The addition or removal of responsibilities that significantly change job content, assignment of additional personnel for supervision or any other change which is permanent in nature shall be sufficient grounds for considering a reclassification. Any complaints concerning changes in classification or pay shall be requested in the manner described below.
(a) The employee or their department head may, in writing to the Human Resources Manager, formally request a review of the position by June 30 of a given year. The written request shall specify what aspects of the job assignment have changed to warrant a reexamination of the position classification.
(b) The employee and their supervisor will be provided a questionnaire for completion and submittal for evaluation. The questionnaire shall be provided to the employee within ten working days of the report to the Human Resources Manager.
(c) The employee and their supervisor shall submit the completed questionnaire to the Human Resources Manager. If the Human Resources Manager finds the questionnaire to be incomplete, it will be resubmitted to the persons submitting the document.
(d) The Human Resources Manager will meet with the employee and supervisor to review the questionnaire results and view firsthand the physical aspects of the position, if necessary.
(e) The recommendation of the Human Resources Manager will be presented to the employee and the supervisor for their review. Comments from the employee and the supervisor will be forwarded to the Human Resources Manager for consideration. The Human Resources Manager shall submit their findings and recommendations to the City Manager.
(f) The City Manager shall review and inform the subject employee of the complaint and the recommendation.
(g) The City Manager may make a recommendation to the City Council on a reclassification, if the City Manager determines that the matter warrants change. The City Manager shall make this recommendation to City Council in November of a given year, and any changes in position classification shall occur at the beginning of the next calendar year.
(h) Final notification on Council disposition will be provided to the appropriate parties. In the event that the employee remains dissatisfied with the outcome of the appeal, the employee has the option of pursuing the appeal to the Personnel Board of Appeals or the Civil Service Commission (whichever is applicable to the employee). Requests for appeal must be made to the Human Resources Manager, who will make necessary arrangements for a hearing. The Civil Service Commission or Personnel Board of Appeals, following the conduct of the hearing, will make a recommendation to the City Manager. The City Manager’s decision will be final.
(Ord. A-2065. Passed 12-23-96; Ord. A-2113. Passed 12-22-97; Ord. A-2422. Passed 1-24-05; Ord. A-2464. Passed 12-12-05; Ord. A-2805, Passed 12-8-14; Ord. A-3111. Passed 11-28- 22.)