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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1990-0826 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS ORDINANCE NO. ~ Series of 1990 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 2-55 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES OF THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Sectio~ Section 2-55 of the Code of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: (a) There is hereby established a personnel commission to advise the mayor, city council, and city administrator on all matters concerning city employees within the scope of the personnel policies and procedures for the city. (b) The authority of the personnel commission shall extend to all city employees except: (1) The city administrator; (2) Department heads; (3) Municipal judges; (4) Court bailiffs and court reporters; (5) Civil service employees, but only in those circumstances and only to the extent that a City ordinance or the policies and procedures of the Civil Service Commission do not conflict with or differ from these provisions, in which case said ordinance or policies and procedures of the Civil Service Commission shall govern; (6) Contract personnel or independent contractors. (c) 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 hereby recognizes the merit principle in personnel administration. It shall be the policy of the city 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. (d) A purpose of this section is to allow for the establishment of a policies and procedures manual which shall be adopted by a vote of majority of all the city council members. Such policies and procedures manual will be consistent with the following principles: (1) Recruiting, selecting and advancing employees on the basis of ther relative ability, knowledge, skills and performance on the job, including open competition or qualified applicants for initial employment; (2) Training employees, as needed, to assure high-quality performance. (3) Retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, correcting inadequate performance and separating employees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected. (e) In addition to the duties and responsibilities set forth in ordinances and in the personnel policies and procedures, the personnel commission shall act as a board of appeal on all matters pertaining to violation of the personnel rules, disciplinary action and reductions in force, and shall preserve, protect and promote the standards of merit in city personnel administration. Procedures shall be pursuant to provisions set forth in the personnel policies and procedures. In all hearings the petitioner shall have the opportunity to appear in his own behalf, with or without the assistance of legal counsel, present evidence in his own behalf and cross-examine witnesses presented against him. (f) In all matters, except appeal hearings, the commission shall act through the personnel assistant in dealing with employees. (g) The personnel commission shall create and maintain a personnel policies and procedures manual pursuant to the provisions set forth herein. The personnel policies and procedures shall be effective upon approval by a majority vote of the city council. Amendments to the personnel policies and procedures shall be adopted by the majority vote of the personnel commission, subject to approval by a majority vote of the city council. No rule shall be in conflict with any of the provisions of this article or any other ordinance of the city. Such policies and procedures shall be adopted to maintain the efficient administration of the rights and responsibilities of involved parties. Section 2. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general pOlice power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to these objectives. Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudge by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other persons or circumstances. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective one day after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to _-9_ on this -1.2tl1 day of February , 1990; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Harch 12 , 1990 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of ----L to ~, this 12th day of Harch, 1990 Signed by the Mayor on this 13th day of March 1990. ~~) Dan Wilde, Mayor ATTEST: "-~.~" ..~ I / ! Wanda Sang, City Clerk APPROVED A~ TO FORM: / . / ,/-..-, ~-~ JOh1' Hayes,,> di ty Attorney Published: Applewood/Wheat Ridge Transcript 1st publication: February 15, 1990 - Wheat Ridge Sentinel 2nd publication: March 21, 1990 - Applewood/Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: March 22, 1990