Part 4 — CLASSIFICATION

A.

The director may make revisions or amendments to the classification plan at any time, including:

Addition or deletion of classes;

Revisions to class specifications, titles or numbers; or

The reallocation of positions from one class to another.

B.

The director shall file with the commission a written copy of any amendment or revision to the classification plan at or before the next regular meeting of the commission following the amendment or revision.

(Prior code § 2004.3; Ord. 26850.)

The director shall classify all new positions, either by allocating a position into an existing class or by amending the classification plan and allocating a position into a new class.

(Prior code § 2004.4; Ord. 26850.)

The director shall establish procedural rules for requests for reallocation and classification. Subject to the procedural rules, the city manager or the head of any department may request the director to reallocate or consider the advisability of reallocating any position. Also, subject to the procedural rules, the holder of any position may request that the director reallocate the position held by him/her.

(Prior code § 2004.6; Ord. 26850.)

The director shall have the authority to investigate the actual duties, responsibilities and functions of any position or position to determine how the position should be classified or whether the position should be reclassified. All department heads and all holders of such positions shall cooperate with the director in facilitating such investigation and ascertaining the relevant facts.

(Prior code § 2004.7; Ords. 18299, 26850.)

Any employee whose position is affected by any revision to the classification plan, or by the reallocation or denial of a reallocation request for his/her position, or any bargaining group in which the position is included, may appeal to the commission. The appeal must be filed, in writing, to the secretary of the commission within ten working days following notification by the director. A copy of the appeal shall be sent to the director by the secretary of the commission upon receipt of the appeal, and the proposed action shall not be taken until the commission has ruled on the appeal. The commission shall have the authority to sustain the appeal or uphold the action of the director for appeals of position reallocations.

(Prior code § 2004.8; Ords. 18299, 26850.)

If an occupied position is reallocated, the employee holding the position shall be promoted, demoted or transferred as follows:

A.

When the position is reallocated to a higher or lateral class, the employee holding the position will be appointed to the new class by the director, if the employee meets the minimum qualifications for the new class. If the employee does not meet the minimum qualifications, he/she may remain in the position in his/her former class so long as the appointing authority deems that he/she is fulfilling the needs of the organization. If the employee is not continued in the position, he/she shall be subject to the layoff provisions specified in Section 3.04.1150 of this chapter.

B.

When the position is reallocated to a lower class, the employee may remain in the position without being demoted for up to one year from the effective date of the reallocation. If at the end of the year the employee remains in the position, he/she will be permanently appointed to the position on a y-rated status.

(Ord. 26850.)