This article shall apply only to full-time, permanent members of the classified service
of the sheriff's office and those persons serving in a probationary status which is
attendant to a promotion or transfer. This article shall not apply to members of the
sheriff's executive staff or persons within the unclassified service who serve solely
at the pleasure of the sheriff. It is the express purpose of this article to provide
guidelines and procedures for the appeal of specified disciplinary action against
those appointees and employees covered by this article. This article shall confer
privileges incidental to employment, rather than any rights, except as specifically
provided in this article. This article shall not be held or construed to create any
property rights or any vested interest in any office, position or employment, and
the right is reserved by the sheriff to seek the modification or amendment of this
article or any section of this article at any time.
