Chapter 2.46: HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

§ 2.46.010 Appointive Officer.

Designation of Appointive Officer. The City Council hereby designates a Human Resources Director as an appointive officer, pursuant to City Charter Section 75.

Authority and Duties. The appointive officer designated pursuant to this chapter shall have the authority and duties prescribed by the City Manager, in accordance with class specification approved by the City Council.

Exempt Status. The appointive officer designated pursuant to this chapter is designated by the authority given the council by City Charter Section 75, and shall not be subject to the provisions of City Charter Section 76.1. Accordingly, the appointive officer designated pursuant to this chapter is exempt from the civil service rules established pursuant to City Charter Section 76.1.

Appointment and Removal. The appointive officer designated pursuant to this chapter shall be appointed by the City Manager, and may be removed at any time by the City Manager.

Unfilled Positions. The appointive officer designated pursuant to this chapter may, in the discretion of the City Manager, be held open and unfilled, depending upon budget authorization approved by the City Council. Nothing in this section is intended to require the City Manager to either fill or hold open and unfilled any position specified in this code.

Authority of Human Resources Director. The City Council hereby specifically reserves to itself the authority to administer provisions of the city's human resources services as described in the classification specification for the Human Resources Director, and delegates that authority to the City Manager, which may be implemented by appropriate designees of the City Manager including the Human Resources Director. The authority reserved herein by the City Council is limited only to the extent that either the City Charter or the Civil Service Rules (approved by the City Council pursuant to City Charter Section 76.1(E)) grants specific authority to or identifies specific responsibilities of the Personnel Manager.

(O2010 20, 11/16/10; O2018-009, 7/19/18)