OF ELIGIBLE REGISTERS. After each examination, an eligible register for the class shall be prepared on which the names of successful candidates shall be ranked as follows:

9.01.01        On a promotional register: relative rank shall be determined by the examination rating or grade, plus any additional percentage allowed by law for veterans' preference.

    9.01.02        On an entry or lateral register: relative rank shall be determined by the examination rating or grade, plus any additional percentage allowed by law for veterans' preference.

    9.01.03        Priority of time of examination shall not give any preference in rank on the register.

    9.01.04        The preference in rank of eligibles having equal final general averages shall be determined as follows, in the order stated:

            (a)    The one who qualifies for veterans' preference in accordance with Washington state law. Eligibles on a promotional register do not so qualify.

            (b)    When the examination is composed of two (2) or more parts with separate grades, the one who has:

                (1)    The highest grade on the most heavily weighted part of the examination; if a tie still exists, then the highest grade on the next most heavily weighted part, and so on for as many parts as the examination contains.

                (2)    The highest grade on the written test if all parts are weighted equally.

            (c)    When the examination has only one part or the candidates have the same standing under (a) and (b) above:

                (1)    As between examinees who are County employees, the one having the greater service credit with the County, regardless of class;

                (2)    If one is a regular or probationary County employee and the others are not, the regular County employee has preference.

            (d)    By lot.

9.01.05        If an applicant is permitted to file for and take an examination for delayed eligibility, and if such applicant is successful in the examination, eligibility shall be held in abeyance until the candidate meets the requirements for eligibility, which must be reported in writing. If otherwise eligible, the candidate's name shall be placed on the register in accordance with the final examination grade. Any such eligibility shall expire with that of other eligibles from the same examination.

9.02        RETURN TO REGISTER FOLLOWING LAYOFF. On layoff, an employee's name shall be placed upon the proper eligible register for the class, according to the grade, for one (1) year from the date of such layoff.

9.03        RETURN TO ELIGIBLE REGISTER AFTER RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT.

    9.03.01        A former employee who resigned or retired may request return of his/her name to the proper entrance eligible register for the class. Such request must be made within one (1) year from the date of resignation or retirement;

    9.03.02 Any request for return to register following resignation or retirement must be supported by written recommendation of the Sheriff;

    9.03.03        A former employee whose eligibility is reinstated under this rule shall be certified according to Civil Service rules.

    9.03.04        The name of a former employee who resigned or retired may not be returned to a promotional register except in compliance with this section.

9.04        APPOINTMENT WITHOUT EXAMINATION. Except as provided in 9.03, 9.05, and 9.08, any return to the Civil Service shall be by examination only.

9.05        ESTABLISHMENT OF REINSTATEMENT REGISTERS.

    9.05.01        The names of regular employees who have been laid off or, when requested in writing by the Sheriff, probationary employees who have been laid off shall be placed upon a reinstatement register for the same class from which laid off, for a period of one (1) year from the date of layoff;

    9.05.02        Upon the request of the Sheriff, the Commission may approve the certification of anyone on such a reinstatement register as eligible for appointment on an open competitive basis.

9.06        AVAILABILITY OF ELIGIBLES.

    9.06.01        It shall be the responsibility of an eligible to notify the Commission through the Secretary in writing immediately of changes in address, telephone number, change of name through marriage or otherwise, or any changes which may affect availability for employment.

    9.06.02        The name of an eligible who submits a written statement restricting the conditions under which available for employment shall be withheld from certifications which do not meet the conditions specified. New written statements may be filed at any time within the duration of an eligible register modifying conditions under which employment would be accepted.

9.07        CANCELLATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

    9.07.01        Anyone's name may be removed from an eligible register for failure to pass a required examination or upon receipt of proof of material physical or mental disability, bad character or other unfitness, fraudulent conduct, or false statements by the eligible or by others with the eligible's collusion, in connection with any application, examination for, or securing of an appointment. A previous unsatisfactory work record with the County or dismissal from the Civil Service, or dismissal from any position, public or private, for any cause which would be a cause for dismissal from County service shall be deemed cause for cancellation of eligibility;

    9.07.02        Separation from the Civil Service will terminate any promotional eligibility;

    9.07.03        Upon request of the Sheriff that an eligible has failed to respond to call or has refused to accept employment, the Secretary may strike the eligible's name from the register;

9.07.04        Failure to respond to the canvass of a register within fourteen (14) days from such canvass shall be deemed cause to strike the name of any eligible from the register;

    9.07.05        Refusal to accept re-employment in a permanent position shall constitute separation from the Civil Service;

    9.07.06        Such action contemplated by this rule may also be taken for other material reasons, which must be specified in writing by the Klickitat County Sheriff's Office.

