[R.O. 2007 §26-1; Ord. No. 3521 §4, 3-4-1968]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Any person who is working for any department of the City
and who is not an appointed or elected official.
Any official of the City who holds his/her office by virtue
of an appointment by either the City Manager or City Council or both.
[R.O. 2007 §26-2]
Any employee violating any of the provisions of this Chapter
shall be subject to suspension and/or dismissal in addition to any
penalty which may be imposed for the violation of the same.
[R.O. 2007 §26-2.1; Ord. No. 4837 §1, 10-1-1984]
The City Council of the City of Poplar Bluff hereby adopts and
instructs its officers and employees to implement the "Affirmative
Action Plan for the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri". A copy of this
plan is on file in the City offices and incorporated herein by specific
reference.
[R.O. 2007 §26-3]
Appointments to positions with the City shall be made on the
basis of ability, training and experience. The City Manager shall
appoint all regular employees of the City except those required by
law to be officially appointed by the City Council.
[R.O. 2007 §26-4]
Firefighters and Police Officers shall serve a probationary
period of six (6) months. All other appointments to positions in the
service of the City shall be for a probationary period of ninety (90)
days. An employee may be dismissed during the probation period at
any time.
[R.O. 2007 §26-4.1; Ord. No. 3924 §1, 7-3-1972; Ord.
No. 4098 §1, 9-3-1974; Ord. No. 4365 §§1 — 2, 12-18-1978; Ord. No. 4591 §1, 6-1-1981; Ord.
No. 5262 §1, 3-6-1989; Ord. No. 5960 §1, 3-3-1997; Ord. No. 6060 §1, 4-6-1998; Ord. No. 7623 §1, 5-4-2015]
A.
Preference. In the judgment of the hiring officer
where two (2) or more applicants have equal qualifications, then preference
shall be given to that applicant living within the City limits.
B.
All present and future employees shall be allowed residency outside
the City limits of Poplar Bluff, provided that they reside within
the boundaries of Butler County, or in the adjacent Missouri Counties
of Ripley, Wayne, Carter, Stoddard and Dunklin, but not more than
forty-five (45) miles from the Butler County line. Employees of the
Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities Department may reside outside the
City limits within a twelve (12) mile radius of the Business Highway
60/67 (Chamber of Commerce building) intersection. The terms "present
employees" and "future employees" shall refer to regular employees
as of the date of the enactment of this Section. No City-owned vehicle
shall be driven home outside the boundary of Butler County.
[Ord. No. 7804 § 2, 8-7-2017; Ord.
No. 21-21, 6-7-2021]
C.
City Manager And Department Heads. The City Manager
and Assistant City Manager shall be required to reside within the
City limits. Current and future department heads shall be allowed
to reside outside the City limits but within the boundaries of Butler
County.
[Ord. No. 19-24, 4-22-2019]
D.
Telephone. All present and future employees shall
have telephone service at his/her place of residence or cellular service.
Unlisted phones will be permitted, providing that the unlisted phone
number be made available to all departments of the City.
E.
Violations. Any employee violating the residency
requirement regulations may be suspended, demoted or dismissed by
the City Manager.
[R.O. 2007 §26-5]
A.
Generally. The City Manager, with the advice and recommendations
of department heads, shall establish reasonable minimum standards
as to character, intelligence, ability to meet public and physical
conditions as necessary for satisfactory job performance.
B.
Examinations. Applicants for positions with the City may
be required to pass appropriate competitive written, oral and physical
examinations to determine whether they meet the established standards.
The examinations, if required, shall be prepared and given under the
direction of the City Manager or his/her designated representative.
Physical examinations required will be at the expense of the City.
[R.O. 2007 §26-6]
Department heads and supervisors shall anticipate retirements
and turnover and shall train employees to assume greater responsibility.
In filling vacancies, an effort should be made to promote qualified
employees from within the City forces before seeking an outside replacement.
[R.O. 2007 §26-7]
No official or employee of the City shall, without the approval
of his/her superior, disclose confidential information concerning
the property, government or affairs of the City. Nor shall he/she
under any circumstances use such information to advance the financial
or other private interest of himself/herself or others.
[R.O. 2007 §26-8]
A.
No
official or employee of the City shall accept any valuable gift, whether
in the form of service, loan, thing or promise, from any person who,
to his/her knowledge, is interested directly or indirectly in any
manner whatsoever in business dealings with the City; nor shall any
such official or employee:
[R.O. 2007 §26-9; Ord. No. 6081 §1, 6-1-1998]
No employee of the City shall seek nomination, election or appointment
to a City political office. No employee of the City shall use or threaten
to use his/her influence favoring or opposing any candidate for political
office; nor use any municipal facilities, supplies or equipment for
political purposes; nor shall any employee engage in any political
activities while on duty as a City employee or make any political
statement or appearance at a political function as a City employee.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit or prevent
any employee from contributing to any candidate, political committee
or political fund; from becoming or continuing to be a member of a
political club or organization; from fully participating in the activities
of and attending the meetings of a political club or organization;
from publicly displaying support for or opposition to any candidate
or issue through the distribution or the wearing of buttons, the display
of bumper stickers, signs or other means of expression; or from enjoying
entire freedom from all interference in casting his/her vote.
