Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 53.
In order to establish an equitable and uniform system for dealing with personnel matters, and to comply with applicable laws relating to the administration of the personnel process, the following personnel system is hereby adopted.
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The terms used to administer the personnel system shall be defined in the personnel rules.
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The City Manager shall administer the City personnel system, and shall serve as Personnel Officer. The City Manager shall:
A. 
Act as the appointing authority for the City, except for the City Attorney who shall be appointed by the City Council.
B. 
Administer all the provisions of this chapter and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to the City Council.
C. 
Prepare and recommend to the City Council personnel rules and revisions and amendments to such rules.
D. 
Prepare or cause to be prepared a position classification plan, including class specifications, and revisions of the plan.
E. 
Have the authority to discipline employees in accordance with this chapter and the personnel rules of the City.
F. 
Provide for the publishing or posting of notices of tests for positions in the competitive service; the receiving of applications therefor; the conducting and grading of tests; the certification of a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the competitive service; and performing any other duty that may be required to administer the personnel system.
G. 
The City Manager may delegate those portions of his or her responsibilities which he or she deems appropriate.
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All employees of the City of Wildomar are at-will employees. Their employment can be terminated by the City or the employee at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, and with or without the right of appeal. Nothing in this chapter, the personnel rules, in a contract for employment, or any other policy adopted by the City, should be interpreted in a manner that would cause the employee's employment to be other than at-will.
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Personnel rules shall be adopted by resolution of the City Council. The rules may establish regulations governing the personnel system, including, but not limited to:
A. 
Preparation, installation, revision, and maintenance of a classification and compensation plan, including employment standards and qualifications for each class.
B. 
Appropriate announcement of the selection process and acceptance of applications for employment.
C. 
Preparation and conduct of tests and the establishment and use of resulting employment lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment.
D. 
Certification and appointment of persons from employment lists, and the making of provisional appointments.
E. 
Evaluation of employees during the probationary testing period and thereafter.
F. 
Transfer, promotion, demotion, reinstatement, disciplinary action and layoff of employees.
G. 
Separation of employees from the City service.
H. 
The establishment of any necessary appeal procedures.
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Appointments to vacant positions shall be made in accordance with the personnel rules. Appointments and promotions shall be based on merit and fitness to be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examination. The probationary period shall be considered an extension of the examination process. Physical and medical tests may be given as a part of any examination in accordance with the applicable provisions of state and federal law. All appointments and promotions in the City service shall be made without regard to race, color, ancestry, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age over 40, religious creed, ethnicity, national origin, creed, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, military or veteran's status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Layoff actions shall follow the process outlined in the personnel rules.
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The political activities of City employees shall conform to pertinent provisions of state law and any local provision adopted pursuant to state law.
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The City may contract with any qualified person or public or private agency for the performance of any or all of the following services:
A. 
The preparation of personnel rules and subsequent revisions and amendments thereof.
B. 
The preparation of a classification and compensation plan, and subsequent revisions and amendments thereof.
C. 
The preparation, conduct and grading of competitive tests.
D. 
The conduct of employee training programs.
E. 
Special and technical services of advisory or informational character on matters relating to personnel administration.
The City Manager shall have the authority to contract for these services unless the cost thereof exceeds the limits set by the City's purchasing ordinance. In those instances, the City Manager shall make recommendations to the City Council regarding the contracting for the services required.
(Ord. 96 § 2, 2014)