9.07.07     Anyone permanently removed from an eligible roster will be notified of the removal and the reasons by the Commission within a timely manner.

9.08        RESTORATION OF NAMES TO ELIGIBLE REGISTERS. The name of an eligible which has been removed from a register may be restored upon written request to the Commission for such restoration. The request must specify the reasons for the requested restoration. The Commission may approve the request if it is deemed that the evidence submitted justifies such approval.

10.        CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT. RCW 41.14.080

10.01        GENERAL PROVISIONS. Vacancies in the classified Civil Service shall be filled by reinstatement, promotional appointment, assignment, original appointment, transfer, reduction, or demotion. In the absence of an appropriate register, the Secretary may authorize a temporary or provisional appointment.

10.02        REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION. Whenever the Sheriff wishes to fill a vacancy, a request for certification shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary. The request shall show the number of positions or vacancies to be filled, the class title, tenure of work to be performed, cause of the vacancy, or if a new position, authority for the appointment and any other details for full description of the position to be filled.

10.03        CERTIFICATION.

    10.03.01    ELIGIBLE REGISTER. Certification to fill a vacancy shall be made by the Commission from registers in the following order and as provided in this rule:
            (1)    Reinstatement;
            (2)    Promotional;
            (3)    Original.

    10.03.02    ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT - ELIGIBLE.

            (a)    If a vacancy is to be filled from the reinstatement register, the following shall be the order of certification:

                (1)    Regular employees in the order of their length of service. The regular employee on such register who has the most service credit shall be first reinstated;

                (2)    Probationers, without regard to length of service. The names of all probationers upon the reinstatement register shall be certified together.

            (b)    Upon request from the Sheriff, the Commission may authorize reinstatement out of such regular order upon a showing of efficiency or that such action is for the good of the Civil Service, after giving the employees adversely affected an opportunity to be heard.

(c)    Nothing in this rule shall prevent the reinstatement of any regular or probationary employee either for transfer or for reduction as provided in these rules.

    10.03.03    If a vacancy is to be filled from a promotional register, the Secretary shall certify to the Sheriff the names of the three available eligibles that stand highest on the appropriate register.

10.04        DEFERMENT OF CERTIFICATION. The Commission may grant deferment of certification of an eligible upon receipt from the eligible of a written request with satisfactory reason therefore. Such deferment will thereafter prevent certification of such eligible until the next vacancy occurring after the eligible has given written notice of his/her desire to be returned to the register, and such return has been approved by the Secretary.

10.05        DURATION OF CERTIFICATION. Certification shall be in effect for thirty (30) days from its date of issuance. The Sheriff must file a report of any appointment from such certification with the Secretary. Upon request, the Secretary may extend such certification for additional thirty day (30) periods. Expiration of eligibility shall not cancel the validity of a certification.

10.06        REGULAR APPOINTMENT. A regular appointment to fill a vacancy must be made from the names contained on the official certification. The official appointment report shall show the name of the person appointed, the effective date, the salary, the nature or duration of the appointment, and any other information required.

10.07        TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT. Where there is no valid eligible register for an open position from which certification can be made, the Commission may allow the Sheriff, upon written request, to make a temporary appointment to that position. A temporary appointment may be made for a maximum period of four (4) months. No person shall receive more than one (1) temporary appointment in any twelve (12) month period. Any temporary appointment shall cease upon the hiring of a regular employee or thirty (30) days from the date of notice to the Sheriff that a valid eligible register for the position is available, whichever period of time is shorter. PROVIDED, the Commission may allow the Sheriff, upon written request, to extend the temporary appointment for an additional two (2) months if no valid eligible register is available and such an extension will not cause the temporary appointment to exceed a total of six (6) months.

11.        PAYROLL:

11.01        PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION — REFUSAL TO PAY.
        RCW.41.14.150. No treasurer, auditor or other officer, or employee of any county subject to this chapter shall approve the payment of or be in any manner concerned in paying, auditing, or approving any salary, wage, or other compensation for services, to any person subject to the jurisdiction and scope of this chapter, unless a payroll, estimate, or account for such salary, wage, or other compensation, containing the names of the persons to be paid, the amount to be paid to each such person, the services on account of which same is paid, and any other information which, in the judgment of the civil service commission, should be furnished on such payroll, bears the certificate of the civil service commission, or of its chief examiner or other duly authorized agent, that the persons named therein have been appointed or employed in compliance with the terms of this chapter and the rules of the commission, and that the payroll, estimate, or account is, insofar as known to the commission, a true and accurate statement. The commission shall refuse to certify the pay of any public officer or employee whom it finds to be illegally or improperly appointed, and may further refuse to certify the pay of any public officer or employee who willfully or through culpable negligence, violates or fails to comply with this chapter or with the rules of the commission.

