Grand Terrace Municipal Code Ch. 2.24 Personnel System

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 281, §§ 2, 3, adopted April 28, 2015, repealed and reenacted Chapter 2.24 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, Chapter 2.24, §§ 2.24.010—2.24.190 pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 12, Art. I(§§ 1—8), Art. II(§§ 1—11), adopted in 1979.

In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with personnel matters; to attract to municipal service the best and most competent persons available; to assure that appointments and promotions of employees will be based on merit and fitness as determined by competitive test; and to provide a reasonable degree of security for qualified employees, the following personnel system is hereby adopted.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all offices, positions and employments in the service of the City except:

A. Elective officers;

B. The City Manager and any assistants to the City Manager;

C. The City Attorney and any assistant or deputy City attorneys;

D. Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees;

E. All department directors;

F. Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, technical or any other services;

G. Volunteer personnel;

H. All Council-appointed City officers;

I. Emergency employees who are hired to meet the immediate requirements of an emergency condition, such as extraordinary fire, flood, or earthquake which threatens life or property;

J. Limited-term contract employees;

K. Employees, other than those listed elsewhere in this Section, not regularly employed in permanent positions. "Regularly employed in permanent positions" means an employee hired for an indefinite term into a budgeted position, who is regularly scheduled to work no less than 1,040 hours per year, and has successfully completed the probationary period and been retained as provided in this Chapter and the personnel rules;

L. Any position primarily funded under a State or Federal employment program;

M. Employees not included in the competitive service under this Section shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

The Personnel Officer shall be responsible for the administration of the Personnel system. The Personnel Officer shall be the City Manager or the City Manager's designee.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

General rules for the administration of personnel shall be adopted and may be amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council. Such rules may be implemented through administrative procedures which are approved by the City Manager.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

All administrative procedures relating to the City's personnel system shall include the power of issuing and enforcing legislative subpoenas for purposes of compelling the attendance of witnesses and/or the production of other evidence. The power to subpoena witnesses and evidence shall apply to all personnel proceedings regardless of whether such proceedings are established by a City ordinance, resolution, contract or collective bargaining agreement adopted by the City Council.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

Whenever in the judgment of the City Council it becomes necessary in the interest of economy or because the necessity for the position or employment involved no longer exists, then the City Council may abolish any position or employment in the City service and lay off, demote or transfer any employee holding such position or employment without filing written charges and without permitting the right of appeal in accordance with procedures defined in the personnel rules. This Section shall not be interpreted as voiding restrictions and rules regarding employee rights in the case of disciplinary actions.

When a position is abolished and the incumbent of said position is offered and assumes a newly created at-will department head position, the incumbent shall be entitled to three months of severance pay if later removed from the new at-will position without cause.

(Ord. No. 293, § 2, 2-23-2016; Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

The City Manager shall consider and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the extent to which the City should contract for the performance of technical or administrative services in connection with the operation of the City. The City Council may contract with any qualified person or agency for the performance of any technical or administrative service.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)

All other ordinances, resolutions, and minute orders of the City, Sections or sentences thereof, in conflict with this Chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this Chapter derives are hereby declared repealed. This provision does not apply to any ordinances and/or resolutions relating to the California Public Employees Retirement System.

(Ord. No. 281, § 3, 4-28-2015)