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City of Kirkwood, MO
St. Louis County
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[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018[1]; Ord. No. 10621, 9-5-2019; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10733, 11-4-2021; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
These policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are established by the authority of Ordinance enacted by the City Council on November 4, 2021.
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Editor's Note: Former Appendix E, Personnel Rules And Regulations, containing sections E-100 through E-3240, was repealed 9-20-2018 by Ord. No. 10516 set out herein.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
The purpose of these Personnel Rules and Regulations is the formulation of sound personnel policies designed to promote efficiency and economy, reward meritorious service, provide for the settlement of grievances, develop and maintain morale, and establish nondiscriminatory standards for the classification and compensation of City employees.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
a. 
These Personnel Rules and Regulations only outline the major employment policies of the City of Kirkwood. The Personnel Rules and Regulations are not intended to be and shall not be considered all inclusive. The Personnel Rules and Regulations are not intended to be a substitute for the good judgment, common sense, and discretion of City personnel. These Personnel Rules and Regulations supersede and replace all previous Personnel Rules and Regulations.
b. 
Classified, permanent, full-time employees who are not serving a probationary period of any kind are subject to the Disciplinary Action provisions of article IX and the Grievance, Complaint and Appeal procedure set forth in article XIII. All employees are employed "at will" and the City expressly reserves the legal right to discharge or terminate such employees at any time and for any reason, with or without prior notice. Likewise employees have the legal right to terminate their employment at any time and for any reason. These Personnel Rules and Regulations are not a contract and are not intended to create any contractual obligations on the part of the City to employ any individual for any definite duration.
c. 
As circumstances arise in which the City may determine that changes to these policies are necessary, the City reserves the right to change these policies at any time and reserves the unilateral right to do so at any time without prior notice to its employees. Accordingly, no statement in these Personnel Rules and Regulations is intended as a contractual commitment or obligation of the City to any employee.
d. 
Likewise, no City employee has the right to enter into any employment agreement with any employee contrary to the provisions of this section of these Personnel Rules and Regulations without City Council approval.
e. 
These policies and procedures shall not be inconsistent with but complementary to related State and Federal laws and regulations. If any provision becomes invalid due to subsequent passage or interpretations of related legislation or court rulings, the remaining provisions shall not be invalidated. In addition, specific provisions of any employee benefit plan documents shall be controlling with respect to any such benefits.