[R.O. 2007 §26-10; Ord. No. 4591 §1, 6-1-1981]
Vehicles owned by the City will be provided for certain personnel
for town purposes only. City vehicles are not to be used for personal
purposes. If a City vehicle is involved in an accident, either on
a public street or private property, the same shall not be moved until
such time as the Police Department and the employee's department head
are notified.
[R.O. 2007 §§26-11 — 26-13]
A.
Payroll Advances. Employees shall not receive an advance
in pay and upon termination of employment, they will be paid all wages
due within ten (10) days.
B.
To The City. The final paycheck due any officer or employee
who shall be indebted to the City shall not be issued until the extent
of such indebtedness to the City has been determined and cleared.
[R.O. 2007 §26-14]
The use of intoxicating beverages by any officer or employee
of the City while on duty is strictly prohibited and shall be cause
for immediate discharge.
[R.O. 2007 §26-15]
Employees of the City who are irregular in reporting for work
without acceptable reasons therefor may be discharged for irregular
attendance. The employee shall not be discharged for irregular attendance
unless he/she has been warned at least once by his/her department
head that his/her attendance is unsatisfactory and that further irregular
attendance will lead to discharge.
[R.O. 2007 §26-16]
The work of the City shall have precedence over the other occupational
interests of employees. All outside employment for salary, wages or
commission and all self-employment must be reported to and approved
by an employee's department head. Conflicting outside employment shall
be grounds for dismissal.
[R.O. 2007 §26-17]
During the investigation, hearing or trial of an employee on
any criminal charge or during the course of any civil action involving
an employee, when suspension would be in the best interests of the
City, the City Manager may suspend the employee without pay for the
duration of the proceedings as a non-disciplinary measure. Back pay
shall not ordinarily be recoverable, but where the suspension is terminated
by full reinstatement of the employee, the City Manager may authorize
full recovery of pay and benefits for the entire or for any lesser
period of the suspension.
[R.O. 2007 §26-18]
The City hereby reserves the right to suspend without pay for
not less than one (1) day or more than thirty (30) days any employee
for action that does not warrant dismissal.
[R.O. 2007 §26-19]
A.
Any
employee guilty of gross negligence, disloyalty to the City or defects
of character that bring discredit upon the City may be suspended,
fined, demoted or dismissed by the City Manager without notice.
B.
A permanent
employee whose work is not satisfactory over a period of time shall
be notified in what way his/her work is deficient and what he/she
must do if his/her work is to be satisfactory. If, after suitable
notice, the permanent employee continues to be negligent or fails
to do work up to the standards of the classification held, he/she
may be demoted or dismissed by the department head concerned and a
report of such action filed with the City Manager.
[R.O. 2007 §26-20; Ord. No. 5516 §1, 1-6-1992]
To leave the employment of the City with good standing, an employee
must give two (2) weeks' notice. The City will give two (2) weeks'
notice to any regular employee before laying off due to reduction
in force or elimination of job classification. The City Manager may
at his/her discretion waive the notice in unusual circumstance.
[R.O. 2007 §26-21]
In the event that a reduction in force becomes necessary, consideration
will be given to the quality of each employee's past performance,
the needs of the service and seniority in determining those employees
to be retained. Regular employees who are to be laid off due to reduction
in force will be given at least one (1) day pay period notice of anticipated
layoff.
[R.O. 2007 §26-22]
Temporary or part-time employees shall not be included in the
provisions of this Chapter and each will be set up on an individual
basis as to salary, working hours, work to be performed, etc., by
the City Manager. They will not be included in holiday leave, retirement
pay, etc., due to the fact that they are only employed part time or
on a temporary basis.
[R.O. 2007 §26-24; Ord. No. 4601 §1, 7-6-1981]
A request for personnel information shall be made in writing
to the City Manager and shall contain the name of the employee, the
type of information requested and the reason the request is being
made. Thereafter, the City Manager or his/her designate shall release
information consistent with the provisions of Chapter 610, RSMo.
[R.O. 2007 §26-25; Ord. No. 5790 §1, 3-20-1995]
A.
Immediate Family Defined. "Immediate family" shall mean spouses, children, stepdaughter, stepson, parents, brothers,
sisters, grandparents, parent-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandchildren. Immediate family shall
also include persons related by blood or marriage residing in an employee's
home.
B.
Conditions Where Immediate Family May Not Be Employed. Immediate
family shall not be employed in any positions where:
1.
Two (2) or more family members would be employed in the same City
department;
2.
One (1) member would have the authority to supervise, appoint, remove
or discipline or evaluate the performance of the other;
3.
One (1) member would be responsible for auditing the work of the
other;
4.
Other circumstances exist which would place the family members in
a situation of actual or reasonably foreseeable conflict between the
City's interests and their own.
