Ordinance No. 315ORDINANCE NO 315
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS CALIFORNIA,
CHAPTER 18, ENTITLED "PERSONNEL"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.
Sections 18-5, 18-22, and 18-23 are hereby repealed, and sections 18-2,
18-4, 18-6, 18-7, 18-12 and 18-14 are hereby amended to read as follows
"Sec 18-2 Applicability of chapter
(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all offices,
positions and employments in the service of the City, except the
following
(1) Elective officers
(2) Members of appointive boards, commissions and committees
(3) Persons engaged under contract to supply expert, professional
or technical services for a definite period of time.
(4) Volunteer personnel, such as volunteer firemen who receive
no regular compensation from the City.
(5) The City Attorney
(6) The City Manager
(b) Rules regarding employment, disciplinary action, or dismissal,
shall not apply to department heads and zssistants to the City
Manager designated by the City Manager "
"Sec. 18-4 Same -- Powers and duties.
The Personnel Officer shall have the following powers and duties.
(a) To attend all meetings of the City Council of which notice
is given to the personnel officer that personnel matters are to
be considered
(b) To administer all the provisions of this chapter and of the
personnel rules not specifically reserved to the City Council
(c) To prepare and recommend to the City Coundl revisions and
amendments to the personnel rules The City Attorney shall
approve the legality of such revisions and amendments prior to
their submission to the City Council
(d) To prepare a position classification plan including class
specifications, and revisions of the plan. The plan, and
any revisions thereof, shall become effective upon approval by
the City Council
(e) To prepare a plan of compensation, and revisions thereof,
covering all classifications in the competitive service The
plan, and any revisions thereof, shall become effective upon
approval by the City Council
(f) To provide for the publishing or posting of notices of tests
for positions in the competitive service, the receiving of
applications therefore the conducting and grading of tests
the certification to the appointing power of a list of all persons
eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the
competitive service '
"Sec 18-6 Meetings of the City Council for personnel matters
The established time for meetings shall be on the same date as
any duly called City Council meetings "
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"Sec 18-7 Functions of the City Council in personnel matters
The functions of the City Council regarding personnel matters
shall be as follows*
(a) As provided by this chapter and by the personnel rules to
hear appeals submitted by any person in the competitive service
relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion,
interpretation or alleged violation of this chapter or the
personnel rules and to certify its findings and recommendations
as provided in the personnel rules
(b) To investigate, hold hearings and take action on any
matter of personnel policy '
'Sec 18-12 Discrimination prohibited
No person in the competitive service, or seeking admission there-
to shall be employed, promoted, demoted, discharged, or in any way
favored or discriminated against because of political opinions or
affiliations, or because of race, color, ancestry, national origin or
religious belief
"Sec. 18-14 Same -- Provisional Appointments.
In the absence of an appropriate appointment list, a provisional
appointment may be made by a department head upon approval of the
appointing power of a person meeting the minimum training and exper-
ience qualifications for the position An employment list shall be
established within six months for any permanent position filled by
provisional appointment The initial period of appointment for
provisional employees shall not exceed ninety days Upon a recommen-
dation of the department head and approval of the appointing power,
the employee may be appointed for an additional ninety (90) days
Thereafter, the City Council may, by a four-fifths vote, extend the
period for any provisional appointment for not more than thirty days
by any one action."
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 27th day of June, 1966
MAYOR OF THE CI OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, DARRELL ESSEX City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 27th day of June 1966, by the following vote
AYES• 5 COUNCILMEN. Bowen, Harvey, Kanel, McCarney, and Noe
NOES 0 COUNCILMEN• None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEN None
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