The personnel director shall develop a benefits program for the employees of the City of Cookeville and upon approval by the city council the program shall become part of the city's official personnel policies and procedures manual. Such program and any and all amendments shall be approved by the city council by resolution prior to implementation. No benefits provided to employees prior to the adoption of this program shall be reduced nor shall any employee's accrued benefits be reduced as a result of the implementation of this benefit program.
(1970 Code, § 1-810)