12.        PROBATION.

12.01        PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

    12.01.01    After each full-time or part-time permanent appointment from an eligible register, the employee appointed shall serve a complete period of probation before the appointment is deemed complete. The purpose of the probationary period is to provide a trial period during which the Sheriff may observe the performance of the probationary employee before Civil Service status is acquired.

    12.01.02    If a probationer transfers, the Sheriff may, with the approval of the Commission, require that a complete probationary period be served in the new position.

12.01.03    A regular employee who has been reduced to a lower class in which he has not had regular standing shall have probationary status in the lower class for twelve (12) months from the date of such reduction.

12.02        LENGTH OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD. The period of probation shall be equivalent to twelve (12) months of full time service following permanent appointment from an eligible register. Minor absences due to vacations, annual military leave, illnesses, etc. shall not be construed as interrupting the probationary period unless an absence or absences are considered to be excessive, in which case the Commission may approve the Sheriff's request for an extension of the probationary period.

12.03        INTERRUPTION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD BY MILITARY SERVICE. A probationer who engages in active military service on an extended basis shall be considered as having an interrupted probationary period. Such employee may continue the probationary period following return from military leave.

12.04        SERVICE IN ANOTHER CLASS. Service in a class or office other than the one to which an eligible is regularly appointed may be credited toward completion of a probationary period if the Commission has approved the written statement of the Sheriff to the effect that the probationary period may be properly judged on the basis of service in the other class or office.

12.05        REMOVAL OF PROBATIONER.

    12.05.01    GROUNDS. The Sheriff, upon giving notice in writing to the Commission, may discharge any probationer.

    12.05.02    RIGHTS RETAINED. A promotional probationer, unless discharged for cause, retains all Civil Service rights to the position from which appointed.

12.06        DEMOTION. A probationer may be demoted for inability to perform satisfactorily the duties of the position to which he was appointed, in accordance with Rule 17.03 on demotion, or may be allowed eligibility for another position in the same class, for which he is deemed qualified by the Sheriff, subject to approval by the Commission. A probationer demoted to a class in which he or she has not held regular standing shall start a new period of probation.

13.        SERVICE CREDIT.

13.01        Service credit in a class for a regular employee shall be computed to cover all service subsequent to regular appointment in that class.

13.02        DETERMINATION. The determination of a regular employee's earned service credit shall be made on the basis of the available payroll, personnel and other records. If payroll records are not available for any particular period, it shall be rebuttably presumed that each regular employee employed during such period, as shown by other records, earned full service credit in the particular class in which employed, for the entire length of such period.

13.03        REQUESTS FOR CONFIRMATION.

    13.03.01 REQUESTS. Any regular employee, or an association or union on behalf of such employee, or the Sheriff may request a determination of the employee's earned service credit as of a designated date in any specified class in which he has served. If the request is made at a reasonable time and interval, and subject to such directives as may be then in effect, the Secretary shall as soon as practicable but within ten (10) days ascertain the requested computation, and shall so notify the requesting employee, association, union, or the Sheriff in writing.

13.03.02    PROTESTS. If any employee, association, union, or the Sheriff has cause to object to the computation of the employee's service credit, written protest may be filed with the Commission through the secretary, setting forth with particularity the reason and basis for his/her objection. Such protests must be filed within ten (10) calendar days of the computation being sent to the employee. The Commission shall give due consideration to all timely filed protests and take such action as deemed appropriate.

13.04        SERVICE COVERED.

    13.04.01    GENERALLY. Once a regular employee acquires tenured Civil Service status and regular standing in any given class, the employee shall receive full service credit for the entire length of time served in such class, whether such service is continuous or interrupted.

13.04.02     PROBATIONARY PERIOD. After completion of an original or promotional probationary period, a regular employee shall receive credit for actual service during such period. If a probationer fails to complete satisfactorily the required probationary period and is returned to his/her former regular class, actual service during such period shall be credited to the former class.

13.04.03    TEMPORARY OR PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT. If a temporary or provisional appointment is followed by a regular appointment to the same class, such employee shall receive credit in such class for actual, continuous service during the temporary or provisional appointment. A regular employee shall receive service credit in the regular class for the period after the regular appointment, served under a temporary or provisional appointment to another class or to an exempt position, if the employee returns to the regular class after the expiration or termination of such service.

    13.04.04    ON ASSIGNMENT. A regular employee shall be credited to the regular class for the entire length of time served under an assignment.

