The personnel board is established, consisting of five members who are residents of the city. The city council shall appoint the board members. No person shall be appointed to the board who holds any salaried public office.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1596 § 2, 2020)
The term of each member of the board shall be four years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. Terms shall be staggered and shall expire in even-numbered years.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990)
Board members shall be limited to three consecutive terms. For purposes of calculating consecutive terms, service of at least two years plus one day during a term shall be counted as a complete term; all prior continuous service of existing board members shall be counted. Upon serving the maximum number of consecutive terms, a board member shall not be eligible for re-appointment to the personnel board for a period of two years.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1185 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1314 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1395 § 5, 2008)
(a) 
At the January meeting each year, the board shall elect a chairperson and a chairperson pro tem. The term of the offices shall be one year. The chairperson pro tem shall serve in the absence of the chairperson.
(b) 
The person serving as the coordinator of personnel services and employee development shall serve as secretary.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990)
(a) 
The board shall meet on the third Tuesday of January, April, July and October at six p.m., in the large conference room at City Hall, 400 Grand Ave., South San Francisco, California, except that in case of necessity or emergency the chairperson or a majority of board members may designate an alternate meeting place within the corporate limits of the city. Legal notice of a special meeting shall be given at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of the meeting. If a meeting is set for the regular meeting place of the board, or duly noticed for an alternate meeting place, and because of necessity or emergency the board is required to meet in another place within the corporate limits of the city, then the secretary shall appear at the regular or alternate meeting place, whichever is the case, at the time set for the meeting, and publicly announce the new meeting place and post a notice of same on the door of the regular meeting place. Notices of all meetings, except regular meetings, shall be served on each board member and to each person who has requested notice in writing of such meetings, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time specified for the proposed meeting. Notices shall comply with Government Code Section 54950, et seq., also referred to as the Ralph M. Brown Act.
(b) 
If the day designated as a regular, adjourned regular, special or study meeting falls upon a legal holiday, the board shall meet upon the next succeeding day which is not a legal holiday, unless otherwise ordered by the board.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1231 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1285 § 2, 2001; Ord. 1441 § 1, 2011)
Board members shall receive compensation for their services as provided for in Chapter 2.84.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1248 § 6, 1999; Ord. 1626 § 2, 2021)
(a) 
The city clerk shall establish and maintain a record of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of appointment and dates of termination of each board member and the names of the chairperson, chairperson pro tem, and the dates of their election and termination of service in those offices.
(b) 
The clerk shall give the council written notice of the expiration of a board member’s term sixty days prior thereto.
(c) 
A board member shall not be eligible for appointment to a salaried position with the city for a period of two years from and after the date of termination as a member of the board.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990)
The duties of the personnel board shall be as follows:
(a) 
As provided by Title 3 of this code and by the personnel rules and regulations, to hear appeals submitted by any person in the competitive service relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion, grievance or alleged violation of the personnel rules, and to certify its findings and recommendations;
(b) 
In any investigation or hearing conducted by the board, it shall have the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or production of evidence by subpoenas issued in the name of the city. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to cause all such subpoenas to be served and refusal of a person to attend or to testify in answer to such a subpoena shall subject the person to prosecution in the same manner set forth by law for failure to appear before the council in response to a subpoena issued by the council. Each member of the personnel board shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses;
(c) 
To publish or post notices of examinations for positions in the competitive service; to receive applications therefor; to conduct and score examinations; to certify to the appointing power a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the competitive service. The personnel board shall cause the duties imposed upon it by this subsection to be performed by the personnel officer or person appointed by the personnel officer to perform any and all duties so imposed;
(d) 
When requested by the city council, city manager, employees or their representatives, the personnel board shall hold hearings and make recommendations on matters of personnel policies;
(e) 
To act as an advisory board to the city council on matters concerning personnel policies in the city, having authority to study and recommend regarding the policies and to hold open public hearings when general policy recommendations are to be determined;
(f) 
To consult with the city manager upon request on general matters of employer-employee relations;
(g) 
To supervise elections involving representation or the withdrawal of representation under the general direction of the city manager;
(h) 
To hear disputes raised by an employee or organized employee organization arising under Title 3 of this code and the personnel rules and regulations or concerning issues which have not been resolved by the municipal employee relations officer;
(i) 
After notice and hearing, submit recommended rules and procedures to the city manager which, in the opinion of the board, are necessary and proper to implement the provisions of Title 3 of this code and the personnel rules and regulations.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1990)