Except as provided herein, the City Manager shall act as appointing authority and shall administer the city personnel system. The City Manager may delegate any of the powers and duties, including the appointing authority, granted by the City Council, to any other officer or employee of the city or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed under contract in accordance with City Manager contract authority. The City Manager or designee shall:
(A) Act as the appointing authority for the city or delegate said authority in accordance with this section; provided, however, that the City Attorney shall have the sole authority to appoint his or her employees, as provided for in § 2.16.080 of this code;
(B) Administer all the provisions of this chapter and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to the City Council or the City Attorney;
(C) Prepare and maintain personnel rules applicable to all employees; provided, however, that such rules shall also govern employees appointed by the City Attorney, as provided for in § 2.16.080 of this code, only if approved by the City Attorney;
(D) Prepare and maintain a position library and compensation plan, sometimes referred to as a classification library, jobs library or similarly titled document, as provided for in § 2.04.060(F) of this code, as well as a position classification plan, including class specifications;
(E) Have the authority to discipline employees in accordance with this chapter and the personnel rules of the city; provided, however, that the City Attorney shall have the sole authority to control, discipline, order, direct and remove all of his or her employees, as provided for in § 2.16.080 of this code;
(F) Provide for the publishing or posting of notices of tests for positions in the competitive service, the receiving of applications therefor, the conducting and grading of tests, the certification of a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the competitive service and performing any other duty that may be required to administer the personnel system; provided, however, that such matters shall also govern employees appointed by the City Attorney, as provided for in § 2.16.080 of this code, only if approved by the City Attorney.
(Ord. 3189 § 7, 2015; Ord. 2573 § 1, 2002.)