    13.04.05    LEAVES WITH PAY. A regular employee shall receive full credit for any leave with pay.

    13.04.06    LEAVES WITHOUT PAY. No service credit shall be allowed for any time that an employee is on any leave of absence without pay.

    13.04.07    SUSPENSION. No service credit shall be allowed while an employee is on a suspension without pay, unless the suspension is modified, reversed, or nullified on appeal.

13.05     CHANGE IN CLASS. No service credit earned by a regular employee in any one class shall be carried over upon appointment, promotion, reinstatement, transfer, demotion or voluntary reduction to or from another class, but such service credit shall be permanently retained in and be credited to the class in which it was earned except as otherwise provided by these Rules.

13.06        LAYOFF - COMPUTATION OF CREDIT. No service credit shall accrue or be allowed during the period in which an employee is laid off, but all service credit earned and not lost or forfeited up to the effective date of the layoff shall be retained by the employee.

13.07        DISCIPLINARY PENALTY. As a disciplinary penalty in lieu of dismissal, demotion or other penalty, or in addition to such penalty, the Commission may by its order, at its discretion, forfeit or deduct all or a designated portion of the service credit that the employee has earned up to the date of the order, in terms of service credit months or years.

13.08        SERVICE CREDIT UPON SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. Upon separation from the Civil Service, no credit shall be given or allowed for any prior service or employment up to the time of such separation and except as otherwise specifically provided by these Rules, service credit shall be forfeited and not be reinstated upon reemployment by the County.

14.        TRANSFER.

14.01        The transfer of an employee shall not constitute a promotion in the Civil Service.

14.02        The Sheriff may transfer an employee from one position to another position in the same class without prior approval of the Commission but must report any such transfer to the Commission within five days of its effective date.

14.03        REDUCTION.

    14.03.01    AUTHORIZED. As defined in Rule 4.32, a reduction is the movement of an employee from a higher class to a lower class of employment for reasons other than cause. A reduction may be made only upon an employee's written request, and consistent with these Rules.

    14.03.02    APPLICABLE CLASSES. A reduction may be approved for:

            (a)    the next lower or any lower class in the Class Series containing the class from which reduced;

(b)    any lower class in which the employee has previously acquired Regular Standing, provided there has been no intervening forfeiture; or

            (c)    any lower class which is substantially similar to any lower class (in the employee's current class series) in the position classification plan; or

            (d)    for employees seeking return to employment or reemployment from a disability, to a vacant position in another permissible class for which the employee qualifies.

    14.03.03    PROCEDURE.

             (a)    A request for reduction must be submitted in writing to the Secretary. The request must include statement of justifiable or satisfactory reason, including a showing that the employee meets the qualifications of the lower class.

(b)    The reduction must be approved by the Sheriff and reported to the Commission.

            (c)    The reduction shall take effect on the date ordered by the Commission.

14.03.04    EFFECT OF REDUCTION.

             (a)    Upon the effective date, or following satisfactory completion of any trial period, the reduction shall be complete and the employee shall have Regular Standing in the lower class to which reduced.

            (b)    An employee reduced shall be able to return to the former position only by examination and regular appointment, or in the event of a recovery from disability, appointment from a reinstatement register.

14.03.05    The Commission may, in its judgment and discretion, provide in the order granting or approving any reduction that the employee shall serve a designated trial period, not to exceed one month's service from the effective date of the reduction, in the position to which reduced for the sole purpose of satisfying the Commission that employee is capable of satisfactorily performing the functions and duties of such position or class, provided, however, that the Commission may at any time during the running of a prescribed trial period either extend, shorten, modify, or waive in whole or in part the duration or balance of such period.

15.        LAYOFF.

15.01        In a given class the following shall be the order of layoff:

    15.01.01    Provisional appointees;

    15.01.02    Temporary or intermittent employees not earning service credit;

    15.01.03    Probationers (except as their layoff may be affected by military service during probation);

    15.01.04    Regular employees in the order of their length of service, the one with the least service credit being laid off first.

15.02         LAYOFF OUT OF ORDER. The Commission may grant permission for layoff out of the regular order, upon showing by the Sheriff of a necessity therefore in the interest of efficient operation of the Office, after giving any employee or employees affected an opportunity to be heard.

15.03        REDUCTION IN LIEU OF LAYOFF. At the time of any layoff, a regular employee or a promotional probationer shall be given an opportunity to accept reduction to the next lower class in the series. An employee so reduced shall be entitled to credit for any previous regular service in the lower class and to other service credit in accordance with the Service Credit Rule 13.

16.        LEAVES OF ABSENCE.

16.01        NOTICE. Leaves of absence without pay for a period not exceeding sixty consecutive days may be granted by the Sheriff upon notice of such leave to the Commission.

