Rule 18: Employee Development

18.01 EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

It shall be the responsibility of the Sheriff and his staff to administer and conduct programs of in-service training and counseling and to insure effective utilization of employees in order to promote individual, group, and departmental efficiency. The Sheriff and his staff shall cooperate with the Civil Service Commission, non-classified employees, and others in the classified service to promote in-service training of employees, to the end that the high standards and quality of services rendered to the county may be provided and that employees may be aided to equip themselves for advancement in the Sheriff’s Department. To accomplish these ends, cooperative arrangements with other public agencies including educational institutions, may be made by the Sheriff of his designee.