(A) There is hereby created a Personnel Advisory Board to consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Council.
(B) The Board members shall be nominated in the following manner: two members by the City Council; four members by recognized employee organizations; and one member nominated at large by and with the consent of the two City Council and the two recognized employee organizations' appointees. The City Council must appoint two of the nominees of the recognized employee organizations. In the event there are only two recognized employee organizations, each organization will nominate two members for the Board.
(C) In the event the City Council appointees and the employee organizations' appointees cannot agree upon the fifth member, each of the four appointed members shall submit one name to be placed on a list. The two members nominated by the City Council shall select one of themselves to strike names and the two members nominated by recognized employee organizations shall select one of themselves to strike names. The first person to strike a name shall be determined by the toss of a coin. These four names shall then be struck from the list, one at a time, until only one name remains on the list. The person whose name last remains on the list shall be appointed as the fifth member of the Personnel Advisory Board.
(D) The term of office shall be a period of four years with original appointments being arranged so that the terms of not more than two members expire in the same year.
(E) No person shall be appointed to, or serve on the Personnel Advisory Board who holds any compensated public office in the city government, nor shall any member of the Board be eligible for appointment to any employment with the city.
(F) Members of the Personnel Advisory Board shall serve without compensation.
(G) The duties and powers of the Personnel Advisory Board shall be:
(1) As provided in this chapter and in the personnel rules, to investigate and/or hear appeals submitted by any employee in the competitive service related to suspension, demotion, dismissal or alleged violation of this chapter and the personnel rules and to certify its findings and recommendation thereon to the City Manager.
(2) When requested by the Council or the City Manager, to consider and submit findings and recommendations on any matters of personnel administration to the City Manager or to the City Council through the City Manager.
(3) To keep currently informed of the manner in which the personnel system is being administered and to make comments and recommendations regarding its effectiveness to the City Manager or to the City Council through the City Manager.
(4) To elect its own chairman and to hold meetings regularly and such special meetings as are necessary on call of the chairman or a majority of members of the Board. The Personnel Advisory Board shall meet at least semiannually.
('64 Code, § 16A-4) (Ord. 404, passed 6-24-71)
Cross-reference:
Commissions and Authorities, see Ch. 32