[Adopted 2-25-1980 by Ord. No. 20084 (Ch. 3, Art. VII, of the 1986 Code); amended in its entirety 4-27-2015 by Ord. No. 14/15-1006005H]
There shall be a Human Resources Department and a Human Resources Director responsible for personnel matters within the City, to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council, for a term of three years.
Said Human Resources Director shall take office on the day following his/her appointment and shall receive such compensation as authorized by the Mayor and City Council.
The primary responsibilities and duties of the Human Resources Director shall be to administer such personnel matters and policies assigned to him/her by the Mayor; said duties shall include, but not be limited to, administration of civil service procedures, affirmative action, recruitment of new employees, a personnel records management system, screening and interviewing of applicants, conducting exit interviews and assisting in the research for and administration of labor negotiations and grievances. Said Director shall be responsible for routine to complex professional and administrative work implementing, supervising, monitoring and constantly improving the City's personnel policies and procedures, including the City's personnel ordinances. Duties include direct supervision over fewer than five employees, requiring advisory responsibility for instructing subordinates and assuring they perform as instructed. Duties shall also include drafting of a personnel procedures manual which supplements the City's personnel ordinances and the administration of all personnel policies, including fringe benefits, wage and classification plans and all related work as required.