(a) Establishment of Office. There is hereby established the office of Human Resources Director. The Director shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 288.04
et seq., which provide for the appointment, terms of office, removal from office and vacancy in office of City officers.
The Director shall be appointed and may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the City Manager. The Director shall receive such compensation as is set forth in the salary schedule provided in Chapter 290, and the Director shall be subject to all rules and regulations set forth in Chapter 290.
Commencing August 1, 2017 and thereafter, any person newly appointed to serve as the Human Resources Director shall reside within the corporate limits of the City within six months of the date of his/her appointment.
(b) Duties. Except as specifically provided by other ordinance provisions, the Human Resources Director shall:
(1) Exercise primary responsibility for the administration and management of the City's personnel program by formulating, developing, recommending and maintaining the City's personnel policies and procedures for all City departments, including the Police, Fire, Water and Sewer, Public Works and Community Development Departments, the Library and general administrative personnel.
(2) Foster and develop programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, including, but not limited to, position classification, recruitment, selection, promotion, performance ratings, training, compensation and benefit programs, new employee orientation, employee records retention, safety and wellness programs, employee motivation and morale and labor relations.
(3) Assist the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in carrying out its responsibilities and exercising its authority with regard to hiring, promoting and disciplining pertinent employees of the Police and Fire Departments;
(4) Ascertain compliance with the City's personnel policies and procedures and with applicable Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, rules and administrative guidelines;
(5) Encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel administration within the several departments of government service;
(6) Apply and carry out this chapter and the rules hereunder, and perform any other lawful acts which may be assigned by the City Manager and which may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 95-20. Passed 5-1-95; Ord. 2017-52. Passed 7-3-17.)