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SC Code § 8-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Local Or Local And State Officers And Employees Generally|Section 8-15-10. Determination of compensation of officers and employees.

 Except as otherwise provided or as prohibited by the Constitution of this State, the compensation of all officers and employees of the State or any political subdivision, department or agency thereof shall be as from time to time provided by the General Assembly or the particular political subdivision, department or agency concerned, as the case may be.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-50; 1952 Code Section 1-50; 1951 (47) 506.
SC Code § 8-15-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Local Or Local And State Officers And Employees Generally|Section 8-15-30. Duties of officers receiving statutory publications; manner in which publications are delivered.

 Each State and county officer entitled to receive a set of the Code, Code Supplement, Acts, Journals or other such publication shall file with the director of the Legislative Council a receipt acknowledging receipt of it before such publication shall be delivered to him. Each officer receiving such publications shall keep them in his office where they may be used by the public, but this provision shall in nowise affect any of the duties now imposed by law on any officer. Provided, that delivery may be made in the discretion of the director of the Legislative Council by furnishing a direct mailing list to the publisher of such publications or by delivery to the clerks of court in the several counties with a list explaining to whom the publications should be delivered, and requiring the clerks of court, in such event, to give a receipt for the entire delivery.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-60; 1952 Code Section 1-60; 1942 Code Section 2118-2; 1932 (37) 1185; 1940 (41) 1940; 1972 (57) 2809.
SC Code § 8-15-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Local Or Local And State Officers And Employees Generally|Section 8-15-40. Officer's delivery of state-owned Code and supplements to successor in office; liability on bond for value of retained Code; Code Commissioner to determine value.

 An officer receiving a set of the Code and its supplements, upon leaving office, shall deliver to his successor in office the codes and supplements which he received as an officer. An officer leaving office without turning over to his successor the sets of the codes and supplements delivered to him by virtue of his office is liable for them on his official bond. The Code Commissioner shall determine the value of the set. The codes and supplements after distribution to officers are and remain the property of the State and must be returned to the State Librarian by a person who is not authorized by law to retain them. The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this section and Section 8-15-30.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-61; 1952 Code Section 1-61; 1942 Code Section 2118-2; 1932 (37) 1185; 1940 (41) 1940; 2009 Act No. 10, Section 3, eff May 6, 2009.
SC Code § 8-15-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Local Or Local And State Officers And Employees Generally|Section 8-15-50. Public employee taking statement in investigation to provide copy to person making statement.

 Whenever any person employed by the State, or any county, city or municipality thereof, or any part of any such governing body, shall take a written statement in any investigation of any kind or nature from any person, the person receiving or taking the written statement shall give to the person making the statement a copy thereof and shall obtain from the person making the statement a signed receipt for the copy so delivered.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-65; 1952 (47) 1977.
SC Code § 8-15-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 15 - Local Or Local And State Officers And Employees Generally|Section 8-15-65. Annual salary supplements.

 (A) The General Assembly shall appropriate annually salary supplements for the following county officers:  (1) clerks of court;  (2) probate judges;  (3) sheriffs;  (4) registers of deeds;  (5) auditors;  (6) treasurers.  (B) The amounts appropriated for salary supplements pursuant to subsection (A) must include both salary and related employer contributions and are in addition to amounts provided as compensation for these officials by counties. To the extent that compensation for these officers is reduced by a county or there is any other reduction of expenditures in the operations of their offices, a corresponding reduction must be made in the distribution otherwise due the county pursuant to Chapter 27 of Title 6, the State Aid to Subdivisions Act.  (C) Except as provided in subsection (B), the salary supplement must be uniform with respect to a particular county officer but may vary between the different category of officers.  (D) Amounts appropriated for the officers listed in subsection (A)(1), (2), (3), and (4) must be paid to county treasurers in a lump sum at the beginning of the fiscal year and paid to these officers over a twelve-month period in the same manner that salaries are paid county employees. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section for the officers listed in subsection (A)(5) and (6) must be administered by the Office of the Comptroller General and paid in accordance with the schedule and method of payment provided for state employees.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, Section 17A, eff July 1, 1996; 1997 Act No. 34, Section 1, eff January 1, 1998.
SC Code § 8-17-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-110. Legislative findings, declaration of purpose, and short title.

