All terms, phrases, and words as used in these rules will have
the meaning as defined in the municipal code or by common usage except
for terms, phrases or words defined in this section as follows:
means a pay increase within the limits of the pay range established
for a job title.
means any written request for relief filed pursuant to these
rules.
means any person who has filed with the city manager's office
an application for employment with the city.
means the officers of the city who, in their individual capacities,
or as a board, commission, or city council, have the authority to
make the appointment to the position to be filled pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the code.
means the selection of an acceptance by a candidate to a
position in the classified service in accordance with these rules.
means a unit established pursuant to Section 8-252 of these
rules.
means the allocation of a job title to a pay plan range.
means any applicant who fulfills the requirements of a given
job description, who has successfully completed the required examination
for that job description, and whose name has been listed upon an eligible
list pursuant to these rules.
means the process of giving the appointing power the names
of the candidates who are on an appropriate eligible list.
means a position or group of positions having qualifications,
duties and responsibilities sufficiently similar so that the same
title, examples of duties and requirements have been applied.
means a series of job titles and their respective descriptions
for the various positions within the city services adopted pursuant
to these rules.
means disciplinary action resulting in a change in the employment
status:
means involuntary and complete separation from a position
for either disciplinary reasons or for failure to satisfactorily complete
a designated probationary period.
means a list of candidates who have qualified for certification
to a specific job title. Eligible lists will be in one of the following
forms:
Reemployment List.
A list containing the names of previous employees who have
been laid off, or have resigned and requested reinstatement following
satisfactory service.
Employment List.
A list of candidates who have been examined competitively
for either an initial or promotional appointment to a position.
is any person employed by the city, excepting those persons
elected by popular vote or appointed to office by the governor of
this state.
"Permanent employee"
a.
b.
means a classified service employee who has successfully
completed the probationary period and has been retained as hereafter
provided in these rules.
"Permanent full-time"
means a permanent employee who provides full-time service
to the city and who is compensated at full pay for the employee's
position.
"Permanent part-time"
means a permanent employee who provides less than full-time
service to the city and who is compensated proportional to the amount
of services provided to the city as provided by the individual's appointment
document.
"Probationary employee"
means a classified service employee who has not completed
the probationary period for a particular position pursuant to these
rules.
"Temporary employee"
means an employee who is filling a position of limited duration
only under a temporary appointment pursuant to these rules.
"Confidential employee"
means an employee who has access to information relating
to or affecting employer/employee relations, including, but not limited
to, the administrative analyst/personnel, provided, however, the city
manager, in his sole discretion, may designate additional positions
satisfying the requirements stated hereinabove.
"Contract employee"
means an employee who is an "at will" employee under the
terms and conditions of an employment agreement approved by the employee
and the appointing authority. Employees occupying the following positions
are classified as contract employees:
"Professional employee"
means employees engaged in work requiring specialized knowledge
and skills attained through completion of a recognized course of instruction,
including, but not limited to, attorneys, physicians, registered nurses,
engineers, architects, teachers, and the various types of physical,
chemical, and biological scientists. (This definition does not include
the job title of police officer); provided, however, the city manager,
in his sole discretion, may designate additional positions satisfying
the requirements stated hereinabove.
"Technical and Supervisory employee."
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
Employees occupying the following positions are classified
as technical and supervisory employees:
Assistant public works director/operations;
Police sergeant;
Housing program supervisor;
GIS and computer systems technician;
Waste water treatment plant supervisor;
Pool manager;
Building inspector/code enforcement official;
Junior civil engineer;
Assistant city engineer/project coordinator;
Technical operations supervisor;
Housing rehab/grants coordinator provided, however, that subject
to the provisions of California Government Code Section 3500 et seq.,
as applicable to city, the city manager may designate as supervisory
employees additional positions or delete positions from such designation.
means any organization which includes employees of the city
and which has as one of its primary purposes the representation of
its members in their employment relations with the city.
means the process of measuring and evaluating the fitness
and qualifications of applicants by appropriate testing procedures
consisting of one or more of the following instruments alone or in
combination:
means any matter for which appeal is not provided for, or
prohibited in this Appendix A affecting employment or working conditions.
means a written statement of the essential factors which
distinguish one job title from other job titles. The requisite parts
of a job description are the title, duties and responsibilities, examples
of work performed and minimum or desirable qualifications.
means a descriptive name given to a position.
means involuntary separation because of shortage of funds
or work.
means an employee organization, or its duly authorized representative,
that has been granted exclusive recognition by the city council as
representing the majority of employees in an appropriate unit
Persons occupying the following positions are management
personnel: city manager, chief of police, fire chief, director of
finance, city engineer/director of public works, housing authority
director, city planner/economic development specialist, police lieutenant;
provided, however, that subject to the applicable provisions of California
Government Code Section 3500 et seq., as applicable to city, the city
manager may designate as management personnel additional positions
or delete positions from such designation.
means effort by an impartial third party to assist in reconciling
a dispute regarding wages, hours and other terms and conditions of
employment between representatives of the city and the recognized
employee organization(s) through interpretation, suggestion and advice.
Mediation and conciliation are interchangeable terms.
sometimes referred to in this Appendix A as "meet and confer"
or "meeting and conferring," will have the meaning as defined in Section
3505 of the California Government Code.
means a written statement, setting forth the matter on which
agreement has been reached through meeting and conferring.
means a schedule of pay plan ranges and steps as adopted
by the city council either through annual budget or a memorandum of
understanding.
means a designated series of pay plan steps ranging from
the lowest to the highest step as incorporated in the duly adopted
pay plan.
means a specific amount of pay as adopted within a pay plan
range.
means a group of responsibilities requiring the full or part-time
services of one person as designated by a job title and described
by a job description as duly adopted in the city classification plan.
means the discharge or demotion of an employee from a position
during the probationary period.
means a working test period during which an employee is required
to demonstrate fitness for the duties to which appointment is made
by satisfactory performance of the duties of the position.
means a change in employment status from one position to
a second position which requires higher minimum qualifications, is
assigned more difficult duties and responsibilities, and is assigned
a higher pay range.
means the modification of job duties and title supported
by a classification analysis which identifies a different level and
type of job duties as is described in the job description.
means an employee organization which has been formally acknowledged
by the city as an employee organization that represents employees
of the city.
means a pay decrease within the limits of the pay range established
for a job title.
means the return to employment of a person to the same position
which the individual held at the time of separation.
means voluntary separation from a position.
means matters relating to employment conditions and employer-employee
relations, including, but not limited to, wages, hours and other terms
and conditions of employment as provided in California Government
Code Section 3500 et seq. Subject to the provisions of said Government
Code Section, as applicable to city, city rights as defined in Section
8-251 of these rules are excluded from "scope of representation."
means the temporary, involuntary separation of an employee
for disciplinary reasons for a specific period of time.
means the change of an employee's employment status from
one position to another position in either of the following cases:
A voluntary or involuntary transfer to a position having similar
qualifications, duties and responsibilities, which does not result
in any diminution of salary, change in benefits or other prerequisites;
A voluntary transfer to a position having lesser qualifications
and/or duties and/or responsibilities which may or may not result
in a diminution of salary and/or benefits and/or other prerequisites.
(Ord. 628, 1988; Ord. 705 Appx. A, 2004)
