(A) It is the purpose of this title to establish a personnel ordinance consistent with good personnel administration practices such as:
(1) Recruiting, selecting and advancing employees on the basis of their relative ability, knowledge and skills, including open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointment;
(2) Providing equitable and adequate compensation;
(3) Training employees, as needed, to assure high quality performance;
(4) Retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, and separating employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;
(5) Assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in selection, promotion, training and all other aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, national origin, sex, age or religious creed and with proper regard for their privacy;
(6) Assuring that employees are protected against coercion for partisan political purposes and are prohibited from using their official authority for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office.
(B) Proper organization and delegation of authority are essential to effective and efficient city government administration and management. The responsibilities and authorities delineated in this title are intended to establish clear understanding of the role that each segment of city government must play in order to create and administer a sound personnel program.
(C) It shall be the policy of the city to preserve confidentiality in matters touching on the reputation of all employees of the city and to protect each employee’s right to privacy. To this end, personnel records shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by an officer or employee of the city except as may be necessary for legitimate business reasons or as required by law. Only one set of personnel records shall be maintained. The official personnel records shall be maintained in a secure area by the Department of Administration. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall abridge the right of any employee to disclose the contents of the employee’s own records.
(Am. Ord. 2019-10, passed 9-10-19)