Duchesne County

Government Manual

Recruitment and Selection

examination shall be conducted by a provider selected by the Sheriff’s Office. An exception to this requirement may be made at the sole discretion of the Sheriff for applicants:

1.
Who are currently employed on a full-time basis for any other Law Enforcement Agency for which there was a full-time personnel/human resource department and
2.
Where the applicant has received a satisfactory background check.
(h)
Review board or selection committee assessment - The primary decision on employee selection belongs to the Department Head and/or Elected Official; however, the Human Resources Director has the right to veto a selection only if the Human Resources Director determines that the selection will violate law or policy. In such a circumstance, the Board of County Commissioners shall make the final hiring decision in departments not headed by an Elected Official.
(i)
The Human Resources Director may request to be present at all hiring interviews and the County Commission reserves the right to be present at any interview.

600.4.1 VETERAN PREFERENCE

The County will provide any veteran preference required by law.

600.5 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Every candidate shall undergo a background investigation to verify the candidate’s application information and ability to perform duties relevant to the position.

600.5.1 NOTICES

Background investigators should ensure that investigations are conducted and notices provided in accordance with the requirements of the FCRA and applicable state law (15 USC § 1681d).

600.5.2 REVIEW OF SOCIAL MEDIA SITES

Due to the potential for accessing unsubstantiated, private, or protected information, the County should not require candidates to provide passwords, account information, or access to password-protected social media accounts.

The County Commission or the authorized designee should ensure that potentially impermissible information is not available to any person involved in the candidate selection process.

600.5.3 RECORDS RETENTION

The County will maintain this Recruitment and Selection Policy and will make it available for review to an applicant immediately upon request by such Applicant, including before Duchesne County obtains or Applicant provides Applicant’s Personal Information.

If the County does not employ the Applicant, it will not retain Applicant’s Personal Information for more than two years after the date on which Applicant provides the information to the County as part of the application process.