The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) Personnel Commission was established in December 1967 to administer the Merit System (details below) for Classified employees—rules and procedures to employ and promote on the basis of merit. The Merit System seeks to obtain the highest efficiency while assuring the selection and retention of the best-qualified people in the service of SCOE.

The SCOE Personnel Commission, which typically meets monthly, works to:

• assist in maintaining a smoothly operating workforce that ably performs required tasks;
• ensure employees’ positions are properly classified so that each employee is compensated fairly, commensurate with duties assigned and performed;
• and ensure the selection, promotion, and retention of Classified employees on the basis of merit and fitness through competitive examinations, removing personal favoritism and political influence.

Three Commissioners serve staggered, three-year terms. One member is appointed by the Sacramento County Board of Education, and another is appointed by the Classified collective bargaining employee unit (CSEA Chapter 480). Together, they select a third member. The Chief Administrator of Human Resources serves as secretary to the Commission.

Classified Job Descriptions are created and overseen by the Commission. California Education Code Sections 45240–45320 specify the responsibilities of Personnel Commissions across the state.