A. The personnel officer, or a person or agency employed for that purpose, shall ascertain and record the duties and responsibilities of all positions in the competitive service and, after consultation with appointing authorities and heads of departments affected, shall recommend a classification plan for the positions. The classification plan shall consist of classes of positions in the competitive service defined by class specifications, including title, a description of typical duties and responsibilities of positions in each class, and a statement of the training, experience and other qualifications to be required of applicants for positions in each class. Class specifications are explanatory, but not restricting. The listing of particular tasks shall not preclude the assignment of other related kinds of tasks, or jobs requiring lesser skills. The classification plan shall be developed and maintained, that all positions substantially similar with respect to duties, authority, character of work, and qualifications are included within the same class, and that the same schedules of compensation may be made to apply with equity under like working conditions to all positions in the same class.
B. In the preparation of the classification plan, the personnel officer shall allocate every position in the competitive service to one of the classes established by the plan. Before the classification plan or any part thereof shall become effective, it shall first be approved in whole or in part by the city council. Upon adoption by the council, by resolution, the provisions of the classification plan shall be observed in the handling of all personnel actions and activities. The classification plan shall be amended or revised as occasion requires in the same manner as originally established.
C. When a new position is created, before the same may be filled, and except as otherwise provided by the personnel system, no person shall be appointed or employed to fill any such position until the classification plan shall have been amended to provide therefor, and an appropriate eligible list has been established for such position.
D. Positions in which the duties have changed materially, so as to necessitate reclassification, shall be allocated to a more appropriate class, whether new or already created, in the same manner as originally classified and allocated. Reclassifications shall not be used for the purpose of avoiding restrictions surrounding demotions and promotions.
(Ord. 86-03-970 § 1 (part), 1986)