There shall be a Personnel Department with a Director, appointed
by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by the Common Council. The
Director shall serve in accordance with state law and shall recommend
appointment of such deputies, assistants and employees of his department
as may be necessary to implement the duties of his office and as shall
be authorized.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Director shall
be responsible to the Mayor for the administration of personnel benefits,
employees relations, contract administration and negotiation, training
of personnel, affirmative action, long-range staff planning and all
other personnel functions assigned by state law to the City Civil
Service Commission.
The Personnel Director shall establish and maintain a roster
of all City officers and employees. Such roster shall show for each
city officer and employee the date of appointment, the title of the
position, the rate of pay and rate changes, promotions, demotions,
transfer, the time and any other information the Personnel Director
considers necessary for a proper personnel record.
No payroll, estimate or account providing for the payment of
wages or salaries shall be approved by the City Chamberlain, unless
it bears the certificate of the Personnel Director that the persons
named therein have been, during the period specified, employed in
their respective positions in accordance with law and rules made pursuant
to law.
The Personnel Director shall maintain and administer, pursuant
to state law, a job evaluation and salary plan for city employees
and periodically resurvey prevailing positions and salaries and recommend
amendments to eliminate inequities, recruiting difficulties and employee
turnover problems.
The Personnel Director shall monitor performance of agreements
with recognized employee representatives concerning terms and conditions
of employments, wages, employees' sick leave, vacation, health
insurance, retirement plans and such other matters as may come before
him; counsel with department heads at the direction of the Mayor as
to employee/employer responsibilities and methods for meeting individual
problems; advise the Mayor regarding needed changes in agreements
and the impact of other proposed changes; and conduct negotiations
with employee representatives as designated by the Mayor.