The city manager shall formulate and recommend to the city council for its approval rules and regulations, and amendments thereto, pertaining to the operation of a personnel system. Such rules and regulations shall cover the selection, appointment, classification, promotion, demotion, suspension, retirement and termination of municipal service employees and all other matters governing the status of employees and conditions of their employment. Approval of such rules, regulations and amendments thereto shall be by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 799, 2005)
The personnel system established in this chapter and accompanying rules and regulations shall apply to all positions and employment in the municipal service, except the city manager, city attorney and all department heads. The personnel system shall not apply to elective officers, members of boards and commissions, nor to any limited service employees of the city, unless specifically included by the accompanying rules and regulations.
(Ord. 799, 2005)
The city manager is appointed personnel officer. Subject to the limitations established by this chapter, other law, the annual municipal budget and resolutions of the city council, the personnel officer shall:
A. 
Administer the provisions of this chapter, establishing administrative regulations and records as appropriate and necessary;
B. 
Conduct recruitment for the purpose of hiring all city employees;
C. 
Administer discipline for all city employees; and
D. 
Make recommendations in regard to amendments to this chapter and resolutions pursuant thereto.
(Ord. 662 § 1, 2001; Ord. 799, 2005)
The city is committed to the goal of equal employment opportunities. It is the policy of the city to ensure that the application of this chapter and the recruitment, employment, training, advancement, layoff, salary level, termination, and all other personnel actions for all positions, classes and individual employees are made on the basis of qualifications and performance without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
(Ord. 799, 2005)
A. 
All compensation shall be as established by the city council. No employee shall accept anything of value for the performance of his or her official duties and acts or other acts performed while on duty, other than compensation duly authorized by the city council.
B. 
The city council may review and change compensation at any time, and shall review compensation with the annual municipal budget. Formal adoption of the budget shall conclusively constitute a completion of the annual compensation review.
(Ord. 697, 2002; Ord. 799, 2005)