(a) The director as administrator of the Human Resources Department shall cooperate with and assist department heads and elected officials in providing an effective human resources program. The director shall direct and supervise all of the Human Resources Department's administrative and technical activities in addition to the duties imposed on the director in sections 383B.26 to 383B.42.
(b) The director shall:
(1) attend the meetings of the board, act as its secretary and maintain its official records;
(2) appoint the employees of the Human Resources Department in accordance with and subject to the provisions of sections 383B.26 to 383B.42; and
(3) recommend rules and amendments to rules for the administration of sections 383B.26 to 383B.42.
(c) The director shall establish uniform procedures and standards to:
(1) prepare, recommend and maintain a classification plan which shall group all positions in the county into classes;
(2) prepare, recommend, and maintain a compensation plan for the county service;
(3) except as provided in clauses (4) and (5), develop and hold competitive examinations to determine the qualifications of persons seeking employment in any class and to establish lists of those passing such examinations;
(4) develop a procedure and define the criteria for the selection and referral of qualified applicants to fill positions in classifications involving unskilled tasks or in classifications which require state licensure or certification to engage in the activity;
(5) establish alternative selection procedures to measure the ability of persons whose disabilities are so severe that the usual selection process cannot adequately predict job performance;
(6) when a vacancy is to be filled, to certify to the appointing authority upon requisition, the names of the persons highest on the appropriate layoff list, or if there is no such list, the appropriate eligible list for the class;
(7) maintain records necessary for the proper administration of sections 383B.26 to 383B.42;
(8) provide a system for checking payrolls and accounts for the payment of compensation to employees in the classified and unclassified service so as to enable the director, upon evidence thereof, to certify or cause to be certified the persons whose names appear thereon have been employed or on authorized leave before payment may be lawfully made to such employees;
(9) make investigations concerning the administration of sections 383B.26 to 383B.42 and rules made thereunder, and take corrective actions as deemed reasonable and appropriate to the situation;
(10) make investigations and reports required by the county board and report thereon; and
(11) make an annual report to the county board and the Human Resources Board on the activities of the Human Resources Department.
(d) The classification plan authorized in paragraph (c), clause (1), is effective on approval by the county board.
(e) The compensation plan authorized in paragraph (c), clause (2), may include benefits and other emoluments to improve the public service as determined by the human resources director. The plan is effective on approval by the county board which may approve or reject all or part of it.
(f) The examination process described in paragraph (c), clause (3), must provide for: (1) the rejection of otherwise eligible applicants or candidates who fail to comply with the reasonable requirements of the human resources director; and (2) examinations that may consist of any one or a combination of the following: written or oral tests of the subjective or objective type, physical tests, practical or demonstration tests, or evaluation of past training and experience. Oral tests, either of the question and answer type, or the interview type, may be used to test the candidates.
(g) The classifications described in paragraph (c), clause (4), must be authorized by the county board. Applicants to fill vacancies in the classifications are exempt from ranking and certification provided for in section 383B.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2). The director shall refer all qualified applicants to the appointing authority having vacancies in the appropriate classifications.
1965 c 855 s 6; 1967 c 646 s 1; 1980 c 573 s 6; 1994 c 596 s 5; 2000 c 416 s 8; 2009 c 50 s 2; 2015 c 10 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 383B — Hennepin County
Section 383B.021 — Compensation.
Section 383B.025 — County Board Appoints Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder.
Section 383B.031 — Board Vacancies: More Or Not More Than Six Months Out.
Section 383B.035 — County To Pay City, Town Special Election Expenses.
Section 383B.041 — Campaign Financing, Disclosure Of Economic Interests.
Section 383B.058 — Local Ordinances And Charters Superseded.
Section 383B.061 — Legislative Research Committee.
Section 383B.063 — Fort Snelling Precinct.
Section 383B.101 — County Administrator's Office; Establishment.
Section 383B.102 — Powers And Duties.
