Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4300 - COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FISCAL MANUAL › COUNTY AND COUNTY JOINDER ALLOWABLE COST STANDARDS › Section 4300.43 - Compensation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
					 will participate in compensation up to the combined prevailing Commonwealth
					 salaries and benefits for functionally equivalent positions.
(b) The County Civil Service Personnel
					 Compensation Board authorized counties to create a compensation plan which
					 insures to each local county autonomy in setting salaries for civil service
					 employes. The compensation plans shall be signed by the county commissioners
					 and submitted to the Department for approval. The Department will participate
					 in the cost of salaries of approved plans under the authority of the act and
					 the 1973 agreements between the Department, the county commissioners and the
					 Civil Service Commission. Reimbursement will be made on the basis of the
					 approved county compensation plan. The portion of salaries exceeding the
					 Commonwealth's rate will not be reimbursed.
(c) The Department's Office of Personnel
					 Services will monitor and verify the civil service personnel appointments.
					 Appointments and changes, such as filling vacancies for approved positions for
					 full-time, part-time and temporary employes are processed under the procedures
					 contained in the personnel action guide.
(d) State participation in salaries is not
					 guaranteed until the action is processed under current personnel
					 procedures.
(e) Fees charged to
					 local authorities by the Civil Service Commission are allowable expenses and
					 eligible for Departmental participation.
(f) A part-time employe is an employe who on
					 a continuing basis works less than the county's/joinder's standard work week.
					 The Department will participate in wages paid for the actual number of hours
					 worked. The Department will participate at the appropriate hourly rate for the
					 job classification as provided in the county civil service personnel
					 compensation plan.
(g) The
					 Department will participate in the cost of salaries/wages for personnel hired
					 as temporary help. The Department will participate at the appropriate rate for
					 the job classification as provided in the county civil service personnel
					 compensation plan. Temporary employes may not be maintained on the payroll for
					 a period longer than 9 months.
(h)
					 The Department will participate in the cost of overtime. The appropriate county
					 authority shall be responsible for approving overtime plans, and for ensuring
					 that adequate controls are maintained to prevent the excessive use of overtime.
					 The appropriate county authority may delegate authority for the implementation
					 of the approved overtime and the determination of whether employes will receive
					 pay or compensatory time off.
(i)
					 The Department will participate in the cost of compensation for employes who
					 are required to be available for emergencies. The appropriate county authority
					 is responsible for approving standby time plans, and for ensuring that adequate
					 controls are maintained to prevent the excessive use of standby time. The
					 appropriate county authority may delegate the authority for the implementation
					 of the approved plan.
(j) The
					 Department will participate in the cost of compensation for employes who are
					 called to work outside of their regular work schedule and who are not on
					 standby. The appropriate county authority shall be responsible for approving
					 call time plans, and for ensuring that adequate controls are maintained to
					 prevent the excessive use of call time. The appropriate county authority may
					 delegate the authority for the implementation of the approved plan.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													4300.41 (relating to
						  applicability).