[Ord. No. 2706-95, 12-13-1995 passed in election of 4-2-1996]
The Department of Personnel shall consist of a Personnel Director
and a Civil Service Board consisting of as many members as may be
determined by the Council by Ordinance from time to time.
[Ord. No. 1157-76, 1-27-1976 passed in election of 4-6-1976; Ord. No. 4456-16 §1, 1-20-2016; Ord. No. 4457-16 §1, 1-20-2016 both passed in election of 4-5-2016]
The City Manager shall serve as and be the Personnel Director.
The Civil Service Board shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the approval of the City Council for a term of three (3) years. All
members of the Board shall be registered voters of the City and hold
no other elective or appointive office or position in the City government,
except on short-term, interim study committees.
[Ord. No. 4456-16 §1, 1-20-2016; Ord. No. 4457-16 §1, 1-20-2016 both passed in election
of 4-5-2016]
The Personnel Director shall have the power and be required
to:
1.
Hold open competitive examinations to ascertain the relative fitness
of all applicants for appointment in the classified civil service.
2.
Prepare and maintain a job classification system covering all administrative
positions in both the classified and unclassified services.
3.
Prepare and submit to the Council and, upon its approval, maintain
a pay plan for all administrative positions in the City service except
as otherwise provided in this Charter.
4.
Adopt personnel rules and regulations governing the service of employees
of the City and administrative matters including, but not limited
to, hours, terms and conditions of employment, administration of employee
benefits, grievance processing and resolution, disciplinary procedures,
recognition for exemplary service; separation from service, and other
customary matters of personnel administration.
5.
Appoint, pursuant to any rules for merit selection which may be established
by the City, persons eligible to fill vacancies in the classified
services.
6.
Appoint and remove all employees in the unclassified-service of the
City except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
[Ord. No. 4456-16 §1, 1-20-2016; Ord. No. 4457-16 §1, 1-20-2016 both passed in election
of 4-5-2016]
The Civil Service Board shall have those powers assigned to
it by ordinance, which may include, but need not be limited to:
1.
Advise the Council and Personnel Director on problems referred to
the Board by the Council or City Manager concerning personnel administration.
2.
Make any investigation which it deems desirable concerning adherence
to a merit-based personnel system in the City service and report its
findings and recommendations to the Council.
3.
Recommend to the Director of Personnel for his approval civil service
rules and regulations pertaining to a merit-based process for appointment
and promotion of employees in the classified service.
4.
Hear appeals from disciplinary actions against employees in the classified
service and make recommendations thereon as provided by Ordinance.
The administrative positions of the City shall be divided into
the classified and unclassified services, as follows:
1.
The unclassified service shall include the City Manager, his assistant,
all directors of departments, members of appointive Commissions and
Boards, Municipal Judge, City Attorney and his assistants, City Clerk,
and other personnel employed on special occasions or in an advisory
capacity.
2.
The classified service shall include all other positions not specifically
included in the unclassified service. All positions in the classified
service, except for temporary emergency appointments, shall be filled
only in accordance with the civil service rules.
[Ord. No. 2706-95, 12-13-1995 passed in election of 4-2-1996; Ord. No. 4456-16 §1, 1-20-2016; Ord. No. 4457-16 §1, 1-20-2016 both passed in election of 4-5-2016[1]]
The Council may provide by Ordinance that any employee in the
classified service, who shall be suspended, discharged or reduced
in rank or compensation for disciplinary reasons shall, within ten
(10) days thereafter, be presented with written reasons for such suspension,
discharge or reduction in rank or compensation. Such employee, except
those in their probationary status, shall, within ten (10) days after
receipt of such written notice, have the privilege to request in writing
a hearing before the Civil Service Board. Such hearing shall be set
within a reasonable time. The Board, after such hearing, shall consider
whether the action in question was consistent with a merit-based employment
system rather than the product of political influence or personal
enmity and whether such action was reasonably related to the best
interests of the City and submit its recommendations to the Council,
who shall make final disposition of the case. The recommendations
of the Civil Service Board shall not be binding on the Council which
may approve or disapprove the Civil Service Board's findings,
providing, however, that the affirmative vote of six (6) members of
the Council shall be required to adopt any recommendation contrary
to the recommendation submitted by the Civil Service Board.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 4456-16 also repealed Article
VII, Section 7, Present Employees, which immediately followed, and
Section 8 was redesignated as Section 7.
No person in the classified service of the City or seeking admission
thereto shall be appointed, promoted, reduced, removed, or in any
way favored or discriminated against because of his race or his political
or religious opinions or affiliations. No person shall willfully or
corruptly make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report
in regard to any test, certification or appointment held or made under
the personnel provisions of this Charter or in any manner commit or
attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of
such personnel provisions or of the rules and regulations made thereunder.
No appointive salaried officer or employee of the City shall continue
in such position after becoming a candidate for nomination or election
to any public office of the City of Hazelwood. No person seeking appointment
to or promotion in the classified service of the City shall either
directly or indirectly give, render or pay any money, service or other
valuable thing to any person for or on account of or in connection
with his test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed
promotion. No appointive salaried officer or employee of the City
shall make any contribution to the campaign funds, or take part in
the political campaign of any candidate for the office of Councilman
in the City of Hazelwood, further than in the exercise of his rights
as a citizen to express his opinion and to cast his vote.[1]
Any person who shall willfully or through culpable negligence
violate or conspire to violate any provision of this Article, or of
any Ordinance made pursuant thereto for which no punishment is provided
therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five
hundred dollars ($500). The conviction of any employee of any such
offense shall operate automatically to terminate his service and to
vacate his position; any employee so removed from the service shall
not be reinstated, reemployed, or reappointed, or in any manner reenter
the service of the City.
[1]
Note: Sec. 67.145, RSMo. Supp 2013, provides that no political subdivision of this State shall prohibit any first responder from engaging in any political activity while off duty and not in uniform, being a candidate for elected or appointed office or holding such office unless such political activity or candidacy is otherwise prohibited by State or Federal law. And Article VI, Sec. 22 of the Missouri Constitution provides, in relevant part, as follows: "No law shall be enacted creating or fixing the powers, duties or compensation of any municipal office or employment, for any city framing or adopting its own charter under this or any previous constitution. . . ."
