(1) Two positions designated by each district court judge;

(2) Two positions designated by each of the following elected officials: assessor, auditor, clerk, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, and each county councilmember;

(3) Four positions designated by the county executive;

(4) Eight positions designated by the sheriff in accordance with RCW 41.14.070; the chief of the corrections bureau established by SCC 2.15.010 plus a deputy bureau chief, director of administration, detention commander, community corrections commander, health services administrator, and psychiatrist; and the Commander of the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force appointed by the sheriff in accordance with SCC 3.67.020;

(5) The department heads appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council;

(6) The division directors and division managers and deputy department heads of executive and administrative departments whose department head is appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council;

(7) The professional employees within the executive’s office;

(8) Deputy prosecuting attorneys in the prosecuting attorney’s office except as provided in Snohomish County Ordinance 83-147;

(9) The professional employees within the county council’s office;

(10) Two positions designated by each superior court judge, the superior court commissioners, the administrator, superior/juvenile court, the assistant administrator, superior court operations, the assistant administrator, juvenile court operations, the case flow administrative manager, superior court, the programs administrator, superior court, the human resources manager, superior/juvenile court, and the administrative assistant, superior/juvenile court; except that no law clerk/bailiff hired and designated pursuant to this chapter subsequent to December 31, 1992, shall be entitled to the leave benefits conferred by this chapter, but instead they shall receive, use and accrue vacation, sick and holiday benefits in accordance with chapter 3A.06 SCC;

(11) The administrator of the office of hearings administration and any deputy examiners selected and appointed pursuant to SCC 2.02.030 and 2.02.040;

(12) The health officer appointed pursuant to SCC 2.300.080;

(13) Any classified employee transferred, reclassified or promoted to an exempt position on or after the effective date of this subsection;

(14) The law and justice cabinet FTE appointed pursuant to SCC 3.68.030(7); and

(15) The professional county employees within the office of county performance auditor established by SCC 2.700.010, if any. (Added by Ord. 85-113 § 2, Nov. 20, 1985; Amended by Ord. 89-172 § 2, Jan. 10, 1990; Amended by Ord. 90-110, Aug. 1, 1990; Amended by Ord. 91-118, Aug. 28, 1991; Amended by Ord. 92-160, Dec. 21, 1992; Amended by Ord. 97-008, Apr. 2, 1997, Eff date Apr. 13, 1997; Amended by Ord. 01-117, Nov. 7, 2001, Eff date Nov. 19, 2001; Amended by Ord. 02-037, Aug. 21, 2002, Eff date Sept. 6, 2002; Amended by Ord. 03-048, July 2, 2003, Eff date July 17, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 04-009, Mar. 10, 2004, Eff date Mar. 25, 2004; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-049, June 6, 2007, Eff date July 1, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-063, July 11, 2007, Eff date Sept. 1, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-014, Apr. 30, 2008, Eff date May 17, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-137, Nov. 10, 2008, Eff date Jan. 1, 2009; Amended by Ord. 12-015, Apr. 4, 2012, Eff date Apr. 21, 2012; Amended by Amended Ord. 13-043, June 19, 2013, Eff date Jan. 1, 2014; Amended by Ord. 22-067, Dec. 14, 2022, Eff date Dec. 26, 2022).