Hanford Municipal Code Ch. 2.56 Personnel System

The city manager shall formulate and recommend to the council for its approval rules and regulations, and amendments thereto, pertaining to the operation of a merit personnel program. Such rules and regulations shall cover the selection, appointment, classification, promotion, demotion, suspension, retirement and termination of municipal service employees and all other matters governing the status of employees and conditions of their employment. Approval of such rules, regulations and amendments thereto shall be by resolution of the council.

(Prior code § 2-3.01)

The provisions of the merit system established by this chapter and accompanying rules and regulations shall apply to all positions and employment in the municipal service, including the librarian, secretary and other employees of the Hanford City Library, except:

A. Elective officers;

B. The city attorney;

C. Members of appointive boards, commissions and committees;

D. Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional, or technical services; and

E. Call firefighters and reserve police officers.

(Prior code § 2-3.02)

A minimum or maximum age limit shall not be established as a qualification for employment with the city except for the employment of police officers and firefighters. Age shall not be a minimum qualification for any city employment or for eligibility to take any examination required for city employment. No rule shall be adopted prohibiting the employment of any person otherwise qualified solely because of age; provided, however, the city is not required or authorized to employ any person in a particular employment if he or she has attained the age of retirement for that particular employment prescribed by the city's employee retirement system.

(Prior code § 2-3.03)

All positions of the municipal service shall be classified within a position classification plan, which shall be maintained and operated by the city manager.

The position classification plan in use by the city on December 24, 1969, is adopted as the position classification plan provided for in this section and may be amended from time to time as required by resolution of the council.

(Prior code § 2-3.04)