Concord Municipal Code Art. II Administration

Cross references: Administration, Ch. 2.

A Personnel Board and a Personnel Director shall be appointed to advise and assist with the administration of the personnel merit system, as provided by Title 2 of this Code and this article, and supplemented by the personnel rules, the personnel policy and procedure statements, and resolutions of the council dealing with personnel matters.

(Code 1965, § 11201; Code 2002, § 50-111. Ord. No. 763)

The Council shall appoint the Personnel Board. The composition, qualifications, and duties and powers of the Personnel Board shall be as provided by Chapter 2.20, Article VII, of this Code.

(Code 1965, § 11202; Code 2002, § 50-112. Ord. No. 763)

Cross references: Boards, commissions and committees, § 2.20.010 et seq.; personnel board, § 2.20.310 et seq.

The City Manager shall appoint the Personnel Director. The Personnel Director shall:

(1) Attend the meetings of the Personnel Board and serve as its secretary;

(2) Be the custodian of all personnel records and shall be the office upon or with which all notices, requests for hearing, complaints, and documents regarding city personnel shall be served and filed;

(3) Prepare rules, policies, and procedures relating to the personnel merit system and amendments thereof for the consideration of the Personnel Board;

(4) Prepare a position classification and pay plan for all except appointive department heads or special positions or elective offices, including class specifications and revisions thereof, for the consideration of the Personnel Board;

(5) Administer all other provisions of this article and the rules, policies, and procedures established hereunder, not specifically reserved to the Council or the Personnel Board;

(6) Respond to requests by the Personnel Board to obtain material and data related to personnel administration.

(Code 1965, § 11203; Code 2002, § 50-113. Ord. No. 763)

Cross references: Officers and employees, § 2.10.010 et seq.

The Personnel Board may consider and make recommendations to the Council regarding the extent to which the city should contract for the performance of technical services in connection with the development and administration of any phase of the personnel program, and the Council may contract for the performance of such services with any qualified person or agency.

(Code 1965, § 11204; Code 2002, § 50-114. Ord. No. 763)

(a) The personnel rules shall be permanent in nature and contain the procedures for putting into effect, expand, explain, and carry out those provisions of the merit system relating to, but not limited to, the civil service status of employees, including the classification, recruitment, examination, certification, appointment, promotion, demotion, transfer, performance evaluation, discipline, layoff, and termination of employees, and their right to be heard in their own behalf through grievance and appeal processes.

(b) The policy and procedure statements relating to personnel matters shall be permanent in nature and contain the procedures for putting into effect, expand, explain, and carry out those provisions of the merit system relating to, but not limited to, the benefits and working conditions of employees, including pay, hours of work, overtime, safety, holidays, leave, jury duty, and outside employment.

(c) Personnel rules and policy and procedure statements relating to personnel matters and amendments thereof shall be by resolution of the Council adopted at a regular open meeting as follows:

(1) After receipt of a report and recommendation of the Personnel Board, said report and recommendation of the Personnel Board regarding the adoption of personnel rules and policy and procedure statements relating to personnel matters and amendments thereof shall be made following a public hearing. The Personnel Director shall distribute a notice of such public hearing for bulletin board posting within the departments of the city and mail to employee groups a notice of such hearing describing the issue in question at least five working days in advance of such hearing before the Personnel Board;

(2) On good cause found, the Council may, on its own initiative, adopt such a resolution without report and recommendation from the Personnel Board, provided that five days’ notice of the Council’s intention to adopt such a resolution is given to interested persons as set forth in subsection (1).

(d) The City Manager, Personnel Director, or any appointing authority is authorized to issue any directive, administrative guide, letter, or instruction relating to personnel matters, providing they are consistent with the provisions of this article, any adopted personnel rule, policy, or procedure statement relating to personnel matters and state law.

(Code 1965, § 11205; Code 2002, § 50-115. Ord. No. 763)