In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for
dealing with personnel matters; to attract to municipal service the
best and most competent persons available; to assure that appointments
and promotions of employees will be based on merit and fitness; and
to provide a reasonable degree of security for qualified employees,
the personnel system set out in this chapter is adopted.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
The city manager shall be the personnel officer. The city manager
may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred upon him or her
as personnel officer under this chapter to any other officer or employee
of the city or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed
under contract as provided in Section 2.48.180. The personnel officer
shall:
A. Administer
all the provisions of this chapter and of the personnel rules not
specifically reserved to the city council;
B. Prepare
and recommend to the city council personnel rules and revisions and
amendments to such rules. The city attorney shall approve the legality
of such rules and amendments prior to their submission to the city
council;
C. Prepare
or cause to be prepared a position classification plan, including
class specifications, and revisions of the plan. The plan, and any
revisions thereof, shall become effective upon approval by the city
council;
D. Prepare
or cause to be prepared a plan of compensation, and revisions thereof,
covering all classifications in the competitive service. The plan,
and any revisions thereof, shall become effective upon approval by
the city council;
E. Provide
for the publishing or posting notices of test for positions in the
competitive service; the receiving of applications therefor; the conducting
and grading of tests; the certification to the appointing power of
a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate
position in the competitive service.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all offices, positions
and employments in the service of the city except:
C. Members
of appointive boards, commissions and committees;
D. All
department heads: public works director, police chief, fire chief,
community development director, finance director, city clerk, administrative
services director, assistant city manager and parks and recreation
director;
E. Persons
engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, technical or
other services, volunteer personnel, such as volunteer firefighters;
G. Emergency
employees who are hired to meet the immediate requirements of an emergency
condition, such as extraordinary fire, flood, or earthquake which
threatens life or property;
H. Employees,
other than those listed elsewhere in this section, who are employed
less than half-time which is defined as employees who are expected
to or do work less than one thousand forty hours in any one fiscal
year.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
Personnel rules shall be adopted by resolution of the city council
after notice of such action has been publicly posted at least five
days prior to city council consideration. Amendments and revisions
may be suggested by any interested party and shall be processed as
provided in the personnel rules. The rules shall establish regulations
governing the personnel system including:
A. Preparation,
installation, revision, and maintenance of a position classification
plan covering all positions in the competitive service;
B. Preparation,
revision and administration of a plan of compensation directly correlated
with the position classification plan, providing a rate or range of
pay for each class;
C. Public
announcement of all tests and acceptance of application for employment;
D. Preparation
and conduct of tests and the establishment and use of resulting employment
lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment;
E. Certification
and appointment of persons from employment lists, and the making of
provisional and emergency appointments;
F. Evaluation
of employees during the probationary period;
G. Transfer,
promotion, demotion, reinstatement, disciplinary action and layoff
of employees in the competitive service;
H. Separation
of employees from the city service;
I. Standardization
of hours of work, attendance and leave regulations, working conditions
and the development of employee morale, welfare and training;
J. The
establishment of adequate personnel records;
K. The
establishment of grievance and appeal procedures.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
The period of time during which an employee is required to be
absent from his or her position by reason of any injury or disease
for which he or she is entitled to receive compensation under the
provisions of Division 4 of the State
Labor Code is not a break in
his or her continuous service for the purpose of his or her right
to salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation or seniority.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
A. All
regular appointments, including promotional appointments, shall be
for a probationary period of not less than six months. During the
probationary period, the employee may be rejected, with or without
cause, at any time without the right of appeal or hearing.
B. An employee
rejected during the probationary period from a position to which he
or she has been promoted shall be reinstated to a position in the
class from which he or she was promoted if there is a vacancy unless
he or she is discharged from the city service as provided in this
chapter and the rules.
C. An employee
in the competitive service promoted or transferred to a position not
included in the competitive service shall be reinstated to a position
in the class from which he or she was promoted or transferred if action
is taken to reject him/her, and if there is a vacancy, unless he or
she is discharged in the manner provided in this chapter and the personnel
rules for positions in the competitive service.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007; Amended during 2009 republication)
Any other persons holding positions in the competitive service
shall be regarded as probationers who are serving out the balance
of their probationary periods as prescribed in the rules before obtaining
regular status. The probationary period shall be computed from the
date of appointment or employment.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
The political activities of city employees shall conform to
pertinent provisions of state law.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
The city is committed to the goal of equal employment opportunities.
It is the policy of the city to ensure that the application of these
rules 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, religion,
creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental
disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, or sexual
orientation, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007; Amended during 2009 republication)
No officer or employee of the city shall, directly or indirectly,
solicit any assessment, subscription or contribution; whether voluntary
or involuntary, for any municipal political purpose whatever, from
anyone on the eligible lists or holding any position in the classified
service.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
The city manager shall consider and make recommendations to
the city council regarding the extent to which the city should contract
for the performance of technical services in connection with the establishment
or operation of the personnel system. The city council may contract
with any qualified person or agency for the performance of all or
any of the following responsibilities and duties imposed by this chapter:
A. The
preparation of personnel rules and subsequent revisions and amendments
thereof;
B. The
preparation of a position classification plan, and subsequent revisions
and amendments thereof;
C. The
preparation of a plan of compensation, and subsequent revisions and
amendments thereof;
D. The
preparation, conduct and grading of competitive tests;
E. Special
and technical services of advisory or informational character on matters
relating to personnel administration.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall be grounds
for reprimand, suspension, demotion or dismissal.
(Ord. 1348 § 1, 2007)