Section 383B.103 — Compensation; Removal.
Section 383B.111 — Budget And Financial Administration.
Section 383B.112 — Annual Budget.
Section 383B.113 — Long-range Capital Program.
Section 383B.114 — Appropriations And Tax Levy.
Section 383B.115 — Amendments.
Section 383B.116 — Payment Procedures And Accounting.
Section 383B.1161 — Electronic Approvals.
Section 383B.1162 — Credit Cards.
Section 383B.117 — Certificates Of Indebtedness.
Section 383B.119 — Financial Statements And Audits.
Section 383B.121 — Adult Corrections Facility.
Section 383B.122 — Superintendent.
Section 383B.124 — Work Release Program.
Section 383B.125 — Board May Run Factory With Inmates And Staff.
Section 383B.126 — Board May Lease Space Out To Run Factory.
Section 383B.127 — Diminution Of Sentence.
Section 383B.128 — Place Of Crime Must Pay Workhouse Inmate Daily Expense.
Section 383B.129 — Inmates From Other Jurisdictions.
Section 383B.141 — Authorization.
Section 383B.143 — Contracts For Purchases.
Section 383B.144 — Prequalification.
Section 383B.145 — Competitive Bidding.
Section 383B.146 — Purchases Consistent With Law.
Section 383B.147 — Vendor Discounts.
Section 383B.148 — Rules And Regulations.
Section 383B.149 — Purchases Or Contracts Forbidden.
Section 383B.151 — Financial Interest Forbidden.
Section 383B.1511 — Job Order Contracting.
Section 383B.152 — Building And Maintenance Fund.
Section 383B.153 — Contingent Account.
Section 383B.155 — Self-insurance.
Section 383B.158 — Design-build Contracts.
Section 383B.1581 — Design-build Process.
Section 383B.1582 — Rfp For Design-build.
Section 383B.1583 — Replacing Team Members.
Section 383B.1584 — Design-build Award.
Section 383B.1588 — Energy Forward Pricing Mechanisms.
Section 383B.159 — Real Property Leases.
Section 383B.20 — Parking Facilities.
Section 383B.203 — Certification Of Tax Lists.
Section 383B.205 — Special Assessments; Certification Fee.
Section 383B.207 — Special Assessments; Computation Of Interest.
Section 383B.211 — Authorization.
Section 383B.213 — Powers And Duties.
Section 383B.215 — Additional Authority.
Section 383B.217 — Hmo And Clinics.
Section 383B.218 — Bonding Authority; Hennepin County Medical Building.
Section 383B.219 — Ambulatory Health Centers And Clinics.
Section 383B.221 — Emergency Medical Service.
Section 383B.223 — Food Service.
Section 383B.229 — Existing Health Service Programs Not Affected.
Section 383B.235 — 80 Percent Of Council Must Ok Minneapolis Waste Burner.
Section 383B.236 — Waste Management.
Section 383B.237 — Library System.
Section 383B.245 — Library Levy.
Section 383B.251 — License Bureau.
Section 383B.255 — Public Safety Communications.
Section 383B.257 — County May Run Central Mobile Equipment Division.
Section 383B.259 — Pistol Range.
Section 383B.26 — Human Resources System; Purpose.
Section 383B.27 — Definitions For Human Resources Board And Department.
Section 383B.28 — Human Resources Board.
Section 383B.29 — Duties Of Human Resources Board.
Section 383B.30 — Director; Selection.
Section 383B.31 — Duties Of Human Resources Director.
Section 383B.32 — Unclassified And Classified Service.
Section 383B.34 — Classification Of Employees.
Section 383B.36 — Party To Litigation.
Section 383B.37 — Interference With Exam, Applicants; Political Activity.
Section 383B.38 — Removals, Suspensions, And Demotions.
Section 383B.389 — Disaster Volunteer Leave.
Section 383B.39 — Veterans To Be Given Preferential Rating.
