[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
Administration of these Personnel Rules and Regulations shall be vested with the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her designee. For purposes of these Personnel Rules and Regulations, any reference to the Chief Administrative Officer shall be deemed to include any designee of the Chief Administrative Officer, specifically including but not limited to the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of the City. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief Administrative Officer to administer, interpret, and from time to time recommend to the City Council appropriate amendments in order to maintain these Personnel Rules and Regulations.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
Individual Department Heads may formulate written departmental or divisional work rules or policies for efficient and effective administration of the department. Said rules shall not be in conflict with the provisions of these Personnel Rules and Regulations. A copy of any departmental work rules should be placed on file with the Chief Administrative Officer.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
There shall be a Civil Service Commission which shall, consistent with State Statute:
a. 
Advise the City Council and the Chief Administrative Officer, upon its or his or her request, on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations on the status of the City's personnel system;
b. 
Review, comment, and advise the Chief Administrative Officer, upon his or her request, concerning specific changes in these Personnel Rules and Regulations;
c. 
Review and recommend to the City Council, upon its request, the approval of job descriptions, classification and pay plans for the City;
d. 
Advise the Chief Administrative Officer, upon his or her request, on appropriate interpretation of provisions of these Personnel Rules and Regulations;
e. 
Hear grievance appeals in accordance with article XIII; and
f. 
Perform such other duties with reference to these Personnel Rules and Regulations as may be directed by the City Council or Chief Administrative Officer.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
These Personnel Rules and Regulations shall be applicable only to those employees in the classified service of the City. Specifically excluded from these Personnel Rules and Regulations provisions shall be: the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Clerk, who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council; Police Chief, Fire Chief, Director of Public Services, Director of Finance, Director of Procurement, Director of Parks and Recreation, Director of the Electric Department, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Management Information Systems or any other Director or comparable position, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Administrative Officer. Employees of the Park Board, Library Board, Housing Authority and Special Business District are excluded from these provisions. Employees represented by any organized labor union shall be subject to the provisions of these Personnel Rules and Regulations, except to the extent that any specific term or provision in any collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding in effect between the City and any unit of employees represented by a labor union is in conflict with any specific provision in these Personnel Rules and Regulations, in which event the specific provisions of any such collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding shall govern and supersede any conflicting provision in these Personnel Rules and Regulations.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
Specific areas of responsibility shall be reserved to management. Such management rights shall not be diminished by action of labor organizations and any related working agreements. The management of the City shall:
a. 
Determine the nature, scope and definition of the City organization including: classification, selection, number, retention, promotion, reorganization, transfer, deployment, assignment, layoff, recall and scheduling of employees.
b. 
Determine the methods, means, tools, equipment and personnel by which operations are to be conducted, including the right to contract and subcontract existing and future work.
c. 
Direct and supervise employees.
d. 
Discipline, suspend, demote and/or discharge employees.
e. 
Require as a part of normal employee development that the employee fulfill the responsibility of the position and attain or maintain minimal skills of the classification.
f. 
Take the necessary measures to maintain optimum productivity in operations.
g. 
Determine the necessity for and assignment of overtime in compliance with appropriate related legislation and/or court rulings.
h. 
Determine the scope, priority and amount of budget allocations.
[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 City Council may promulgate and establish administrative personnel policies and procedures not inconsistent with or limited to these Personnel Rules and Regulations, such as:
a. 
Hours of work/work schedules.
b. 
Pay periods.
c. 
Performance Appraisal Systems.
d. 
Personnel records and reports.
e. 
Temporary work assignments and transfers.
f. 
Use of City vehicles and mileage reimbursement.
g. 
Outside employment.
h. 
Seniority and impact of seniority.
i. 
Conflict of Interest/Code of Ethics.
j. 
Safety procedures.
k. 
Job-related injury procedures.
l. 
Other related internal administrative personnel matters.