 The General Assembly finds that a uniform procedure to resolve grievances of county and municipal employees arising from their public employment will contribute to more harmonious relations between public employers and public employees and result in an improvement in public service. The purpose of this article, which may be cited as the "County and Municipal Employees Grievance Procedure Act," is to implement this principle.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-66.11; 1971 (57) 479.
SC Code § 8-17-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-120. Adoption of plan for resolution of employee grievances; proper subjects for consideration.

 The governing body of any county or any incorporated municipality in this State may by ordinance or resolution adopt a plan for the hearing and resolution of employee grievances which, if adopted, shall conform substantially to the guidelines set forth in this article. As used in this article, grievances may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, dismissal, suspensions, involuntary transfers, promotions and demotions. Compensation shall not be deemed a proper subject for consideration under the grievance procedure except as it may apply to alleged inequities within an agency or department of the particular county or municipal jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-66.12; 1971 (57) 479.
SC Code § 8-17-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-130. Establishment, membership, and powers of grievance committees.

 The governing body of each county and incorporated municipality which elects to establish an employee grievance procedure pursuant to this article shall appoint a committee composed of not less than three nor more than nine members to serve for terms of three years, except that the members appointed initially shall be appointed so that terms will be staggered and one third of the terms shall expire each year. Any interim appointment to fill a vacancy for any cause prior to the completion of his term shall be for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for succeeding terms at the discretion of the appointing authority. All members of the grievance committee shall be selected on a broadly representative basis from among the career service or appointed personnel of the several county or municipal agencies, with the provision that, whenever a grievance comes before the committee initiated by or involving an employee of an agency of which a committee member also is an employee, such member shall be disqualified from participating in the hearing.  The committee shall select its own chairman from among its members. The chairman shall serve as the presiding officer at all hearings which he attends but may designate some other member to serve as presiding officer in his absence.  A quorum shall consist of at least two thirds of the committee members, and no hearings may be held without a quorum.  The presiding officer will have control of the proceedings. He shall take whatever action is necessary to insure an equitable, orderly and expeditious hearing. Parties shall abide by his decisions, except when a committee member objects to a decision to accept evidence, in which case the majority vote of the committee will govern.  The committee shall have the authority to call for files, records and papers pertinent to any investigation; to determine the order of the testimony and the appearance of witnesses; to call additional witnesses; and to secure the services of a recording secretary in its discretion.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-66.13; 1971 (57) 479.
SC Code § 8-17-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-140. Findings and decisions of committee; review by local governing body.

 The committee shall, within twenty days after hearing an appeal, make its findings and decision and report the findings and decision to the individual or body vested with employment and discharge authority. If the individual or body vested with employment and discharge authority approves, the decision of the grievance committee is final, and copies of the decision must be transmitted by the committee to the employee, to the chief administrative officer, and to the particular department or agency involved. If, however, the individual or body vested with employment and discharge authority rejects the decision of the committee, it shall make its own decision without further hearing, and that decision is final, with copies transmitted to the employee and the employing agency.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-66.14; 1971 (57) 479; 1988 Act No. 312, Section 2, eff February 24, 1988.
SC Code § 8-17-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-150. Request for hearing before committee.

 When any permanent county or municipal employee who has completed six months of satisfactory service is unable to resolve an alleged grievance by discussion and negotiation with his employer, he may request in writing a hearing before the grievance committee appointed and constituted as provided for in Section 8-17-130. The request for a hearing shall be directed to the governing body of the county or municipality concerned or to such administrative official as may be designated by the governing body. Within ten days of receipt of the employee's request, the governing body or its designated agency shall schedule the requested hearing and notify the grievance committee and the employee requesting the hearing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-66.15; 1971 (57) 479.
SC Code § 8-17-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-160. Powers of city managers.

