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Deputy Sheriff ~ Lateral Incentives

VACATION ACCRUALS

 

This incentive allows the Sheriff’s Department the ability to increase the level a lateral may earn vacation leave . The Department  recognizes that a lateral candidate may have been earning vacation leave at a higher rate than an entry level employee in their current position. This policy would not front load any vacation leave time for lateral candidates. Lateral candidates may be placed within Stanislaus County's existing vacation accrual schedule closest to their current vacation accrual rate, but they may not exceed the vacation accrual rates they are currently earning.

For example, a lateral candidate has 10 years of experience in another County and is earning 160 hours of vacation at the time they transfer employment to Stanislaus County. The lateral candidate's vacation bank would start at zero, the same as all new County employees, however the lateral candidate would begin to accrue vacation leave at a higher rate than new employees. The lateral candidate's accrual rate will be matched as close as possible to the County's applicable vacation rate schedule, but may not exceed the candidate's current 160 hours of vacation leave benefit.

SICK LEAVE ACCRUALS

This incentive would allow the Department to front load the equivalent of six months of sick leave accruals (48 hours) at the start of the first pay period following the date of hire. The lateral transfer would not accrue any additional sick leave until they have completed six months of service. This incentive is intended to provide some continuity of sick leave benefits for candidates who are considering transferring employment to Stanislaus County and losing an existing bank of accrued sick leave benefits.

 

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PROBATIONARY PERIOD

This incentive would allow the Sheriff to grant a lateral transfer permanent status upon completion of six months of satisfactory employment with Stanislaus County, as evidenced by a documented performance evaluation. This provision may only be used when the candidate has already gained permanent  status in the same classification with his/her current employer. If the candidate were on probation with his/her current organization, the County's initial probationary period 12 months would apply.

PAY INCENTIVE

The Department offers the following pay incentives: FTO, K-9, SWAT, Bomb, Bi-Lingual, POST Intermediate, POST Advance, Detective, Dive Team, Background Investigator, Mounted Unit, Designated K-9 Trainer, Hostage Negotiator, Community Deputy, High Tech Crimes, Designated Range Master, Motor Officer, and Aero Squadron Flight Officer (Pilot and Non-pilot).

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