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PERSONNEL AND FISCAL. MANAGEMENT The parties recognize that natural resources conservation programs are delivered through an intergovernmental system, in which federal, state, and local governments work together. The parties will work together to provide staffing and fiscal resources commensurate with workload, priorities, allocated funding, and expertis~ necessary to deliver a balanced and diversified conservation program. Staffmg will be a mix of employees provided by federal, state, county, and district resources. There are certain authorities delegated to specific staff as follows: Department Head The parties jointly agree that the District Conservationist will serve as the department head. The Department Head will represent the District and ils employees at county meetings, conferences, and appropriate functions. Personnel Management The management of personnel will be as follows: a) Hiring and dismissal of employees will be in accordance with county personnel policies. b) The management ofNRCS personnel is the responsibility ofNRCS. c) The management of county employees is the responsibility of the County Manager. In the interest of facilitating these responsibilities the District Conservationist is delegated the authority for: District ConservationiSt is delegated the authority for: 1) Daily supervision and guidance 2) Leave (absence from duty) coordination and approval up to 5 (five) days. 3) Delivery of employee training and development d) The District Conservationist will make recommendations to the County Manager regarding the following in accordance with county government policy: 1) Recruitment and hiring of district employees 2) Employee petformance evaluation, including awards, disciplinary actions and separation 3) Leave coordipation and approval exceeding 40 (forty) hours 4) Certification of Time and Attendance reports 5) Determination and approval of training requiring expenditure of district funds 6) For counties with technicians cost shared through the state's Agriculture Cost Share Program, responsibility for documenting 2080 hours for each funded position spent per year on non-point source pollu,\ion control issues by office staff. In the event that a county empl?yee feels aggrieved, their recourse is according to county government personnel policy. The parties agree to work cooperatively to resolve employee grievances. Hiring, supervision, development, evaluation and dismissal of employees will be done in accordance with applicable law and county personnel policies. Fiscal Management The parties will work together \0 maximize available resources and actively seek funding to accomplish natural resource priorities and programs. Each party is responsible for its own fiscal resources to include equipment, supplies, and accounts. Cr-~