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Appendix C <br />Lateral Hire Employees <br />A. Experienced Lateral New Hires <br />Experienced lateral new hires may receive credit for their service time as a fully commissioned law <br />enforcement officer, excluding Reserve, specially and limited commission status, and part{ime <br />employment. Lateral hire officers shall be placed on the wage scale in appendix A at the discretion <br />of the employer. Once placed on the wage scale, the lateral hire employee shall advance to the <br />next step after completion of the number of months required at that step for all employees, including <br />the time credited upon initial hire. Time credited for the purpose of pay, shall count towards time <br />served when computing longevity. <br />The employer may credit the employee with credit for their service as a fully commissioned <br />law enforcement officer for the purpose of annual leave accrual. Once placed on the annual <br />leave accrual scale, the lateral hire employee shall advance to the next step after completion <br />of the number of months/years required at that step for all employees, including the time <br />credited upon initial hire. <br />The employer may credit lateral hire employees with a one-time deposit of annual leave <br />equal to 12 hours per year of credited service, up to a maximum of 72 hours. <br />The employer may credit lateral hire employees with a one-time deposit of sick leave equal <br />to 8 hours per year of credited service, up to a maximum of 48 hours. <br />Any service time credit shall be for the purpose of computing pay and leave accrual rates <br />only. Service time credit shall have no effect on classification, office or other seniority rights. <br />Placement on the wage scale, vacation scale or initial award of hours under this appendix is <br />at the sole discretion of the Sheriff and is not subject to the grievance procedure. <br />1 <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />33