Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Art. II Position Classification Plan

"Position classification plan"

means a written document providing a common language for use by the City Council, City Administrator, managers and employees in discussing or considering the duties and responsibilities of authorized positions; a base for establishing an equitable pay plan; and needed information in recruiting, selecting, promoting, transferring, and training employees or making organizational changes.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

A.

"Position"

means a group of current duties and responsibilities assigned by the appointing authority, requiring the full-time or part-time or intermittent employment of one person, or the assignment of a volunteer.

B.

"Class" or "class of position"

means a group of positions sufficiently similar with regard to duties and responsibilities that the same title may be used to designate each position in the class, the same entrance requirements may apply to each position, the same test of fitness may be used to select qualified employees, and the same schedule of pay may be applied with equity under substantially the same working conditions. Classes may consist of only one position.

C.

"Class series"

means two or more classes similar as to line of work and differing as to responsibility and difficulty, arranged in a ladder of steps in a normal line of promotion.

D.

"Allocation"

means the formal action of a competent authority assigning a position to a class of position based upon the nature of the position's duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.

E.

"Job description"

means a written description of a class, identifying factors and conditions which are essential characteristics of the class, including the title, examples of duties and responsibilities which are typical of positions in the class, any factors or conditions which distinguish it from other classes, and necessary or desirable qualifications to perform the duties of positions in the class.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)

A. City Administrator's Responsibilities. The City Administrator has responsibility for administrating the plan.

B. Department Managers' Responsibilities. Department managers shall notify the City Administrator in writing when the duties of a position are modified significantly, so a classification study can be made of that position.

C. Class Specifications – New and Revised. When a classification study of an existing position determines the need for a new classification or revision of an existing one, the City Administrator shall cause the changes to be made.

D. Procedure for Implementation of Class Changes. The City Administrator proposes new positions and revised class specifications to the City Council and takes appropriate action in related salary matters on direction from the City Council.

E. Changes in Job Descriptions. The City Administrator may make changes in job descriptions when information and documentation supports the need for the change.

(Ord. 87-1 § 2, 1987)