Section 383B.41 — Discrimination.
Section 383B.42 — Appropriation Of Funds.
Section 383B.45 — County Board To Fix Time, Manner To Pay Salaries.
Section 383B.453 — Bond Of County Recorder Deputy.
Section 383B.455 — Legal Officers' Salaries.
Section 383B.457 — Officers' Salaries.
Section 383B.46 — Supplemental Retirement Account.
Section 383B.47 — Investment Of Retirement Money.
Section 383B.48 — Buying State Supplemental Investment Fund Shares.
Section 383B.49 — Supplemental Retirement Benefits; Redemption Of Shares.
Section 383B.491 — Minnesota State Retirement System Billing Authority.
Section 383B.493 — Withdrawal From Participation.
Section 383B.51 — No Assignment Or Garnishment.
Section 383B.52 — Administration Costs.
Section 383B.56 — Board May Regulate Public, Private Ambulances.
Section 383B.562 — Government Center; Liquor.
Section 383B.565 — Plats And Surveys; Approval.
Section 383B.60 — Special Permits; Seasonal Contractor's Permit; Fees.
Section 383B.603 — Board May File County Highway Maps For Record.
Section 383B.606 — Seasonal Load Limits.
Section 383B.608 — Local Road Aid.
Section 383B.61 — Transfer Of Drainage Systems.
Section 383B.611 — Probation And Investigation Department, Creation.
Section 383B.612 — Director Of Court Services; Other Employees.
Section 383B.613 — Duties Of Department.
Section 383B.614 — Space, Supplies, Expenses, Officer's Powers, Bond; Records.
Section 383B.63 — Public Defender For Crimes, Misdemeanors, Ordinances.
Section 383B.65 — Contracts, Leases With Bloomington For Court Space.
Section 383B.68 — Board Of Park District Commissioners.
Section 383B.70 — Compensation Of Commissioners.
Section 383B.702 — Depositories.
Section 383B.703 — District Renaming.
Section 383B.71 — Trail System.
Section 383B.72 — Land Acquisition; Town Consent.
Section 383B.73 — Park District Tax Levy.
Section 383B.75 — Municipal Building Commission.
Section 383B.751 — Care And Control Of Building.
Section 383B.752 — Expenses; Warrants.
Section 383B.753 — Exclusive Control.
Section 383B.754 — Budget Date.
Section 383B.77 — Hennepin County Housing And Redevelopment Authority.
Section 383B.78 — Bathing Beaches.
Section 383B.79 — Multijurisdictional Program.
Section 383B.80 — Hennepin County Deed And Mortgage Tax.
Section 383B.81 — Environmental Response Fund.
Section 383B.82 — Wind And Solar Business Entity Participation.
Section 383B.901 — Creation Of A County Subsidiary Corporation.
Section 383B.902 — Definitions.
Section 383B.907 — Corporate Powers.
Section 383B.908 — Limitations Upon Corporate Powers; Reserved Powers.
Section 383B.909 — Corporate Seal.
Section 383B.910 — Board Meetings.
Section 383B.911 — Public Depository.
Section 383B.912 — Transfer Of Rights.
Section 383B.913 — Lease Or Transfer Of Assets.
Section 383B.914 — Status Of Present Employees; Bargaining Units; Retirement Coverage.
Section 383B.915 — Bonding Authority Of Corporation.
Section 383B.916 — Financing Through County.
Section 383B.917 — Open Meeting Law; Government Data Practices Act.
Section 383B.918 — Health Services Plan.
Section 383B.919 — Tort Liability.
Section 383B.920 — Revenue Recapture Act.
Section 383B.921 — Purchasing.
Section 383B.922 — Legal Counsel.
Section 383B.923 — Self-insurance.
Section 383B.924 — Hospital Authorities.
Section 383B.925 — Tax-exempt Status.
Section 383B.927 — Intergovernmental Transfers.