16.02        OTHER OFFICES. Whenever a regular employee is appointed or elected to any office of the County which is exempt from the Civil Service System, including, but not limited to, an office which is the head of a department subject to the System, the Commission shall grant, upon written request of the employee made prior to assuming the exempt position, a leave of absence without pay for the entire length of time that such office is held, or for such shorter, designated time, and upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may deem proper in the particular case, consistent with the best interests of the county and the Civil Service System. Original probationers so elected or appointed shall not be granted such leaves, but shall be dropped from the Civil Service upon assumption of the office. If a regular employee so elected or appointed fails to file a written request for a leave of absence as noted above, the employee shall be automatically separated from the Civil Service upon assumption of the elective or appointive office.

16.03        RETURN FROM LEAVE. At the expiration of the authorized leave of absence, a probationer or regular employee shall resume the same class of work with standing and service credit as determined by these rules.

16.04        MILITARY LEAVE. See County policy and Washington law relating thereto.

16.05        FILLING VACANCY. All temporary employment caused by leave of absence shall be made pursuant to Rule 10.

6.06        PROTESTS. All protests to any action pertaining to leaves of absence shall be filed with the Secretary within ten (10) days of notice of such action. The Commission shall give due consideration to and take appropriate action on all timely filed protests.

17.        RESIGNATION.

17.01        HOW SUBMITTED. Resignation of any employee from the Civil Service shall be made in writing and filed with the Secretary after approval by the Sheriff.

17.02        RESERVED.

17.03        INVOLUNTARY RESIGNATION. Any resignation may be voided and set aside and the employee reinstated or restored to active duty by order of the Commission upon its determination that the resignation was made involuntarily or under duress or coercion, after giving the Sheriff reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter. Such action by the Commission may only be taken upon the written petition of the resigned employee filed with the Commission within ten days from the effective date of the resignation. If no such petition is filed within the ten (10) day limit, a resignation shall be conclusively presumed to have been made voluntarily and without duress or coercion.

17.04        IMPLIED RESIGNATION. The Sheriff may presumptively consider any employee to have impliedly resigned upon finding that such employee has been absent from duty without leave or authorization or has failed to report for duty following the expiration or termination of any suspension for five (5) or more consecutive working days or has quit or "orally resigned" and has been absent from duty for three (3) or more consecutive working days without leave or authorization. An employee will not be determined to have resigned under this rule until five (5) days after proof of service of a written notice by the Sheriff and sent by certified mail to the employee's last known address as filed with the Commission. No resignation order shall take effect if, prior thereto, the employee reports for active duty, applies for restoration or reinstatement, or otherwise gives notice to the Sheriff which, in the judgment of the Commission, rebuts the presumption of resignation.

17.05         RETURN TO ELIIGIBLE REGISTER FOLLOWING RESIGNATION. (See Rule 9.03).

18.        DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE.

18.01        SUSPENSION.

    18.01.01    The Sheriff may suspend a subordinate, with or without pay, for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days for good cause.

    18.01.02    Any deprivation by the Sheriff of any vacation or other paid leave, compensatory time off, or other privilege involving pay or compensation either directly or indirectly, to which an employee is otherwise entitled under law and these Rules, shall be deemed to be a suspension without pay and shall be subject to Rule 16.01.

18.02        DEMOTION - DISCHARGE.

    18.02.01    The Sheriff may discharge an employee or demote an employee to a lower class for cause. An employee so demoted shall lose all rights to the higher class. If the employee has not had previous standing in the lower class, such demotion shall not displace any other regular employee or any probationer.

    18.02.02    The Commission shall be satisfied as to the ability of such demoted employee to perform the duties of the lower class. The demoted employee may be required to serve a trial period in the class to which demoted, for such time and upon such terms and conditions as may be provided in any demotion order, for the sole purpose of determining that he is capable of satisfactorily performing the functions and duties of such class.

    18.02.03    Upon the satisfactory completion of the prescribed trial period or upon the effective date of the demotion if no such period is required, the demoted employee shall have the status, rank and standing of the lower class to which demoted, and such class shall be deemed to be his/her regular class for purposes of these Rules until an authorized change is made.

