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) 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)
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)