(a) Policies and Procedures
The city manager, city finance director, and city law director, as appropriate, are authorized to establish work rules and policies not inconsistent with this Code without council approval. Any policy or procedure manual so established shall be distributed to all affected full-time regular employees before taking effect, and copies shall be made available for review of affected part-time, permanent part-time, or temporary employees.
(b) Establishment of Work Rules
Work rules may be established by department heads, subject to approval of the appointing authority.
(c) Complaints of Non-Uniform Application of Rules
Any complaint involving the non-uniform application of work rules, policies and procedures or any complaint involving a conflict between the terms of this Code and work rules, policies and procedures may be resolved through the grievance procedure.
(d) Employees to Observe Rules
This Section shall not be interpreted in any manner to relieve an employee of his/her responsibilities to follow the established uses, rules, and procedures necessary to preserve the good order and discipline of the City whether or not such rules and procedures have been reduced to writing. New employees shall be informed of all written work rules, policies and procedures in existence at the earliest possible time, and no later than sixty (60) days following their date of hire.
(e) Notification of Rule Changes
Copies of changes in existing work rules, shall be provided to employees six (6) calendar days before they are to take effect unless an emergency is declared by the appointing authority that is promoting the rule change.
(f) Rules to be Interpreted Uniformly
Work rules shall be interpreted and applied uniformly to all similar employees under similar circumstances.
(Ord. 035-22. Passed 7-18-22.)