In order to establish a uniform procedure for dealing with personnel
matters, to attract to municipal service the most qualified persons
available, and to assure that appointments, promotions and other personnel
actions will be based on merit and fitness and other factors related
to the job and city service, the personnel system codified in this
chapter is adopted.
(Ord. 2011 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1995 § 3, 2019)
The city manager shall be the personnel officer.
(Ord. 2011 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1995 § 3, 2019)
Except as to those duties imposed upon him by Section 2.08.010(2)(b),
the city manager may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred
upon him as personnel officer under this chapter to any other officer
or employee of the city, or may recommend that such powers and duties
be performed under contract.
(Ord. 2011 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1995 § 3, 2019)
The personnel officer shall:
(1) Administration
of Chapter, Rules.
Administer all the provisions of this chapter and of the personnel
rules not specifically reserved to the council;
(2) Appointments,
Dismissals, Discipline, Transfers.
Pursuant to duties imposed upon him by Section 2.08.010(2)(b),
appoint, discipline, dismiss and transfer all heads of departments,
subordinate officers and employees, except the city attorney and the
city treasurer;
(3) Amendment
of Rules.
Prepare and recommend to the council revisions and amendments
to the personnel rules;
(4) Examinations—Notices,
Applications—Eligible List.
Publish or post notices of examinations for positions in the
competitive service; receive applications therefor; administer and
grade examinations; certify a list of persons eligible for appointment
to an appropriate position in the competitive service;
(5) Position
Classification Plan.
Prepare a position classification plan and subsequent revisions
thereto, which plan and revisions shall become effective upon approval
by the council; and
(6) Compensation
Plan.
Prepare a plan of compensation, and revisions thereof, covering
all classifications in the competitive service, which plan and revisions
shall become effective upon approval by the council.
(Ord. 2011 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1995 § 3, 2019)
The positions in the city service which are not covered by this
chapter include, without limitation, those listed below:
(1) Elective
Offices.
Elective offices;
(2) Board,
Commission, Committee Members.
Positions on appointive boards, commissions and committees;
(3) Persons
on Stipend.
Persons paid a stipend in lieu of wages to defray expenses during
training;
(4) Persons
Employed Under Contract.
Persons employed under contract to supply expert, professional
or technical services;
(5) Volunteers.
Volunteer personnel who receive no regular compensation from
the duty including, without limitation, police and fire reserve;
(6) Enumerated
Positions.
City manager, assistant of or to city manager, secretary to
city manager, city attorney and attorneys employed in the city attorney's
office, department heads, city treasurer, city clerk, city engineer,
personnel manager.
(Ord. 2011 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1995 § 3, 2019)
Personnel rules shall be adopted and from time to time modified
by resolution of the council, establishing, without limitation, specific
procedures and regulations governing the following aspects of the
personnel system:
(1) Appointments
and Exempt Service.
The system of exempt service and types of appointments;
(2) Classification
Plan.
The preparation, installation, revision and administration of
a position classification plan covering all positions in the competitive
service;
(3) Pay
Plan.
The preparation, installation, revision and administration of
a plan of compensation corresponding to the position classification
plan, providing a rate or range of pay for each class;
(4) Examinations—Announcements—Applications.
The public announcement of examinations and application for
and acceptance of applications for employment and establishing of
criteria related thereto;
(5) Giving
of Examinations—Eligible List.
The preparation and administration of examinations and the establishment
and use of resulting employment lists containing names of persons
eligible for appointment;
(6) Certification—Appointments.
The certification and appointment of persons from employment
lists, and the making of temporary, emergency, and provisional appointments;
(7) Hours—Leave—Welfare.
The establishment of hours of work, attendance and leave regulations,
training programs, benefits, conduct guidelines and other conditions
of work;
(8) Evaluation
of Employee Performance.
The evaluation of employees during the probationary period and
at periodic intervals;
(9) Change
of Status.
The transfer, promotion, demotion, reinstatement, separation,
or any other change of status of employees in the competitive service;
(10) Disciplinary Actions.
The discipline of employees;
(11) Review of Personnel Decisions.
A system or systems for submission to and review by the city
manager, city council, personnel manager or other designated person
or persons, of designated types of discipline and personnel decisions,
for factfinding, recommendations, final decision or other designated
purposes or effects.
(Ord. 2011 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1995 § 3, 2019)