This chapter, any rules adopted hereunder and any directives issued in accordance with the policies herein shall be known and may be cited as the "Personnel Code of the Borough of Greenville, Pennsylvania."
The general purpose of this chapter is to establish a "merit" system of personnel administration that meets the social, economic and program needs of the people of Greenville. This system is expected to provide the means to maintain an effective and responsive work force and thereby efficiently provide quality services to the people of Greenville.
The Borough Code, Act No. 581 of February 1, 1966, as amended,[1] gives the Council the power to enact this Personnel Code of the Borough of Greenville.
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Editor's Note: See 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
A. 
All offices and positions of the Borough of Greenville are hereby allocated to the career class or the exempt class.
B. 
The career class shall be composed of all positions now existing except the following, who shall be in the exempt class:
(1) 
All elected officials and members of boards, commissions and authorities.
(2) 
The Manager, Secretary, Solicitor, Treasurer, Auditor, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, and the superintendents of the Departments of Public Works and Sanitation.
(3) 
Consultants rendering temporary professional services.
(4) 
Part-time employees, part-time firefighters.
(5) 
Volunteer personnel and persons appointed to service without compensation.
(6) 
Persons, employed to, or who conduct temporary and special inquiry, investigation or examination for the Council.
(7) 
Seasonal student, trainee and emergency positions.
C. 
The career class shall include all other positions and offices in the Borough unless specifically placed in the exempt class by ordinance of the Borough of Greenville.
D. 
Unless specifically stated otherwise herein, this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder, shall apply to employees only in the career service who hold positions in the career class and shall apply to the exempt service only when specifically stated otherwise.
The following personnel principles and policies are established for all employees of the career class:
A. 
All employment and promotions of persons in the career class shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness of applicants to be ascertained when possible by competitive and qualifying examinations, and when not, by examination of qualifications and performance records.
B. 
Just and equitable conditions of employment shall be established and maintained to promote efficiency and economy in the way services are rendered, employees are trained and to improve productivity.
C. 
Appointments, promotions and personnel actions shall be based upon competitive and systematic tests and evaluation.
D. 
Continued employment of any employee shall be subject to good behavior, satisfactory work performance, necessity for the performance of work, except for state or federal make-work programs, and the availability of funds.
E. 
Employment decisions shall be free of personal and political considerations and shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin or other non-job-related characteristics.