San Bernardino Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 Personnel System

Section

Editor’s note:

This chapter was repealed and replaced by Ord. MC-1475, passed 3-7-2018.

A personnel system is established for the selection, employment, advancement, discipline and compensation of all appointive officers and employees. This system shall be implemented under conditions of competitive merit, political neutrality and equal opportunity, pursuant to this code, rules adopted by resolution of the City Council and such subordinate rules as are not in conflict therewith which may be adopted by the appointing authority, or its designee. Except as otherwise provided in the City Charter or in this municipal code, the personnel system shall be administered by the Department of Human Resources and Risk Management. The City Council shall have the power to establish classifications and pay ranges for all employees of the city, including those in the City Municipal Water Department and the library.

(Ord. 2481, passed 1-29-1963; Ord. MC-198, passed 8-11-1982; Ord. MC-1027, passed 9-9-1998; Ord. MC-1475, passed 3-7-2018; Ord. MC-1625, passed 2-21-2024)

Classified service includes all regular full-time employees not specifically included in the unclassified service within the city’s municipal code. All city employees in the classified service, including those in the City Municipal Water Department and the library, shall be subject to the city’s adopted personnel rules.

(Ord. MC-666, passed 7-17-1989; Ord. MC-1475, passed 3-7-2018)

(A) Unclassified service includes those positions associated with part-time employment, temporary employment, seasonal employment and the following officers and employees:

(1) Elected officials;

(2) Any position appointed by the Mayor and City Council, including the City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney;

(3) Any persons appointed as deputies or assistants of elected or appointed officers, regardless of job title or to whom they report;

(4) Any persons appointed as Assistant City Manager, deputies or other assistants of the City Manager;

(5) Any persons appointed as heads of departments or heads of department divisions;

(6) One assistant for each department and one assistant for the City Manager; and

(7) Any persons appointed to a board or commission.

(B) All employees not included in the classified service of the city under this chapter shall serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority. They may be appointed, controlled, ordered and directed by the appointing authority in any manner which is in compliance with applicable law, and may be disciplined or removed from city employment by the appointing authority without proof of cause or other justification and without the right of appeal. Elected officials and persons appointed by the City Council to city boards, commissions or committees shall serve in accordance with applicable state and local laws, including this code, and may only be removed from office in accordance with such laws. Part-time, seasonal and temporary employees shall be provided only those benefits mandated by applicable federal, state and/or local laws, rules or regulations.

(Ord. MC-198, passed 8-11-1982; Ord. MC-1027, passed 9-9-1998; Ord. MC-1475, passed 3-7-2018)

[Reserved]

(Repealed and replaced by Ord. MC-1475, passed 3-7-2018)

[Reserved]

(Repealed and replaced by Ord. MC-1475, passed 3-7-2018)