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Agenda Bill No. 3326 Supplement'No. 1 Date: May 6, 1975
Referred To:
Subject: Submitted By:
PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 2.44, PERSONNEL, Jerome N. Pieti
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE Personnel Director
Statement of the platter
The City Council at your March 19, 1975 meeting instructed the
staff to return with the necessary documents to provide for a
Personnel Board'. An ordinance incorporating .the substance of the
proposal before the Council has been attached.
Exhibit
Ordinance No. //
Recommendation
At the Mardh 19, 1975 Council meeting, the staff was instructed
to prepare the proper documents.to establish*a Personal Board.
If the Council concurs, your action is to introdtice Ordinance No.%/_.
Council Action
5-6-75 Ordinance #1179 was introduced for a first reading, providing
for a Personnel Board.
5-20-75 Ordinance #1179 was given a second reading and adopted.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1179
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.44, OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OP SECTIONS
2.44.025, 2.44.026, 2.44.027 AND 2.44.095 TO
PROVIDE FOR A PERSONNEL BOARD.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 2, Chapter 2.44 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Sections 2.44.025,
1 2.44.026, ?.44.027 and 2.44.095 to read as follows:'
112.44.025 Personnel Board. There is hereby created a
Personnel Board to consist of five members to be appointed by the
City Council. The first board to be appointed shall at its first
meeting so classify its members by lot that one shall serve for a
term which shall expire June 30, 1976, one shall serve.for a term
which shall expire June 30, 1977, one shall serve for a term % hich
shall expire June 30, 1978 and two shall serve for a term which
shall expire June 30, 1979. At the expiration of each of the
terms so provided for, a successor shall be appointed by the City
Council for a term of four years. The Personnel Board shall adopt
ruies of procedure and shall select a chairman from among its
members who shall apt as presiding officer.
Vacancies on the Personnel Board shall be filled by ap-
pointment by the City Council for the unexpired term. Each member
shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. A
majority vote of the City Council shall be required to appoint
or remove a member of the Personnel Board.
Members of the Personnel Board 'shall be a resident of
this city. No person shall be appointed to the Board who holds
any salaried office, employment or appointive position with this city.
The Personnel Board shall have the right of subpoena,
the power to examine witnesses under oath, the power to compel
the attendance of witnesses and the power to require the produc-
tion of evidence by subpoena. Subpoenas shall be. issued in the,
name of the city and attested by the City -Clerk.
Each member of the Personnel Board shall have the power
to administer oaths to witnesses.
2.44.026 Appointment to the Personnel Board. All appoint
ments to the Personnel Board shall be made in accordance with the
procedure set out in this section.
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When a vacancy on the Personnel Board occurs, the City
Manager shall nominate and solicit nominations for appointment -
to the Board from each formally recognized employee organization.
The City Manager shall meet with an employee representative from
each formally recognized employee organization and attempt to'
reach a unanimous agreement on a list of at least three names
for each vacancy for submittal to the City Council. The City
Council shall appoint from the agreed list.
In the event agreement is not reached within thirty days
from the date of the City Manager's solicitation of nominations,
all nominations made and not eliminated by unanimous agreement
between the City Manager and the employees' representatives shall
be submitted to the City Council. The City Council shall appoint
from the list of nominees.
.2.44.027 Duties of the Personnel Board. The Personnel
Board shall determine the order of business for the conduct of
its meetings and shall meet on call of the chairman a majority of
the members of the Board or the City Manager. A majority of the
members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
tion of business.
The Board, as provided by this ordinance and by the rules,
shall hear appeals submitted by any person in the competitive
service relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion,
charge of discrimination or•alleged violation of this ordinance
and shall hear grievances which have not been resolved to the
employees' sstisfaction at the City Manager step. The Board shall
certify its findings and recommendations as provided in the
personnel system rules. Recommendations regarding grievances
shall be advisory to the City Manager. Recommendations regarding
appeals shall be advisory to the City Council.
2.44.095 Right of appeal. Any employee in the competi-
tive service shall have the right to appeal to the'Personnel
Board any disciplinary action or alleged violation of this chapter.
or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, except in those
instances where the right of appeal is specisically prohibited
by this chapter or the rules. All appeals shall be concluded
as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the require-
ments and procedures as set forth in the personnel rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter."
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty
days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
once Ln the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adop-
tion.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
Carlsbad City Council held on the 6th day of May , 1975,
and thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 20th day of May* , 1975, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Frazee, Chase, Lewis, Skotnicki and
Councilwoman Casler
NOES:, None
ABSENT: None
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RO ERT C. FRAZEE,,,PIayor
ATTEST:
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