Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 2-224 Applicability of certain exempt positions

The provisions of the personnel rules relating to attendance and leaves shall apply to the city manager and other exempt positions.

(Code 1960, § 2707; Ord. No. 87-5, § 2, 4-6-87; Ord. No. 98-3, § 1, 2-2-98; Ord. No. 05-6, § 2, 4-19-05)

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an applicable collective bargaining agreement or employment contract, all city personnel employed as city manager, assistant city manager, city treasurer, police chief, fire chief, director of administrative services, director of development services, director of finance, and director of public services are employed on an at-will basis. Employment at-will may be terminated without cause, without notice and without right to appeal at any time by the employee or the city. No personnel employed in the positions set forth in this subsection (a) of section 2-224.5 has any authority to enter into an agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make an agreement for employment on other than at-will terms, except an agreement expressly approved by the city council. Only the City Council for the City of Costa Mesa has the authority to make any such agreement, which is binding only if it is in writing.

(b) The city council is the appointing authority for the city manager, city attorney, and the city treasurer.

(c) The city manager is the appointing authority for the assistant city manager, police chief, fire chief, director of administrative services, director of development services, director of finance, and director of public services.

(Ord. No. 03-7, § 1, 6-16-03; Ord. No. 05-6, § 3, 4-19-05)