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The Mayor, or his or her designated subordinate, shall cause to be prepared, and timely reviewed and revised, personnel rules which shall be considered by Council and adopted as proposed or amended by Council and adopted, by ordinance, or referred to the Mayor for additional study and resubmission. The rules shall provide: for the classification of all Village positions based on the duties, authority and responsibility of each position with adequate provision for reclassification of any position whenever warranted; methods for determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment, employment or promotion; the hours of work, attendance regulations and provisions for sick and vacation leave; the policy and procedure governing persons holding provisional appointments; the policy and procedure governing relationships with employee organizations; the policy regarding in-service training programs; grievance procedures, including procedure for the hearing of grievances and for the reduction in force and removal of employees; and any other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of the Village personnel system. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, whenever it is deemed necessary, the officer or body having authority to appoint an officer or employee may appoint a temporary officer or employee; provided, however, such temporary appointment shall not extend beyond a term of sixty days. There shall be no extension of any temporary appointment.
Except as otherwise provided by general law or this Charter, Council shall fix the salaries of Village employees and officers and may, by ordinance, define the duties of any Village officer or employee. Neither Council nor any member thereof shall direct, interfere or obstruct the appointment or removal of any Village employee, except an employee whom Council is authorized to employ and remove under the provisions of this Charter or general law. Except for the purpose of inquiry, Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Mayor and neither Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the Mayor either publicly or privately. Nothing herein contained, however, shall prohibit any Council member from bringing to the attention of the Mayor or other Council members any fact or circumstance which may indicate misconduct or deficiency on the part of any personnel.
Except as otherwise provided or permitted by general law, no person in Village government service shall directly or indirectly solicit any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political purpose whatever from any person holding a position or in the employ of Village government and except for the Mayor, the Village Recorder, and elected members of Council, no employee of the Village shall take any active part in the management or promotion of any political candidate's election campaign other than his or her own campaign for office. Any person who wilfully violates any of the provisions of this section shall, for a period of five years, be ineligible for any Municipal appointment or employment in the Village service, and if he or she is an officer or employee of the Village at the time of such violation, he or she shall immediately forfeit the office or position he or she holds with the Village.