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For nondiscriminatory policies, see Chapter 2.01.
Prior ordinance history: Ords. 298, 317, 393, 445, 550, 561, 579 and 585.
(a) 
It is the declared policy of the city that employment by the city shall be based on merit and fitness, and that all employment practices shall be applied without regard to any individual's sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status or disability.
(b) 
The city council shall provide for a uniform system of personnel administration by the adoption of formal personnel policies, which shall apply to all regular, temporary, full- or part-time employees of the city. The council shall review and amend policies from time to time as is appropriate.
(c) 
The personnel policy adopted by the city shall set forth the principles and procedures that are to be followed by the city administration in its personnel program, to the end that the city and its employees may have reasonable assurances that personnel problems will be dealt with on a uniform and equitable basis.
(Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 1996; Ord. 1001 § 1, 2019)
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Editor's Note: Resolution 09-13 adopted the city's personnel policy as of December 2, 2009. A copy of this policy, including any modifications made thereafter, is on file in the city clerk's office.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 35A.12 RCW, the mayor is the appointing authority for the city, and in charge of all departments and employees.
(Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 1996)
The personnel policy shall not apply to volunteer firefighters. An annual pay day is established for payment of all wages and stipends to all volunteer firefighters earned in the year preceding that date, which shall be the first business day following the first regular city council meeting in December.
(Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 1996)
The personnel policy shall not apply to reserve police officers unless the reserve police officer is filling a temporary employee position.
(Ord. 679 § 1 (part), 1996)