[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Leonardtown
4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 60. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Personnel — See Charter, Art. 8.
Code of Ethics — See Ch. 9.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a system of personnel administration
in the Town of Leonardtown that is based on merit and fitness. The system
shall provide means to select, develop and maintain an effective municipal
work force through the impartial application of personnel policies and procedures
free of personal and political consideration and regardless of race, sex,
age, creed, national origin or handicapping condition.
All offices and positions of the municipal government are divided into
the classified service and the unclassified service. The classified service
shall include all regular full-time and regular part-time positions in the
town's service unless specifically placed in the unclassified service. All
offices and positions of the municipal government placed in the unclassified
service are as follows:
A.
All elected officials.
B.
The Town Administrator, heads of all offices and departments
and persons appointed to fill vacancies in these positions.
C.
Members of appointed boards and commissions.
D.
Consultants, advisers and legal counsel rendering temporary
professional service.
E.
The Town Attorney.
F.
Independent contractors.
G.
Persons employed by the municipality for not more than
three months during a fiscal year.
H.
Part-time employees paid by the hour of the day and not
considered regular.
I.
Volunteer personnel appointed without compensation.
J.
The Town Treasurer.
K.
The Election Judge.
The personnel system shall be administered by the Town Administrator,
who shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
A.
Exercise of leadership in developing an effective personnel
administration system subject to provisions in this chapter, other ordinances,
the Town Charter and federal and state laws relating to personnel administration.
B.
Establishment of policies and procedures for the recruitment,
appointment and discipline of all employees of the municipality subject to
those policies as set forth in this chapter, the Town Charter and the Municipal
Code.
C.
Fixing and establishment of the number of employees in
the various municipal government departments and offices and determining the
duties, authority, responsibility and compensation in accordance with the
policies as set forth in the Town Charter and Code and subject to the approval
of the Mayor and Council and budget limitations.
D.
Fostering and development of programs for the improvement
of employee effectiveness, including training, safety and health.
E.
Maintenance of records of all employees subject to the
provisions of this chapter, which shall include each employee's class, title,
pay rates and other relevant data.
F.
Making of periodic reports to the Mayor and Council regarding
the administration of the personnel system.
G.
Recommendation to the Mayor and Council of a position
classification plan and installation and maintenance of such a plan upon approval
by the Mayor and Council.
H.
Preparation and recommendation to the Council of a pay
plan for all municipal government employees.
I.
Development and administration of such recruiting programs
as may be necessary to obtain an adequate supply of competent applicants to
meet the employment needs of the municipal government.
J.
Responsibility for certification of payrolls.
K.
Performance of such other duties and exercise of such
other authority in personnel administration as may be prescribed by law and
the Mayor and Council.
The Town Administrator shall develop rules and regulations, in the form
of an employees' handbook, necessary for the effective administration of the
personnel system. Amendments to the rules and regulations shall be made in
accordance with the procedure below.
The town shall maintain adequate records of the employment record of
every employee as specified herein.
The Mayor and/or Council may direct the Town Administrator to contract
with any competent agency for the performance of such technical services in
connection with the establishment of the personnel system or with its operation
as may be deemed necessary.
No person in the classified service or seeking admission thereto shall
be employed, promoted, demoted or discharged or in any way favored or discriminated
against because of political opinions or affiliations or because of race,
color, creed, national origin, sex, ancestry, age or religious belief.
Amendments or revisions of these rules may be recommended for adoption
from time to time. Such amendments or revisions of these rules shall become
effective after approval by the governing body at a regular public meeting.
