Article 12.

Local Discretion Over Local Government Employees.

§ 126A-12-1.  Local government policies.

(a) When a local government adopts policies governing annual leave, sick leave, hours of work, holidays, and the administration of the pay plan for county local government employees generally and the county local government rules and regulations are filed with the Director, those county rules will supersede the policies established by the Commission as to the county employees otherwise subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

(b) County employees otherwise subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall not be paid a salary less than the minimum nor more than the maximum of the applicable salary range adopted by the board of county commissioners. A board of county commissioners may adjust the salary ranges applicable to employees who are otherwise subject to the provisions of this Chapter, in order to cause the level of pay to conform to local financial ability and fiscal policy. The Commission shall establish policies to ensure that significant relationships within the schedule of salary ranges are maintained.

(c) When two or more counties are combined into a district for the performance of an activity whose employees are subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the boards of county commissioners of the counties may jointly exercise the authority granted in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(d) When a municipality is performing an activity by or through employees who are subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the governing body of the municipality may exercise the authority granted in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.  (2026-40, s. 1.)