HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 17-1992RESOLUTION NO. 17-92
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO ADOPTING A POLICY FOR THE RECRUITMENT,
EVALUATION AND TERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT HEADS
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1110-92 on
January 22, 1992; and
WHEREAS, such Ordinance was adopted to allow the Council to
oversee the appointment of Department Heads to positions in the
City service; and
WHEREAS, the Council is committed to establishing a process
which will result in the efficient selection of qualified
professionals to administer and operate the various departments of
the City; and
WHEREAS, the process is intended to assure that appointments
are made based upon experience, qualifications, education and work
history; and
WHEREAS, the process assures that appointments will not be
made for political reasons or be based on the bias of a single
individual.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The recruitment and appointment process set
forth in Section 2 of this Resolution shall be followed for all
recruitments and appointments of Department Heads in South San
Francisco.
Section 2:
Department Head Recruitment.
Termination Process
Evaluation &
I. Solicitation of Applications
A. The City Manager shall be responsible for the
conduct of the Department Head Recruitment Process.
B. Prior to initiating a Department Head Recruitment,
the City Manager shall interview each Councilmember to ascertain
his or her views on desirable qualifications for the vacant
position. The results of each interview shall be reduced to
writing and shared with the remaining members of the Council.
C. The City Manager shall inform the Council in writing
of the process he/she intends to utilize to solicit applications.
D. The City's adopted rules, regulations and policies
shall be adhered to by the City Manager.
E. The City Manager shall make the final determination
on how the application solicitation process is conducted.
F. The Manager shall provide the Council with updates
on an ongoing basis during the Recruitment Process.
II. Testing
A. Prior to establishing any testing procedure for a
Department Head Recruitment, the City Manager shall inform the
Council, in writing, of the procedure he/she intends to use.
B. The city Manager shall make the final determination
on how the testing process will be conducted.
III. Selection
A. Prior to an offer being made by the City Manager the
following shall be done:
1. An Executive Session shall be held with the
City Manager and full Council being present.
2. At least three days prior to the Executive
Session, the City Manager shall forward the top three
finalists' names, resumes, employment applications, and
other pertinent information to the Council.
3. During the Executive Session, the Council shall
discuss the three candidates' skills, abilities and
qualifications and the City Manager's recommendation for
the appointment and rationale for the recommendation.
4. After discussing the City Manager's
recommendation, the Council may schedule an interview.
If the Council desires to interview the recommended
candidate, it shall schedule a date for the interview and
adjourn the closed session to the selected date.
5. During the Executive Session, the Council
shall, by a majority vote, either confirm or reject the
City Manager's recommendation.
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Manager
Council.
If a recommendation is rejected, the City
shall recommend his next choice to the City
Steps 3, 4 and 5 shall then be repeated.
7. If none of the top three
selected, no appointment shall be
recruitment process shall begin again.
candidates are
made and the
8. If the City Manager's recommendation is
approved, he will then be authorized to make an offer of
employment to the candidate.
IV. Evaluation
A. The City Manager shall conduct yearly evaluations of
the City's Department Heads. The City Manager shall report back
to the City Council, in writing, the results of the yearly
evaluations and any pertinent comments therein made or received.
V. Termination
A. Prior to the termination of any Department Head, an
Executive Session shall be held to discuss the proposed
termination.
B. During the Executive Session, the City Manager shall
make a recommendation to the Council concerning the termination.
C. Prior to the end of the Executive Session, the city
Council shall, by a majority vote, approve or disapprove the
Department Head's termination.
D. If the Council votes to approve a termination, the
City Manager shall carry out the decision.
VI. Waiver of Procedure
The procedures set forth in this Resolution may only be
waived if there is a unanimous vote of the Council to do so.
Secsion 3: Effective Date
This Resolution shall take effect concurrently with Ordinance
No. 1110-92.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly
introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of
February , 1992 by the following vote.
AYES:
Councilmembers Jack Drago, Joseph A. Fernekes, Gus Nicolopulos,
and Mayor John R. Penna
NOES:
Councilmember Roberta Cerri Teglia
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None