Who is responsible for the administration of the personnel rules?
The Human Resources Director
If any problem should arise in the implementation and administration of the personnel rules, what is the chain in which problems are resolved?
Human Resources Director, then City Manager, then Director of Public Utilities, then Civil Service Board.
The Personnel Rules shall apply to all positions and offices in the City Service unless otherwise provided by law except:
A. Officials elected by the people
B. Members of Boards and Commissions
C. Unclassified positions
What Board is responsible for proposing all amendments and revisions to the Personnel Rules?
The Civil Service Board
Appointing Authority
Shall mean the City Manager or the Director of Utilities or other delegated authority who is empowered to appoint or remove employees
Emergency appointment
Shall mean the appointment of a person, not to exceed 30 days when such service are necessary to prevent delay or injury to the public business.
Immediate family
Shall mean spouses, dependents, anyone residing in the person's household and anyone within the third degree of consanguinity of the person, or the person's spouse; e.g. within three degrees of relationship by blood or marriage.
Temporary Appointment duration:
Not to exceed 6 months
The City Service is divided into what services?
classified and unclassified
Who is responsible for the proper maintenance of the Classification Plan so that it will reflect continuously , on a current basis, the duties being preformed by each employee in the City Service and the class to which each position is allocated?
The Human Resources Director
For open examinations, public notice of examination shall be given at least ____ business days in advance of the last date for filing applications?
5
For promotional examinations, notice of examinations shall be given at least ____ business days in advance of the last date for filing applications?
10
What is the percentage awarded to veterans who served during a period of war or in an armed conflict and does not receive military retirement; for veterans preference?
10% added to the passing grade
What percentage is awarded to veterans who did not serve during a period of war or in a armed conflict, and does not receive military retirement; for veterans preference?
5% added to the passing grade
What percentage is awarded to veterans who were called to active military service from employment with the state or any of it's political subdivisions or municipal corporations?
5% added to promotional examinations until the first promotion
What is the required passing grade for examinations?
70% based on a scale of 100 for maximum possible attainment.
Where oral tests are given, not more than ___ percentage of the total weight shall be an evaluation of personal traits.
30%
How long does a Candidate have to to submit a written challenge regarding content of the open examination?
No later than the end of the next business day following the open examination.
How long does a Candidate for a promotional examinations have to challenge content of the examination?
Within three business days.
How long after the date of their notice of the establishment of the eligible list does a candidate have to inspect the examination papers to detect errors?
Five-business days
How are ties resolved in promotional examinations?
By length of continuous service.
How long is the period of eligibility for Reemployment eligibles?
Two-year period of eligibility
How long is the eligibility for a department promotional list?
maximum period of three years
How long is the eligibility for eligibles on an open list?
One-year period
When vacancies are to be filled from eligible lists, what order shall the Human Resources Director appoint from?
1. Reemployment eligibles
2. Departmental promotional list'
3. Promotional list
4. Open list or Lateral-entry list.
How many days shall an Emergency appointment not continue longer than?
30 days
What is the maximum period a Temporary Appointment may be made for?
Six months, may be extended with the approval of Human Resources
Director not to exceed 12 months.
1.24.820 Employee Complaints
See pg. 27 of 35
What automatically happens if management fails to reply to the employee's complaint within five working days?
The complaint gets processed to the next level
What happens if the Employee fails to submit a complaint from one level to the next in five working days?
The complaint shall be considered settled on the basis of the last decision.
Where circumstances warrant, the appointing authority may grant an employee leave without pay for a period not in excess of how many days?
15 days in one calendar year.
How many days of unauthorized absence will be considered as a voluntary leave of absence?
Five consecutive days
How long are laid off employees eligible for Reemployment?
2 years from the day of initial lay off.
How many opportunities for Reemployment may an laid off employee waive before being removed from the list?
Three opportunities.