[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Chester 12-2-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Borough Council shall, by resolution, adopt
and amend from time to time personnel policies and procedures, including
rules concerning the hiring and termination of employees, terms and
conditions of employment and regulations required to comply with applicable
federal and state employment-related laws. The personnel policies
and procedures adopted pursuant to said resolution(s) shall be applicable
to all officials, appointees, employees, prospective employees, volunteers
and independent contractors of the Borough.
The Mayor, with the assistance of the Borough
Administrator, shall be responsible to implement and enforce the personnel
practices adopted by ordinance or resolution authorized pursuant to
this chapter. If there is a conflict between said personnel practices
and any duly adopted and lawful collective bargaining agreement, service
contract, professional service contract, public work contract or federal
or state law, the terms and conditions of that contract or law shall
prevail, unless specifically provided to the contrary in that contract
or law. In all other cases, the practices adopted pursuant to this
chapter shall prevail.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-07]
Employment titles and authorized salary ranges shall be established
in a salary ordinance that may be amended periodically by the governing
body. Salaries for individual officers and employees shall be established
annually by salary resolution.
