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 personnel system set out in this chapter is adopted.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)
The terms used to administer the personnel system shall be defined in the personnel rules.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)
The city manager shall administer the city personnel system and may delegate any of the powers and duties of a personnel officer or may delegate the appointing authority granted by the city council 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 2.64.080. The city manager shall:
A. 
Act as the appointing authority for the city;
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.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all offices, positions and employments in the service of the city, except:
A. 
Elective officers;
B. 
The city manager and any assistant to the city manager;
C. 
The city attorney and any assistant or deputy to the city attorney;
D. 
Members of appointive boards, commissions and committees;
E. 
All department heads, including but not limited to the following:
1. 
Police chief,
2. 
Fire chief,
3. 
Director of public works,
4. 
Director of parks and community services,
5. 
Director of community development,
6. 
City clerk, and
7. 
Any others duly appointed by the city manager;
F. 
Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, technical or any other services;
G. 
Volunteer personnel, such as, but not limited to, volunteer firefighters;
H. 
All council-appointed city officers;
I. 
Emergency employees who are hired to meet the immediate requirements of an emergency condition such as, but not limited to, extraordinary fire, flood or earthquake which threatens life or property;
J. 
Employees who are appointed to the part-time, temporary service. "Part-time, temporary service" means an employee who is regularly scheduled to a workweek of fewer hours than the workweek established for the full-time service, or an employee who is not appointed to serve a probationary period for the attainment of permanent status as provided in the personnel rules;
K. 
Any position primarily funded under a state or federal employment program.
Employees not included in the competitive service under this section shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and as such they are prohibited from the attainment of permanent status and have no entitlement to pretermination rights or procedures.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988; Ord. 838 § 1 Exh. A, 1992)
Pursuant to this chapter, personnel rules shall be adopted by resolution of the city council. The rules may 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, 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. 
Establishment of probationary testing periods;
F. 
Evaluation of employees during the probationary testing period and thereafter;
G. 
Transfer, promotion, demotion, reinstatement, disciplinary action and layoff of employees in the competitive service;
H. 
Separation of employees from the city service;
I. 
The establishment and maintenance of adequate personnel records for the purposes of accounting and legal requirements.
The establishment of any necessary appeal procedures.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)
Appointments to vacant positions in the competitive service 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. Examinations may be used and conducted to aid the selection of qualified employees and shall consist of selection techniques which will test fairly the qualifications of candidates such as achievement and aptitude tests, written tests, personal interview, performance tests, physical agility tests, evaluation of daily work performance, work samples or any combinations of these or other tests. The probationary period shall be considered an extension of the examination process. Physical, medical and psychological tests may be given as a part of any examination.
In any examination, the city manager or his or her designee may include, in addition to competitive tests, a qualifying test or tests, and set minimum standards therefor.
The appointing authority of employees in the competitive service is the city manager. The city manager may delegate the appointing authority to any other officer or employee of the city.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)
The political activities of city employees shall conform to pertinent provisions of state law and any local provisions adopted pursuant to state law.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)
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 and operation of the personnel system. The city council may contract with any qualified person or public or private agency for the performance of 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, 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.
(Ord. 756 § 1, 1988)