HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1975-0178 - Repeal WR Ord #'s 41, 46, 56, 64, 88, 102, 105, 116, 117, 134, & 166 - Personnel Rules/RegulationsINTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN Merkl
ORDINANCE NO. 178
Series of 1975
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 41, SERIES OF 1970; NO. 46,
SERIES OF 1970; NO. 56, SERIES OF 1970; NO. 64, SERIES OF 1970; NO. 88,
SERIES OF 1971; NO. 102, SERIES OF 1971; NO. 105, SERIES OF 1972; NO. 116,
SERIES OF 1972; NO. 117, SERIES OF 1972; NO. 134, SERIES OF 1973; AND NO.
166, SERIES OF 1974; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONNEL
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, AND SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT HEREAFTER UNTIL CHANGED BY ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFWHEAT RIDGE, JEFFERSON
COUNTY, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Ordinances No. 41, Series of 1970; No. 46, Series of 1970; No.
56, Series of 1970; No. 64, Series of 1970; No. 88, Series of 1971; No.
102, Series of 1971; No. 105, Series of 1972; No. 116, Series of 1972; No.
117, Series of 1972; No. 134, Series of 1973; and No. 166, Series of 1974
are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Policy, Purpose, and Application.
2-1. Policy. In order to assure efficient and economical administration
of City services and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons
to compete for positions in the City employment, the City of Wheat Ridge
hereby recognizes the merit principle in personnel administration. It shall
be the policy of the City of Wheat Ridge to appoint qualified employees and
to make possible a career service by making promotions on the basis of efficient
work performance and by providing tenure of office to those who give satisfactory
service to the City.
2-2. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to allow for the estab-
lishment of a Rules and Regulations manual which shall be adopted by a voice
vote of a majority of all the City Council members. Said Rules and Regulations
manual will be consistent with the following principles:
1. Recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees on the basis of
their relative ability, knowledge, skills, and performance on the job,
including open competition of qualified applicants for initial employ-
ment;
2. Establishing pay rates consistent with the principle of providing
comparable pay for comparable work, and based on generally prevailing
rates for like work in other cities in the Metro Denver area;
3. Training employees, as needed, to assure high quality performance;
4. Retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their per-
formance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees
whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected;
5. Assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all
aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation,
race, color, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, sex, or religion.
ORDINANCE NO. 178 - Continued
2-3. Application. The Rules and Regulations shall apply to all officers
and employees of the City of Wheat Ridge, except:
1. Mayor,
2. All other elective officers of the City,
3. City Administrator,
4. Members of Boards or Commissions who are not City employees,
5. Department heads,
6. Staff personnel in the Mayor's Office or City Administrator's
Office,
7. All Civil Service employees,
8. Municipal Judges,
9. Municipal Court Clerks,
10. Bailiff,
11. Court Reporter.
Section 3. Personnel Commission Established. There is hereby established a
Personnel Commission for the City of Wheat Ridge. The Personnel Commission
shall be composed of no more than five (5) members.
3-1. The members of the Personnel Commission shall be appointed by the
City Council and shall serve three (3) year overlapping terms. Members of
the Commission shall be United States citizens and be actual bona fide residents
of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and be eighteen (18) years of age or over.
3-2. Should any member of the Commission fail to fulfill his term for
any reason, the City Council shall appoint a qualified replacement to fill the
remainder of the term.
3-3. Members of the Commission shall not hold an elective government
office or be employed by the City of Wheat Ridge during tenure as a member of
the Commission.
3-4. The Director of Administrative Services shall serve the Commission
as Secretary and Chief Examiner without additional compensation and will not
have voting rights.
Section 4. Duties and Responsibilities of Commission.
4-1. In addition to other duties set forth elsewhere in this Ordinance
and the Rules and Regulations, the Commission shall handle appeals on matters
pertaining to violations of personnel rules, discrimination, disciplinary
actions, reductions in force, and to preserve, protect, and promote the standard
of merit in City personnel administration.
4-2. In all matters, the Commission shall act through the Director of
Administrative Services in dealing with the employees, except appeal hearings
and discrimination hearings. In those cases, the Commission shall follow the
rules then in force and effect.
4-3. Amendments to the Rules and Regulations may be adopted by majority
vote of the Commission, subject to approval by a majority of the City Council.
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ORDINANCE NO. 178 - Continued
Section 5. Annually, the City Administrator shall cause a compensation
schedule to be made. Such compensation schedule must be reviewed and approved
by the Personnel Commission and submitted to the City Council for ratification
in ordinance form. Such compensation schedule will be based on experience in
recruiting for positions, the prevailing rates of pay for the service performed,
and for comparable services in public and private employment, cost of living,
the City's financial condition and policies, and such other facts as are
necessary.
Section 6. Budget of Commission. An annual budget for the Personnel Commission
will be included within the budget of the Department of Administrative Services.
Section 7. Emergency Clause. The provisions of this Ordinance are necessary
for the preservation of the public health and safety of the Citizens of
Wheat Ridge for the following reasons:
(1) The maintenance and continued development of a strong personnel
system under this Ordinance is considered of vital public interest;
(2) Personnel Rules and Regulations are needed to promote the
continuation of the strong personnel system;
(3) These Rules and Regulations have a direct bearing on the
productivity and morale of employees and are, therefore, in the public
interest for immediate implementation.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five (5) days after publication following final passage providing it shall
have been passed by an affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the members
of the City Council; otherwise, said Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30)
days after publication following final passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on first reading
by a vote of 6 to 0 this 14th day of JULY ,
A.D. 1975.
READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on second and final reading
by a vote of 5 to 0 this 28th day of JULY
A.D. 1975.
HOMER L. ROESENER.; MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELIS .UGHAM, C TTY C Rh
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CERTIFICATION OF PUBLISHING AND POSTING
I, Elise Brougham, hereby certify that Ordinance 178
was duly published in the Wheat Ridge Sentinel on the
17th day of July , 1375, and posted by me
following first reading, on the 18th day of July
1975, at the following locations within the City of
Wheat Ridge:
Wheat Ridge Post Office
Wheat Ridge Branch Library
Columbia Heights School
Prospect Valley Fire Department
Wheat Ridge City Office
Wheat Ridge Council Chambers
Viullerstrand Elementary School
it Elise Brougham, hereby certify that Ordinance
was duly published in the Wheat Ridge Sentinel on the 30th
day of JULY , 1975, and following second reading
was posted by me on the 1st day of August , 1975,
at the above listed locations within the City of Wheat Ridge.
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