[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
Administration of these Personnel Rules and Regulations shall
be vested with the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her designee.
For purposes of these Personnel Rules and Regulations, any reference
to the Chief Administrative Officer shall be deemed to include any
designee of the Chief Administrative Officer, specifically including
but not limited to the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of the
City. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief Administrative Officer
to administer, interpret, and from time to time recommend to the City
Council appropriate amendments in order to maintain these Personnel
Rules and Regulations.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
Individual Department Heads may formulate written departmental
or divisional work rules or policies for efficient and effective administration
of the department. Said rules shall not be in conflict with the provisions
of these Personnel Rules and Regulations. A copy of any departmental
work rules should be placed on file with the Chief Administrative
Officer.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
There shall be a Civil Service Commission which shall, consistent
with State Statute:
a.
Advise the City Council and the Chief Administrative Officer, upon
its or his or her request, on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations
on the status of the City's personnel system;
b.
Review, comment, and advise the Chief Administrative Officer, upon
his or her request, concerning specific changes in these Personnel
Rules and Regulations;
c.
Review and recommend to the City Council, upon its request, the approval
of job descriptions, classification and pay plans for the City;
d.
Advise the Chief Administrative Officer, upon his or her request,
on appropriate interpretation of provisions of these Personnel Rules
and Regulations;
e.
Hear grievance appeals in accordance with article XIII; and
f.
Perform such other duties with reference to these Personnel Rules
and Regulations as may be directed by the City Council or Chief Administrative
Officer.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
These Personnel Rules and Regulations shall be applicable only
to those employees in the classified service of the City. Specifically
excluded from these Personnel Rules and Regulations provisions shall
be: the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Clerk, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the City Council; Police Chief, Fire Chief,
Director of Public Services, Director of Finance, Director of Procurement,
Director of Parks and Recreation, Director of the Electric Department,
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Management Information
Systems or any other Director or comparable position, all of whom
shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Administrative Officer. Employees
of the Park Board, Library Board, Housing Authority and Special Business
District are excluded from these provisions. Employees represented
by any organized labor union shall be subject to the provisions of
these Personnel Rules and Regulations, except to the extent that any
specific term or provision in any collective bargaining agreement
or memorandum of understanding in effect between the City and any
unit of employees represented by a labor union is in conflict with
any specific provision in these Personnel Rules and Regulations, in
which event the specific provisions of any such collective bargaining
agreement or memorandum of understanding shall govern and supersede
any conflicting provision in these Personnel Rules and Regulations.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
Specific areas of responsibility shall be reserved to management.
Such management rights shall not be diminished by action of labor
organizations and any related working agreements. The management of
the City shall:
a.
Determine the nature, scope and definition of the City organization
including: classification, selection, number, retention, promotion,
reorganization, transfer, deployment, assignment, layoff, recall and
scheduling of employees.
b.
Determine the methods, means, tools, equipment and personnel by which
operations are to be conducted, including the right to contract and
subcontract existing and future work.
c.
Direct and supervise employees.
d.
Discipline, suspend, demote and/or discharge employees.
e.
Require as a part of normal employee development that the employee
fulfill the responsibility of the position and attain or maintain
minimal skills of the classification.
f.
Take the necessary measures to maintain optimum productivity in operations.
g.
Determine the necessity for and assignment of overtime in compliance
with appropriate related legislation and/or court rulings.
h.
Determine the scope, priority and amount of budget allocations.
[Ord. No. 10516, 9-20-2018; Ord. No. 10681, 9-3-2020; Ord. No. 10776, 10-6-2022; Ord. No. 10803, 4-20-2023]
The City Council may promulgate and establish administrative
personnel policies and procedures not inconsistent with or limited
to these Personnel Rules and Regulations, such as:
a.
Hours of work/work schedules.
b.
Pay periods.
c.
Performance Appraisal Systems.
d.
Personnel records and reports.
e.
Temporary work assignments and transfers.
f.
Use of City vehicles and mileage reimbursement.
g.
Outside employment.
h.
Seniority and impact of seniority.
i.
Conflict of Interest/Code of Ethics.
j.
Safety procedures.
k.
Job-related injury procedures.
l.
Other related internal administrative personnel matters.
