Temple City Municipal Code § 2-3A-0 Adoption of Personnel System

ARTICLE A. ADOPTION AND APPLICATION

SECTION:

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 selection techniques; and to provide a reasonable degree of security for qualified employees, the following personnel system is hereby created. (1960 Code)

The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future the present. "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. The singular number includes the plural; and the plural the singular. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 92-733)

The City Manager shall be Personnel Officer. With the approval of the Council, the City Manager may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred upon him/her as Personnel Officer under this chapter to any other officer or employee of the City or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed under contract as provided herein. The City Manager shall:

A. Administer all the provisions of this chapter and of personnel rules not specifically reserved to the Council.

B. Prepare and recommend to the Council revisions and amendments to the personnel rules.

C. Prepare a position classification plan, including class specifications and revisions of the plan. The plan, and any revision thereof, shall become effective upon approval by the Council.

D. Prepare a plan of compensation, and revisions thereof, covering all classifications in the competitive service. The plan, and the revisions thereof, shall become effective upon approval by the City Council. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 92-733)

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

A. Elective officers;

B. City Manager;

C. City Attorney;

D. Members of appointive boards, commissions and committees;

E. Persons engaged under contract to supply expert professional or technical services for a definite period of time;

F. Part-time and other temporary officers or employees;

G. Director of Parks and Recreation;

H. Parks and Recreation Manager;

I. Director of Community Development;

J. City Clerk;

K. Economic Development Manager/Assistant to the City Manager;

L. Administrative Services Director;

M. Administrative Assistant to the City Council and City Manager;

N. Planning Manager; and

O. Public Safety Supervisor. (Ord. 17-1023)

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 services in connection with the establishment or operation of the personnel system. The Council may contract with any qualified person or agency for the performance of all or any of the following responsibilities and duties imposed by this chapter, including the following:

A. The preparation of personnel rules and subsequent revisions and amendments thereof;

B. The preparation of a position classification plan, and subsequent revisions and amendments thereof;

C. The preparation of a plan of compensation, and subsequent revisions and amendments thereof;

D. The preparation, conduct and grading of competitive tests;

E. Special and technical services of advisory or informational character on matters relating to personnel and administration. (Ord. 92-733)

ARTICLE B. CLASSIFIED SERVICE

SECTION:

Personnel rules, prepared by the city manager subject to this chapter, shall be adopted, and may be amended from time to time, by resolution of the council. The rules shall establish specific procedures and regulations governing the personnel system. (Ord. 92-733)

Subject to the provisions hereof and the personnel rules so adopted, the city manager shall have the power to appoint, promote, discipline, demote and dismiss officers and employees of the city included in the city service. (Ord. 92-733)

Every person employed by the city shall execute a loyalty oath in the form and manner designated by the state legislature. (Ord. 92-733)

The city manager shall be responsible for the following procedures within the framework of this chapter:

A. The formulation of standards and qualifications for each class of position;

B. The public announcement of vacancies and examinations and the acceptance of applications for employment;

C. The preparation and conduct of written and/or oral examinations and the establishment and use of employment lists containing the names of persons eligible for appointment;

D. The evaluation of employees during probationary period and periodically thereafter;

E. The standardization of hours of work, attendance, leave regulations, working conditions and the development of programs for improvement in employees' morale, welfare, training and safety;

F. The separation from service of employees through layoff, suspension and dismissal;

G. The maintenance and use of necessary forms and records to indicate days worked, sick leave, vacations, leaves of absence, etc.;

H. The establishment and maintenance of suitable methods for effective communication between the council, city manager, supervisors and other employees relating to conditions of employment in the city service. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 92-733)