18.03        DISCIPLINE - GOOD CAUSE - ILLUSTRATED. Discipline may be imposed for any good cause. The following are declared to illustrate adequate causes for discipline and are not an exhaustive list:

    18.03.01    Incompetence, inefficiency, inattention to, or dereliction of duty;

    18.03.02    Dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public or a fellow employee, any other act or omission or commission tending to injure the public service, or any other willful failure on the part of the employee to properly conduct himself/herself;

    18.03.03    Mental or physical unfitness for the position which the employee holds;

    18.03.04    Dishonest, disgraceful, or prejudicial conduct;

    18.03.05    Drunkenness or use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics, or any other habit-forming drug, liquid, or preparation to such extent that the use thereof interferes with the efficiency or mental or physical fitness of the employee, or which precludes the employee from properly performing the function and duties of any position under Civil Service;

    18.03.06    Conviction of a felony, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

    18.03.07    False or fraudulent statements or fraudulent conduct by an applicant, examinee, eligible, or employee, or such actions by others with his/her collusion;

18.03.08    Willful or intentional violation of any lawful and reasonable regulation, order or direction made or given by a superior officer;

    18.03.09    Willful or intentional violation of any of the provisions of these rules;

18.03.10 Any other cause, act or failure to act which, under law or these Rules, or the judgment of the Commission, is grounds for or warrants dismissal, discharge, removal or separation from the Civil Service, demotion, suspension, forfeiture of service credit, deprivation of privileges or other disciplinary.

19.        PREDISCIPLINARY HEARING.

19.01        PRE-DISCIPLINARY HEARING - REQUIRED. The Sheriff shall provide and arrange for a pre-disciplinary hearing prior to demotion, suspension, or discharge of a subordinate.

19.02        PRE-DISCIPLINARY HEARING - STANDARDS/NOTICE OF DISCIPLINE.

    19.02.01    An employee shall be provided, in writing, with a notice of the charge and an explanation of the Sheriff's evidence. The employee shall be given an opportunity to respond to the charges, orally or in writing, as to why the Sheriff's proposed action should not be taken.

    19.02.02    The employee may have legal counsel or union representation present at a pre-disciplinary hearing.

19.02.03    The Sheriff's explanation of the Sheriff's evidence at the pre-disciplinary hearing shall be sufficient to apprise the employee of the basis for the proposed action. This rule, however, shall not be construed to limit the employer at subsequent hearings from presenting a more detailed and complete case, including presentation of witnesses and documents not available at the pre-disciplinary hearing.

    19.02.04    Should the Sheriff determine to discipline following the pre-disciplinary procedure, written notice of discipline shall be given to the employee. Such notice shall include the charges against the employee and a general statement of the evidence supporting the charges.

19.02.05         The Commission shall not consider, on appeal, any basis for disciplinary action not previously presented to the employee.

20.        HEARINGS.

20.01        HEARINGS - APPEALS.

    20.01.01    Any regular employee who is demoted, suspended or terminated may appeal such action to the Commission.

20.01.02    Any employee who is alleged to be probationary by the Sheriff may only appeal to the Commission the questions of probationary status and whether the procedures for discharge of probationers, as found in these rules, were properly followed.

20.01.03    The Sheriff or any employee who is adversely affected by an alleged violation of Civil Service laws or rules may appeal such violation to the Commission.

20.02        APPEALS – TIME - FORM. A notice of appeal shall be filed at the Commission offices within ten (10) days of the action that is the subject of the appeal. The notice of appeal shall be in writing and include the mailing address and street address where service of process and other papers may be made upon the appellant. The notice of appeal shall also contain a brief description of the facts giving rise to the appeal and a concise statement of the reason for the appeal. Forms provided by the Commission may be used for such notice but are not required.

20.03        EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.

    20.03.01    The Commission may, when not inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, direct the employee to exhaust available administrative procedures regarding a disciplinary matter before hearing the matter.

    20.03.02    If the employee exhausts the available administrative procedures and continues to believe that good cause has not been shown, the employee may within fifteen (15) days after the final step of the procedure request the Secretary to return the appeal to the Commission for hearing.

20.04        AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY AND STAFF.

    20.04.01    The Commission may direct the Secretary to supervise preliminary matters, such as motions for discovery of information, to compel such information, to issue protective orders and continuances and other similar matters. If these matters have been delegated to the Secretary by the Commission, a decision by the Secretary may be appealed to the Commission. Upon permission by the Commission, the Secretary may also conduct pre-hearing settlement conferences or other similar means to encourage resolution of contested matters.

20.04.02    Upon the failure of any party to comply with an order of the Secretary or Commission, the Commission may authorize the Secretary staff to investigate any reports or appeals relating to the enforcement or application of the Civil Service or those rules, which do not involve a disciplinary proceeding. The Secretary shall report the results of the investigation to the Commission in an open meeting. On the basis of such report, the Commission shall either dismiss the report or appeal as being without basis or set the matter for a full hearing.

20.04.03    As an aid to investigations authorized by the Commission, the Secretary may subpoena any documents that would be discoverable for purposes of hearing preparation and may take depositions by tape recorder of any person who may have relevant knowledge. Depositions so taken shall be kept as part of the records of the Commission.

