Council shall adopt personnel rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of this chapter and the civil service system provided herein. The personnel rules and regulations shall be recommended to Council by the City Manager, shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter, and shall provide for such matters as may be necessary or proper in carrying out the intent and purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the following matters:
A. The classification of all positions in the classified service, including a position classification plan and classification specifications;
B. The selection, employment, advancement, suspension, discharge, and retirement of all persons in the classified service;
C. The holding of competitive examinations and the administration of other suitable tests to determine fairly the relative ability of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the position for which they are examined;
D. The creation of eligible lists for inclusion of the names of successful examination candidates in the order of their standing in the examination;
E. The rejection of candidates who fail to comply with requirements of the city in regard to age, residence, physical condition, or nepotism, or who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony involving moral turpitude, or who have attempted any deception or fraud;
F. The period of probation in a classified position before an appointment or promotion to such position becomes complete;
G. The transfer, promotion, demotion, reinstatement, disciplinary action, and layoff of employees;
H. The evaluation of the performance of employees;
I. The separation of employees from city employment;
J. The standardization of hours of work, attendance and leave regulations, working conditions, and the development of employee morale, welfare, and training;
K. The establishment of grievance and appeal procedures not otherwise provided by this code; and
L. Such other rules and regulations as necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter or administration of the personnel system. (1962 Code § 2-6.106)