 In any municipality which has adopted the council-manager form of government, the powers and duties otherwise conferred by this article on the governing body shall be exercised by the city manager.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-66.16; 1971 (57) 479.
SC Code § 8-17-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-310. Legislative findings; declaration of purpose; short title.

 The General Assembly finds that harmonious relations between public employers and public employees are a necessary and most important factor in the effective and efficient operation of government, and that a proper forum for the understanding and resolution of employee grievances will contribute to the establishment and maintenance of harmony, good faith, and the quality of public service. The General Assembly also recognizes that the most effective and cost efficient means of resolving grievances occurs at the lowest level, and state agencies are encouraged to use methods of alternative dispute resolution to avoid a grievance hearing and further litigation. It is for the protection and in the interests of both the employee and the agency via a neutral method of dispute resolution and fair administrative review, that this act, which may be cited as the "State Employee Grievance Procedure Act", is enacted.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 402, Section 1; 1996 Act No. 284, Section 2, eff October 1, 1996.
SC Code § 8-17-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-350. Duties of state personnel director relative to grievance appeals from agency decisions.

 When an appeal is filed, the State Human Resources Director shall assemble all records, reports, and documentation of the earlier proceedings on the grievance and review the case to ascertain that there has been full compliance with established grievance policies, procedures, and regulations within the agency involved and shall determine whether or not the action is grievable to the committee or a mediator-arbitrator. The attorney for the Office of Human Resources or a committee attorney shall provide the State Human Resources Director legal advice requested to assist the State Human Resources Director in complying with the provisions of this article. If the State Human Resources Director determines that the action is grievable, he shall forward the appeal and documents either (1) to the mediator-arbitrator for mediation-arbitration or (2) after the mediation process has been completed, to the designated committee panel and to the committee attorney for a hearing, whichever is appropriate based on the type of adverse employment action. The State Human Resources Director shall notify committee members, the committee attorney, and the parties concerned of the date, time, and place of hearings. The documents transmitted by the State Human Resources Director to the designated committee panel and committee attorney must be marked into evidence as "Committee Exhibit I" during the committee chairman's opening statement at the beginning of the hearing unless excluded by the committee attorney based on a prior objection raised by either party.  The State Human Resources Director is responsible for recording the hearings, and shall provide to the committee from the resources of the Office of Human Resources, the administrative and clerical services required.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 402; 1996 Act No. 284, Section 6, eff October 1, 1996.
SC Code § 8-17-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-360. Mediation of grievances by State Human Resources Director.

 Once an appeal has been made to the State Human Resources Director and has been determined to meet all jurisdictional requirements, but before forwarding the appeal to the committee, the State Human Resources Director shall appoint a mediator to the appeal of the following adverse employment actions: terminations, salary decreases based on performance, demotions, suspensions for more than ten days, and reductions in force when the State Human Resources Director determines there is a material issue of fact regarding inconsistent or improper application of the agency's reduction in force plan or policy. The mediator must be an impartial third party who shall act to encourage and facilitate the resolution of the dispute through mediation. The mediator shall review the documents which have been submitted by each party and shall schedule a time to meet with both parties, jointly or independently, to attempt to resolve the matter. Mediation conferences are confidential and limited to the parties and their representatives. Other persons may attend only with the permission of the parties and the mediator. The parties or their representatives attending a mediation conference must have full authority to negotiate and recommend settlement. Failure of the covered employee or the employee's representative to attend a mediation conference without reasonable justification constitutes a waiver of the employee's rights to further pursue the appeal. The State Human Resources Director shall determine whether or not reasonable justification exists based on documents submitted by the parties.  The mediator may not be compelled by subpoena or otherwise to divulge records or discussions or to testify in regard to the mediation in any adversary proceeding or judicial forum. All records, reports, documents, discussions, and other information received by the mediator while serving in that capacity are confidential.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 402, Section 6; 1996 Act No. 284, Section 7, eff October 1, 1996.
SC Code § 8-17-375 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-375. Reassignment, termination, or reduction of compensation of unclassified executive department employees appointed by governing board subject to Senate confirmation.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of an executive department of this State, except for the Department of Transportation, enumerated in Section 1-30-10(A) with a governing board who are unclassified, whose employment or compensation are decided by the governing board subject to specified approvals provided by law, and whose appointment or employment is subject to Senate confirmation may not be reassigned, terminated, or have their compensation reduced, except by majority vote of the governing board and approval by the Senate upon advice and consent prior to the action being taken or an interim appointment being made.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 20H, eff July 1, 2009.
SC Code § 8-17-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 17 - State Or Local Employees Grievance Procedure|Section 8-17-380. Grievance and performance appraisal procedure for academic employees.

