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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1081-1990ORDINANCE NO. 1081-90 AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 2.62 TO TITLE 2 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE SETTING FORTH THE COMPOSITION, PROCEDURES AND DUTIES OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION i ,Chapter 2.62 added A new chapter, Chapter 2.62 Personnel Board, is hereby added to the South San Francisco Municipal Code to read: Chapter 2.62 PERSONNEL BOARD Sections: 2.62.010 2.62.020 2.62.030 2.62.040 2.62.050 2.62.060 2.62.070 2.62.080 Established-Member appointments Terms Limitation of terms-Vacancies Chairman, chairman pro tem, secretary Meetings Compensation Clerk's duties Duties Section 2.62.010 Established-Member appointments The personnel board is established, consisting of five members who are electors of the city. The city council shall appoint the board members. No person shall be appointed to the board who holds any salaried public office. Section 2.62.020 Terms The term of each member of the board shall be four years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. Terms shall be staggered and shall expire in even numbered years. Section 2.62.030 Limitation of terms-Vacancies (a) Board members shall be limited to two consecutive terms. (b) Upon a vacancy occurring on the personnel board for any reason, including but not limited to (1) resignation, (2) council declaration of vacancy for a board member's failure to attend four consecutive regular meetings without excuse by the board and (3) removal by majority vote of the council, a successor shall be appointed by the council to fill the unexpired portion of the term. Section 2.62.040 Chairman, chairman pro tem, secretary (a) At the January meeting each year, the board shall elect a chairman and a chairman pro tem. The term of the offices shall be one year. The chairman pro tem shall serve in the absence of the chairman. (b) The person serving as the coordinator of personnel services and employee development shall serve as secretary. Section 2.62.050 Meetings (a) The board shall meet on the third Tuesday of each month at seven-thirty p.m., in the conference room at City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California, except that in case of necessity or emergency the chairman or three board members may designate an alternate meeting place within the corporate limits of the city. Legal notice of a special meeting shall be given at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of the meeting. If a meeting is set for the regular meeting place of the board, or duly noticed for an alternate meeting place, and because of necessity or emergency the board is required to meet in another place within the corporate limits of the city, then the secretary shall appear at the regular or alternate meeting place, whichever is the case, at the time set for the meeting, and publicly announce the new meeting place and post a notice of same on the door of the regular meeting place. Notices of all meetings, except regular meetings, shall be served on each board member and to each person who has requested notice in writing of such meetings, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time specified for the proposed meeting. Notices shall comply with Government Code Section 54950, et seq., also referred to as the Ralph M. Brown Act. (b) If the day designated as a regular, adjourned regular, special or study meeting falls upon a legal holiday, the board shall meet upon the next succeeding day which is not a holiday, unless otherwise ordered by the board. Section 2.62.060 Compensation Board members shall receive the compensation established by the city council pursuant to resolution or ordinance. Section 2.62.070 Clerk's duties (a) The city clerk shall establish and maintain a record of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of appointment and dates of termination of each board member and the names of the chairman, chairman pro tem, and the dates of their election and termination of service in those offices. (b) The clerk shall give the council written notice of the expiration of a board member's term sixty days prior thereto. (c) A board member shall not be eligible for appointment to a salaried position with the city for a period of two years from and after the date of termination as a member of the board. -2- Secti on 2.62.080 Duti es The duties of the personnel board shall be as follows: (a) As provided by Title 3 of this code and by the personnel rules and regulations, to hear appeals submitted by any person in the competitive service relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion, grievance or alleged violation of the personnel rules, and to certify its findings and recommendations; (b) In any investigation or hearing conducted by the board, it shall have the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or production of evidence by subpoenas issued in the name of the city. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to cause all such subpoenas to be served and refusal of a person to attend or to testify in answer to such a subpoena shall subject the person to prosecution in the same manner set forth by law for failure to appear before the council in response to a subpoena issued by the council. Each member of the personnel board shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses; (c) To publish or post notices of examinations for positions in the competitive service; to receive applications therefor; to conduct and score examinations; to certify to the appointing power a list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the competitive service. The personnel board shall cause the duties imposed upon it by this subsection to be performed by the personnel officer or person appointed by the personnel officer to perform any and all duties so imposed; {d) When requested by the city council, city manager, employees or their representatives, the personnel board shall hold hearings and make recommendations on matters of personnel policies; {e) To act as an advisory board to the city council on matters concerning personnel policies in the city, having authority to study and recommend regarding the policies and to hold open public hearings when general policy recommendations are to be determined; (f) To consult with the city manager upon request on general matters of employer-employee relations; (g) To supervise elections involving representation or the withdrawal of representation under the general direction of the city manager; (h) To hear disputes raised by an employee or organized employee organization arising under Title 3 of this code and the personnel rules and regulations or concerning issues which have not been resolved by the municipal employee relations officer; (i) After notice and hearing, submit recommended rules and procedures to the city manager which, in the opinion of the board, are necessary and proper to implement the provisions of Title 3 of this code and the personnel rules and regulations. -3- SECTION 2 Provisions Repealed Section 3.04.030, 3,04.040, 3.08.070 land 3.08.080 are hereby repealed. SECTION 3 Severability In the event any section or portion of this ordinance shall be determined invalid or unconstitutional, such section or portion shall be deemed severable and all other sections or portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4 Publication and Effective Date This ordinance shall be published once, with the names of those City Council members voting for or against it, in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as required by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 23rd day of May , 1990. Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 13th day of AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: June , 1990, by the following vote: City CoUncilmembers Jack DRago, Gus Nicolopulos, John R. Penna, Roberta Cerri Teglia, and Mayor Richard A. Haffey None None ABSENT: None As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing day of June Ordinance this 13th , 1990. -4-