HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD777ORDINANCE NO.777
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
•APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE PERSONNEL POLICIES,
CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,RULE I DEFINITION OF TERMS,SECTION
21 PERSONNEL OFFICER AND RULE XVIII SEPARATION FROM THE
SERVICE,SECTION 2 LAY-OFF;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
That the Personnel Policies,City of Apache Junction,Arizona,Rule I Definition
of Terms,Section 21 Personnel Officer and Rule XVIII Separation From The
Service,Section 2 Lay-off,be amended to read as follows:
Rule I .Definition of Terms
Section 21."Personnel Officer":The Assistant City Manager shall be the
Personnel Officer unless otherwise designated by the City
Manager.The Personnel Officer shall administer all the
provisions of the Personnel Policies not specifically reserved to
the City Council,the City Manager,or the Personnel Board.The
Personnel Officer shall be responsible for the administration of
the merit system.This includes,but is not limited to,
interpreting personnel rules and regulations,possessing
authority to review hiring,firing,transferring,promoting,
demoting,suspending,and reinstating employees,and maintaining
employee records.
Rule XVIII.Separation From The Service
Section 2.Lay-off:When in the judgement of the City Manager i t becomes
necessary to reduce the number of employees in a specific job
classification due to lack of work or funds,the City may lay-off
any employee holding such position by classification.The
Personnel Officer,the Department Director,and the City Manager
shall determine the number and classes of employees to be laid
off.An employee being laid -off will receive a minimum notice of
two weeks.
In the event of a reduction in personnel staffing levels,the
reduction of employees affected shall follow the order below:
1.Lay-off by Type of Appointment
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All temporary employees in a classification requiring
reduction in personnel shall be laid -off before part-time
employees;part-time employees before probationary employees;
probationary employees before regular status employees.
2.Lay-off by Classification and Seniority
Regular status employees serving in a classification
requiring reduction in personnel shall be laid -off in the
reverse order of their appointment in that classification.
The last one so appointed being the first to be laid -off.
When no position of the same class exists within the City or
all employees in the class have greater seniority than the
laid -off employee,the employee may request in writing to be
placed in a lower class i f the class is in the classification
series.The classification series set forth in the most
current Classification Manual accepted by the City Council
shall be used as a guide.The employee may request to be
placed in a lower class i f the employee has previously held
the position;in no circumstance shall this request be used
to effect a promotion.
I f the employee's written request meets the criteria set
forth above,that employee shall be placed in the lower
class.In being placed in a lower class,that employee shall
receive a salary which is at the same step in the new range.
For example,i f a laid -off employee at a Range 25,Step D
requests to be placed in a Range 20,that employee will
receive compensation at a Range 20,Step D.An employee in
the class who has the least seniority with the City shall be
laid off and the laid -off employee with greater seniority
placed in the position.
3.Lay-off Lists
A lay-off list shall be maintained for each classification.
All regular status employees who have been laid -off shall
have their names placed on the appropriate lay-off list
according to seniority.The name of any employee shall
remain on that list for a period of two years.
4.Rehire
As positions are reinstated,individuals will be rehired from
the appropriate lay-off list according to seniority;the most
senior person laid -off will be the first person hired back.
Employees resume their positions without loss of seniority,
pay rate,or sick leave.I t shall be the responsibility of
the employee on the lay-off list to provide the City with
their most current mailing address.Upon time of rehire,
that employee will be notified at the address they have
provided the City and given ten working days to respond.
Failure to respond within that time frame may result in the
City contacting the next person on the lay-off list.
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5.Effective Date
The provisions of this lay-off policy shall apply to
employees laid -off after January 1,1991.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby
repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
If any section,subsection,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any
reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
SECTION IV DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
I t being necessary for the preservation of peace,health and safety of the City
of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective immediately,
an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY ,1991,BY THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY ,1991.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID F.ALEXANDF —
City Attorney
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Mayor