[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
There shall be a division of the City known as the "Division
of Human Resources."
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
There is hereby created the position of Director of Human Resources,
who shall be the head of the Division of Human Resources.
[Amended 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-5]
The Director of Human Resources shall be appointed by the Mayor,
and shall be employed by contract for a period of not more than three
years.
The Director of Human Resources shall, at a minimum, have an
earned baccalaureate degree in personnel management or related fields
plus five years' work experience in personnel and training, or an
earned masters degree in personnel management or related fields plus
three years' work experience in personnel and training. In either
case, the work experience must have included significant responsibilities
and involvement in collective bargaining and labor relations.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
The responsibilities of the Director of Human Resources shall
include but not be limited to the following:
A. Direct the Division of Human Resources.
B. Serve as the Mayor's designee in all employee contract negotiations.
C. Consult with, inform and seek the advice of senior City management
officials and coordinate with those officials the City's position
within the collective bargaining process.
D. Monitor the operation of the employee grievance process.
E. Develop and maintain uniform personnel policies, including a consistent
system of position descriptions and classifications and accompanying
compensation levels for all City employees, including those employed
under state and federal programs, subject to the approval of the City
Council.
F. Maintain a personnel record-keeping system for all City employees.
G. Develop and coordinate programs for the improvement of employee morale
and effectiveness, including training, career advancement, safety,
health, counseling and welfare programs, subject to the approval of
the City Council.
H. Assist department heads in maintaining eligibility lists for appointment
and promotion of City personnel and for certifying to appointing authorities
the names of persons qualified to fill vacancies.
I. Serve as labor services director of the City.
J. Supervise the administration of group insurance, worker's compensation
and other fringe benefit programs.
K. Consult with and inform department heads and City officials on all
aspects of personnel practices, labor relations, and civil service
regulations and procedures.
L. Advise the Mayor in the development of recruitment procedures for
management-level employees, and recommend annually to the Mayor compensation
levels and fringe benefits for all City employees not covered under
collective bargaining agreements. This subsection shall not apply
to executive officers, assistant department heads when acting as department
heads, boards and commissions, and heads of departments appointed
by the Mayor.
M. Serve as the affirmative action officer of the City.
N. Assist in representing the City before the State Labor Relations
Commission on matters of certification of bargaining units and in
unfair labor practice complaints.
O. Conduct periodic studies of City personnel practices, including studies
of compensation levels and fringe benefits and studies of the utilization
and disposition of the municipal work force.
P. Make an annual report in writing to the Mayor and City Council, to
include a review of the activities and plans of the department, and
an assessment of the effects of this chapter, and appropriate recommendations
for improving City personnel policies and practices.
The starting salary of the Director of Human Resources shall
be determined by contract.
The Director of Human Resources shall not exercise any jurisdiction
over executive officers, assistant department heads when acting as
department heads, boards, commissions, and heads of departments appointed
by the Mayor, but shall assist them in personnel matters.