(A) Title. The title of this section shall be “The Personnel Section of the City of Cascade Locks.”
(B) Purpose. This section is adopted to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with personnel matters; to attract to municipal service and to retain the best and most competent persons available; to assure that appointments and promotions of employees will be based on merit and fitness; and to provide a reasonable degree of job security for qualified employees.
(C) Adoption of amendment of rules. Personnel rules shall be adopted and amended by resolution of the City Council. The rules shall provide means to recruit, select, develop and maintain an effective and responsive work force, and shall include policies and procedures for employee hiring and advancement, training and career development, job classification, salary, administration, retirement, fringe benefits, discipline, discharge and other related activities. All appointments and promotions shall be made in accordance with the personnel rules without regard to sex, race, color, age, religion or political affiliation, and furthermore, shall be based on merit and fitness.
(D) Administration of the rules. The City Administrator shall be responsible for:
(1) Administering all of the provisions of this section and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to the City Council; and
(2) Preparing or causing to be prepared and recommending to the City Council personnel rules and revisions and amendments to such rules.
(Ord. 228, passed 1-10-1983)