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The City Council shall be responsible for establishing and approving personnel policies, the position classification and pay plan, and may change the policies and benefits as necessary. They also shall make and confirm appointments when so specified by the general statutes.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94)
(A) The City Manager shall be responsible to the City Council for the administration and technical direction of the personnel program. The City Manager shall appoint, suspend, and remove all city officers and employees except those elected by the people or whose appointment is otherwise provided for by law. The City Manager shall make appointments, dismissals and suspensions in accordance with
the City Charter and other policies and procedures spelled out in other Articles in this Chapter.
(B) The City Manager or designee shall prepare and maintain the position classification plan and the pay plan, and perform such other duties in connection with a modern personnel program as the City Council shall require. All matters dealing with personnel shall be routed through the office of the City Manager who shall maintain a complete system of personnel files and records.
(C) The City Manager shall:
(1) Recommend rules and revisions to the personnel system to the City Council for consideration;
(2) Recommend revisions to the position classification plan to the City Council for approval;
(3) Prepare and recommend revisions to the pay plan to the City Council for approval;
(4) Determine which employees shall be subject to the overtime provisions of FLSA;
(5) Establish and maintain a roster of all persons and authorized positions in the municipal service, setting forth each position and employee, class title of position, salary, any changes in class title and status, and such data as may be desirable or useful;
(6) Develop and administer such recruiting programs as may be necessary to obtain an adequate supply of competent applicants to meet the needs of the city;
(7) Develop and coordinate training and educational programs for city employees;
(8) Investigate periodically the operation and effect of the personnel provisions of this chapter; and
(9) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the City Council not inconsistent with this chapter.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94; Am. Ord. passed 1-13-99)
The personnel ordinance and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be binding on all city employees. Part-time employees, temporary employees, members of the City Council and advisory boards and commissions will be exempted except in sections where specifically included. An employee violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, as well as prosecution under any civil or criminal laws which have been violated.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94; Am. Ord. passed 1-17-02; Am. Ord. passed 8-29-09)
Due to the particular personnel and operational requirements of the various departments of the city, each department is authorized to establish supplemental rules and regulations applicable only to the personnel of that department. All such rules and regulations shall be subject to the written approval of the City Manager, and shall not in any way conflict with the provisions of this chapter, but shall be considered as a supplement to this chapter. A copy of all approved supplemental department rules and regulations shall be kept on file in the office of the respective Department, the City Manager, and the Human Resources Department.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94; Am. Ord. passed 11-17-98; Am. Ord. passed 3-18-03; Am. Ord. passed 8-29-09; Am. Ord. passed 2-18-14)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicated or required a different meaning.
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. An employee who is in a position for which an average work week equals at least the number of hours designated by the City Council as full-time, and continuous employment of at least 12 months, is required by the city. Forty hours or more shall be designated as the average work week for full-time employees.
PART-TIME EMPLOYEE. An employee who is in a position for which an average work week of at least 20 hours and less than 40 hours and continuous employment of at least 12 months is required by the city. A part-time employee may be terminated at any time without cause. A part-time employee that has been terminated shall not have any rights of appeal or right to file a grievance claim or complaint under Article X of this chapter.
PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE. An employee appointed to a full-time position who has not yet successfully completed the designated probationary period.
REGULAR EMPLOYEE. An employee appointed to a full-time position who has successfully completed the designated probationary period.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE. An employee appointed to a position for which either the average work week required by the city over the course of a year is less than 20 hours, or continuous employment required by the city is less than 12 months.
TRAINEE. An employee status when an applicant is hired (or employee promoted) who does not meet all of the requirements for the position. During the duration of a trainee appointment, the employee is on probationary status.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94; Am. Ord. passed 11-17-98)
The position classification plan provides a complete inventory of all authorized and regular positions in the city service, and an accurate description and specification for each class of employment. The plan standardizes job titles, each of which is indicative of a definite range of duties and responsibilities.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94)
The classification plan is to be used:
(A) As a guide in recruiting and examining applicants for employment;
(B) In determining lines of promotion and in developing employee training programs;
(C) In determining salary to be paid for various types of work;
(D) In determining personnel service items in departmental budgets; and
(E) In providing uniform job terminology.
(Ord. passed 5-17-94)
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