20.05         APPEALS - INITIAL REVIEW. The Secretary shall review all appeals to the Commission to determine whether the employee timely filed an appeal and whether the appeal is from a final action. Upon a determination that the appeal is not timely, the Secretary shall issue an order of dismissal with prejudice, setting forth the basis of the dismissal. If an appeal is taken from an action that is not final, the Secretary will provide notice that an appeal is stayed until such action becomes final. These orders may be appealed to the Commission.

20.06        APPEALS - NOTICE OF HEARING. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the Secretary shall forward a copy of the notice to other affected parties. As soon as possible thereafter, but in any event within ten (10) days, a hearing before the Commission shall be set, with each party to be afforded not fewer than twenty (20) days notice of such hearing. Subsequent hearings on the same appeal shall have one week's notice unless waived by the parties. All parties may agree to waive the notice provisions and time limits provided by this section. The hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days of receipt of the appeal.

20.07        APPEALS - AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION. The exercise of jurisdiction by the Commission over a matter does not preclude the parties from withdrawing, modifying, or otherwise compromising the matter prior to the matter going to hearing. Upon resolution of a matter prior to hearing, any party may request the dismissal of the matter. A stipulation signed by both parties should be submitted to the Commission prior to such dismissal.

20.08        SERVICE OF PROCESS - PAPERS.

     20.08.01    The Commission staff shall cause to be served all orders, notices, and other papers issued by the Commission, together with any other papers that the Commission is required by these rules to serve. Every other paper shall be served by the party filing the notice, document, or paper.

    20.08.02    All notices, documents, or papers served by either the Commission or a party shall be served upon all counsel of record at the time of such filing and upon parties not represented by counsel. Service of papers shall be by personal service, by certified mail, or by regular mail with written acknowledgement of such mailing attached to the papers so served. Written acknowledgement shall be by affidavit of the person who mailed the papers or by certificate of any attorney or the Secretary.

    20.08.03    Service upon parties shall be regarded as complete when personal service has been accomplished or, if by mail, upon properly stamped and addressed deposit in the mail system.

    20.08.04    Papers required to be filed with the Commission shall be deemed filed upon actual receipt of the papers by the Secretary at the Commission office. All papers except the original appeal notice shall be served with the original and three copies. Briefs and memoranda must be filed with the Commission at least three (3) days prior to any hearing on the issues being addressed. Documentary evidence is not required to be filed but, rather, provided at the hearing.

    20.08.05    A party is responsible for notifying the Commission in writing of any change in mailing or street address and telephone number. Failure to so notify the Commission shall constitute a waiver of service and notice under these rules.

20.09        DISCOVERY.

     20.09.01    Parties to a proceeding are required to provide to each other reasonable access and discovery to all relevant information concerning the matter before the Commission. Any questions concerning relevancy or access shall be resolved by order of the Secretary.

    20.09.02    Upon the failure of any party to comply with an order of the Secretary or Commission compelling discovery, the Secretary shall schedule the matter before the Commission for review and determination of appropriate sanctions.

20.10        SUBPOENAS.

     20.10.01    Every subpoena shall identify the Commission and the title of the proceedings, if any, and shall command the person to whom it is directed to attend, at a specified time and place, and give testimony or produce designated books, documents, or things under that person's control.

    20.10.02    Upon application of any party or his/her representative, the Secretary shall issue to such party subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence in such proceeding. The party requesting the subpoena is responsible for having said subpoena properly served. Such requests for subpoenas shall be submitted to the Commission offices at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the hearing.

    20.10.03    Service of subpoena shall be made by serving a copy of the subpoena on the person named therein.

    20.10.04    The person serving the subpoena shall make proof of service by filing the subpoena at the Commission office, and if such service has not been acknowledged by the witness, the person serving the subpoena shall make an affidavit of service. Failure to file proof of service does not affect the validity of service.

    20.10.05    Upon a motion promptly made by a party or by the person to whom the subpoena is directed, and upon notice to the party on whose behalf the subpoena was issued, the Commission may:

            (a)    Quash or modify the subpoena if it is unreasonable or requires evidence not relevant to any matter in issue; or

            (b)    Condition denial of a motion to quash or modify upon just and reasonable conditions.

20.11        BURDEN OF PROOF. At any hearing on appeal from a demotion, suspension, or termination, the Sheriff shall have the burden of showing that his/her action was in good faith for cause. At any other hearing, the petitioner or appellant shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.

20.12        EVIDENCE.

     20.12.01    Subject to other provisions of these rules, all competent and relevant evidence shall be admissible. In passing upon the admissibility of evidence, the Commission shall give consideration to, but shall not be bound to follow, the rules of evidence governing civil proceedings in the superior courts of the State of Washington.

