Each position within the City shall be classified, shall be identified by a class specification and class title, and all positions within a classification shall be subject to the same pay range. The classification plan shall be approved by City Council.
No person shall be employed by the City to fill a position with any classification or pay range not included in the approved classification plan until such plan has been amended by the City Council to include such classification or pay range.
The City Manager may periodically instruct the Human Resource Director to review the duties and responsibilities of various or all positions within the City. The City Manager may from time to time make recommendations to City Council for amendments to the classification plan.
A. 
The Human Resource Director shall be responsible for the writing of all new class specifications and the conducting of reclassification studies. No class specification shall be used in the recruitment and/or selection of full-time regular positions without the approval of the Human Resource Director.
B. 
Written authorization from the City Manager must be received by the Human Resource Director before a reclassification study will be undertaken. The Human Resource Director shall determine the scope and methodology of all authorized studies. All classification studies shall be implemented subject to the pay plan administration provisions of the personnel rules. These studies are advisory in nature and the ultimate reclassification decision shall be made by the City Manager.