The City Manager shall be responsible for administering
the classification plan.
Prior to the approval of a new position, the
head of each department shall complete a position description covering
the duties and responsibilities of each proposed position. The City
Manager shall recommend allocation of the position to one of the classes
in the classification plan. If a suitable class does not exist, he
shall recommend the establishment of a new class to the City Council.
[Amended 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4]
For each class of positions, a salary range
is assigned which consists of a minimum and maximum salary. In arriving
at salary ranges, consideration is given to prevailing rates for comparable
work in other public employment and relevant private business, the
current cost of living, responsibilities of the position, working
conditions and the City financial condition and policy.
The class specifications are descriptive and
not restrictive. The use of a particular description as to duties,
qualifications or other factors shall not be held to exclude others
of similar kind or quality. They are intended to indicate the kinds
of positions which shall be allocated to the classes established.
In a series of classes such as police classes, the specifications
for all classes should be reviewed as a unit.
The City Manager shall maintain an official
copy of the Position Classification Plan. The official copy shall
include a schematic list of class titles and class specifications,
plus all amendments thereto. A copy of the official plan shall be
available for inspection by the public under reasonable conditions
during normal business hours.
Each time a new class of positions should be
established or a current class of positions abolished, the City Manager
shall submit his findings and recommendations to City Council for
approval. They shall determine whether the establishment or the abolition
of a class is in order. Such changes shall take the form of amendments
to these Personnel Rules and Regulations.