    20.12.02    A witness in any hearing may be examined orally, under oath or affirmation, and shall be subject to cross examination by opposing parties and the Commission.

20.12.03    When objection is made to the admissibility of evidence, such evidence may be received subject to a later ruling. The Commission may exclude inadmissible evidence and may order cumulative evidence discontinued in its discretion, either with or without objection. A party objecting to the introduction or exclusion of evidence shall state the grounds of such objection at the time such evidence is offered or excluded. No such objection shall be deemed waived by further participation in the hearing.

    20.12.04    At any hearing before the Commission when documentary exhibits are to be offered into evidence, copies shall be furnished to the opposing party, to each Commission member, and to the Secretary.

    20.12.05    Parties are encouraged to stipulate to the admissibility of documentary exhibits. To further this end, parties will make request of other parties for such stipulation no later than three (3) days in advance of the hearing, barring unusual circumstances. The party of whom the request is made shall respond no later than one day prior to the hearing.

    20.12.06    An employee has the right to appear before the Commission with or without counsel and to be heard in the employee's defense.

20.13        DELIBERATION. The Commission may deliberate in closed session when taking a disciplinary or other quasijudicial case under advisement. No person other than the Secretary and legal counsel to the Commission shall be present during deliberation. Laws against ex parte contacts apply to deliberations.

20.14        DECISION. In any appeal, the Commission shall issue a decision, including findings of fact, conclusions of law, and an order, to each party or counsel of record for each party. A decision shall be issued within thirty days of the close of the hearing of an appeal or other proceeding heard only by the Commission. Absent the consent of an appellant to an extension of time, failure to issue a decision within the time prescribed shall result in an appeal being sustained.

20.15        REMEDIES. The Commission may issue such remedial orders as deemed appropriate.

20.16        RECONSIDERATION. A party may move for reconsideration by the Commission only on the basis of fraud, mistake, or misconception of facts. Such motion must be filed with the Commission within ten days of the decision of the Commission. Such motion for reconsideration shall be decided on affidavits, absent special showing that testimony is necessary.

20.17        WAIVER. Upon stipulation of all parties to a proceeding, and upon a showing that the purposes of the rules or ordinances of the County would be better served, the Commission may waive the requirements of any of these rules.

21.        RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY.

21.01        RETIREMENT. Employees of the County who are members of pension fund systems as provided by law shall be retired on account of age/service or disability in accordance with the pertinent provisions of law.

21.02        REINSTATEMENT AFTER DISABILITY RETIREMENT.

    21.02.01    PROCEDURE. The Commission shall review any report from a retirement system showing that a former employee who is on disability retirement has regained his/her health to the extent employable. Upon being satisfied that the employee is physically and mentally competent to perform the duties of the regular class, the Commission shall:

            (a)    Order return of the employee to former employment status as if a leave of absence had been granted; or

            (b)    Place the name on the reinstatement register for an available class.

    21.02.02    EFFECT. The name of an employee who is employable but not fully recovered shall be placed on the most advantageous reinstatement register for an equivalent or lower class comprised of duties the employee is competent to perform, as determined by the Commission. If such an employee's name is placed on a reinstatement register, service credit acquired previous to retirement shall be continued. The employee shall be reinstated from such register and transferred or reduced in grade according to rules. Eligibility rights shall not expire as prescribed in case of layoff. Any reinstatement in a class other than that in which last employed shall not result in a promotion.

21.02.03    DISCHARGE FOR CAUSE - EXCEPTION. The provisions of this rule shall not apply in the event an employee is discharged from service, whether or not the employee receives a disability retirement.

22.        MISCELLANEOUS.

22.01        REPEALS AND SAVINGS. All matters shall be subject to these rules, and to that extent, all previous Civil Service rules are hereby repealed.

22.02        COMPUTATION OF TIME.

22.02.01    In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules or by any applicable statute, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a County legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, a Sunday, nor a County legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is five (5) days or less, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded from the computation.

22.02.02    Any period of time except for the stated periods set forth in Rule 19 may be extended by the Secretary for no more than fourteen (14) days upon written notice to the Commission and a showing of good cause. The motion for extension of time must be filed with the Commission office prior to the running of the applicable time period.

KLICKITAT COUNTY
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
228 WEST MAIN STREET, MS-CH 36
GOLDENDALE, WA 98620

PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th DAY OF JUNE 2008

Signed:

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Jerry Ream, Chairman

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Dennis Clark, Vice Chairman

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Billy Gross, Member

Date of Source Material: 6/17/2008
Source: Klickitat County Civil Service
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