Hayward Municipal Code Art. XI Personnel System

The administrative service of the City shall be divided into Unclassified and Classified Service:

(a) The Unclassified Service shall comprise the following officers and positions:

(1) All elected officers;

(2) City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, head of each department, and one private secretary and all administrative assistants in the office of the City Manager;

(3) All members of boards and commissions;

(4) Positions in any class or grade created for a special or temporary purpose for a period of not longer than six months;

(5) Persons employed to render professional, scientific, technical or expert services of any occasional or exceptional character;

(6) Part-time employees paid on an hourly or per diem basis.

(b) The Classified Service shall comprise all positions not specifically included by this Section in the Unclassified Service.

All appointments to and promotions within the Classified Service shall be based upon efficiency and fitness which shall be ascertained by means of recognized personnel selection techniques.

The Council shall implement the personnel system provided by this Article by adopting rules and regulations governing the administration thereof. Such personnel rules and regulations shall provide, among other things, for: (1) the preparation, installation, revision, and maintenance of a position classification plan covering all positions in the Classified Service, including minimum standards and qualifications for each class; and (2) the preparation, revision and administration of a plan of compensation directly correlated with the position classification plan, providing a range or maximum rate of pay for each class.

Excepting members of the City Council, and the various boards and commissions mentioned in or created or hereafter created under Article IX of this Charter, no person holding any position with the City for which compensation is paid, or on an eligible list, shall take an active part in any City political campaign or contribute thereto in behalf of any candidates, nor shall such person seek signatures to any petition seeking to advance the candidacy of any person for any City office. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent any such persons from seeking election or appointment to public office. Upon becoming a candidate for public office, any such person shall request and be granted a leave of absence, without pay, to remain in effect during the period of time such person is a candidate.

Except as otherwise provided by the general laws of this State heretofore or hereafter enacted, no person in the Classified Service or seeking admission thereto, shall be employed, promoted, demoted or discharged or in any way favored or discriminated against because of political opinions or affiliations or because of race or religious belief.

No officer or employee of the City and no candidate for any City office shall, directly or indirectly, solicit any assessment, subscription or contribution, whether voluntary or involuntary, for any political purpose whatever, from anyone on the eligible lists or holding any position in the Classified Service.