[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
The Personnel Officer shall have charge of applications for
employment and the testing of all applicants for classified positions
with the City. The Personnel Officer is responsible for securing and
maintaining an adequate supply of qualified applicants. No person
shall be appointed as a regular employee to a classified position
unless he/she shall have filed a completed application form as prescribed
by the Personnel Officer, exhibited necessary qualifications, passed
the required tests, and is certified for appointment in accordance
with this Chapter and authorized for employment by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
All examinations for positions in the classified service of
the City shall be published by posting announcements in the City Hall,
on official bulletin boards, and in such other places and throughout
such other media as the Personnel Officer deems advisable. The announcement
shall specify the title and salary range of the class for which the
examination is announced, the nature of the work to be performed,
the education and experience desirable for the performance of the
work of the class, the time, place and manner of taking the examination,
the closing date for receiving applications, and other pertinent information.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
Applications for employment in the classified service of the
City shall be made on forms provided by the Personnel Officer. Such
forms shall require information covering education, training, experience
and other pertinent data. All applications shall be signed by the
applicant. The Personnel Officer may require proof of age if, by law,
a minimum age has been established for engaging in work that is entailed
by the position for which application is made.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
The Personnel Officer shall reject any application for employment
in the classified service of the City which indicates on its face
that the applicant does not possess the minimum qualifications required
for the position. Applications shall be rejected if the applicant
has been convicted of a felony or has made any false statement or
material omission in his/her application.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
All appointments of regular employees to classified positions
shall be made according to qualifications, merit and ability. An applicant
for a classified position of the City may, upon sufficient verification
to the Personnel Officer of ten (10) or more years' experience in
a comparable position, be allowed to substitute such experience for
and in lieu of possession of a high school diploma or a G.E.D. certificate.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
The Personnel Officer shall provide to the Mayor a list of qualified
applicants. These lists may be submitted from time to time as employment,
re-employment and promotion lists are revised. Should appointments
by the Mayor or withdrawal of names exhaust the list of applicants,
the Mayor may fill the vacancy with a temporary appointment.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
When vacancies occur in a classified position, the applicable
department head desiring to fill the vacancies shall submit to the
Personnel Officer a requisition which has been approved by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
Upon receipt of a requisition provided for by Section 125.100, the Personnel Officer shall review the lists of applicants previously given the Mayor and determine which, if any, of the applicants are available. He/she shall then give to the Mayor, in order of their merit, the list of appropriate applications.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
Vacancies in the classified positions, where practicable, shall
be filled by promotion except that such vacancies may be filled by
demotion or transfer when, in the opinion of the Mayor, the best interest
of the City will be served thereby. Nothing in this Section shall
prevent the appointment of a new applicant when the qualifications
and merit of such an individual are considered superior to any present
employee in a lower position.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
In the absence of a list of qualified applicants on file, the
Mayor may make temporary appointments, provided such temporary appointees
have completed prescribed pre-employment requirements. Generally,
such temporary appointments may not exceed one hundred twenty (120)
calendar days.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
In the event of an emergency which may result in loss of public
property or service, inconvenience to the public or to the City, the
Mayor may select and appoint a temporary employee without regard to
established procedures, but in no case shall such emergency appointments
continue longer than sixty (60) calendar days.
[Ord. No. 7328 §1, 8-28-2006]