 With respect to the teaching and research faculty, professional librarians, academic administrators, and all other persons holding faculty appointments at any post-secondary educational institutions described in item (10) of Section 8-17-370, each such institution, subject to the approval of the Director of the Department of Administration or its designee and the Commission on Higher Education, shall establish in writing:  (a) A performance appraisal procedure which shall assure:  (1) annual review and evaluation of such employees;  (2) written findings;  (3) review of evaluations with each covered employee;  (4) retention of performance appraisals and written comments of such employee, if any, in a permanent file with right of full disclosure to the employee.  (b) A grievance procedure which shall at an appropriate stage provide a hearing for such employees before an individual or committee designated for such purposes, at which the employee shall have the right to representation by counsel and the opportunity to present evidence in his behalf. Any such procedure shall include the right of the employee to appeal the post-hearing decision to the governing board of the institution, or a committee designated by the board for this purpose, such appeal to be limited to the record of the hearing. Discrimination in compensation, promotion, and work assignment shall be subjects for consideration by such grievance procedure. Dismissal of tenured or other permanent employees and dismissal prior to the end of an employment contract term shall be only for cause, and shall be subject for consideration by such grievance procedure. The granting or the failure to grant tenured status to such employees or nonrenewal of employment contracts at the end of the contract term shall not be subjects for consideration by such grievance procedure.  The grievance and performance appraisal procedure provided for herein shall be submitted to the Department of Administration or its designee and the Commission on Higher Education for approval within six months after the establishment of any new institution.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 402, Section 8.
SC Code § 8-19-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 19 - Merit System For State-aided Agencies|Section 8-19-15. Establishment of merit principles for personnel administration.

 A grant-in-aid agency required by federal law to operate under merit principles in the administration of its personnel programs as a condition of receiving federal grants, shall establish those policies and procedures necessary to assure compliance with the federal merit principles requirements.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 100, Part II, Section 33, eff July 1, 1999.
SC Code § 8-21-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 21 - Fees And Costs Generally|Section 8-21-10. Only fees and costs prescribed are recoverable.

 The several officers named in this chapter, Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 14, Chapter 19 of Title 14, Article 7 of Chapter 23 of Title 14, Chapter 19 of Title 19, Chapter 7 of Title 22, Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 22, and Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 23, shall be entitled to receive and recover the fees and costs prescribed by this chapter, Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 14, Chapter 19 of Title 14, Article 7 of Chapter 23 of Title 14, Chapter 19 of Title 19, Chapter 7 of Title 22, Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 22, and Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 23, and none other, for the services herein enumerated.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 27-1; 1952 Code Section 27-1; 1942 Code Section 4920; 1932 Code Section 4921; Civ. C. '22 Section 5726; Civ. C. '12 Section 4209; Civ. C. '02 Section 3100; G. S. 2429; R. S. 2553.