ORD 260 ORDINANCE NO. 260
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADDING CHAPTER 2 .46 TO ESTABLISH A
PERSONNEL SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2 .46 of Title 2 of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows:
Chapter 2.46
PERSONNEL SYSTEM
Sections:
2 .46. 010 Adoption of Personnel System.
2 .46. 020 Definitions.
2 .46. 030 Administration.
2 . 46. 040 Competitive Service.
2 .46. 050 Adoption and Amendment of Rules.
2 .46. 060 Appointments.
2 .46. 070 Probationary Period.
2 .46. 080 Status of Present Employees.
2 .46. 090 Demotion, Dismissal, Reduction in Pay,
Suspension, Reprimand.
2.46. 100 Right of Appeal.
2 .46. 110 Lay-Off and Re-Employment.
2 .46. 120 Political Activity.
2 .46. 130 Contracts for Special Service.
2 . 46. 010 Adoption of Personnel System. In order to
establish an equitable and uniform system for dealing with
personnel matters, and to comply with applicable laws relating to
the administration of the personnel process, the personnel system
set forth in this chapter is hereby adopted.
2 .46. 020 Definitions. The terms used to administer
the personnel system shall be defined in the personnel rules.
2 .46. 030 Administration. The City Manager shall
administer the city personnel system and may delegate any of the
powers and duties to a Personnel Officer, or may delegate the
appointing authority granted by the City Council to any other
officer or employee of the city or may recommend that such powers
and duties be performed under contract as provided in section
2 .46. 130. The City Manager shall:
A. Act as the appointing authority for the City.
B. Administer all the provisions of this
chapter and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to
the City Council.
C. Prepare and recommend to the City Council
personnel rules and revisions and amendments to such rules.
D. Prepare or cause to be prepared a position
classification plan, including class specifications, and
revisions of the plan.
E. Have the authority to discipline employees in
accordance with this chapter and the personnel rules.
F. Provide for the publishing and posting of
notices on the City Hall bulletin boards of tests for positions
in the competitive service; the receiving of applications there-
for; the conducting and grading of tests; the certification of a
list of all persons eligible for appointment to the appropriate
position in the competitive service; and performing any other
duty that may be required to administer the personnel system.
2 .46. 040 Competitive Service. The provisions of the
chapter shall apply to all offices, regular full-time positions
and employment in the service of the City, except:
A. Elective officers.
B. The City Manager, the Assistant or Deputy
City Manager.
C. The City Attorney and any assistant or
deputy city attorneys.
D. Members of appointive board, commissions,
and committees.
E. All department heads as established in
section 2 .46. 050 L.
F. Persons engaged under contract to supply
expert, professional, technical or any other services.
G. Volunteer personnel such as docents.
H. All Council-appointed city officers.
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I. Emergency employees who are hired to meet the
immediate requirements of an emergency condition, such as extra-
ordinary fire, flood, or earthquake which threatens life or
property.
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J. Any position primarily funded under a state
or federal employment program.
Employees not included in the competitive service under
this section shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing
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2 .46. 050 Adoption and Amendment of Rules. Personnel
rules shall be adopted by resolution of the City Council. The
rules may establish regulations governing the personnel system,
including:
A. Preparation, installation, revision, and
maintenance of a position classification plan covering all
positions in the competitive service, including employment
standards and qualifications for each class.
B. Provisions for the announcement of the
selection process and acceptance of applications for employment.
C. Preparation and conduct of tests and the
establishment and use of resulting employment lists containing
names of persons eligible for appointment.
D. Certification and appointment of persons from
employment lists, and the making of provisional appointments.
E. Establishment of probationary periods.
F. Evaluation of employees during the
probationary period and thereafter.
G. Transfer, promotion, demotion, reinstate-
ment, disciplinary action and layoff of employees in the
competitive service.
H. Separation of employees from the city
service.
I. The establishment and maintenance of adequate
personnel records for purposes of accounting and legal
requirements.
I/ J. The establishment of any necessary appeal
procedures.
K. Leave and vacation procedure.
L. Department head positions and organization.
2 .46. 060 Appointments. Appointments to vacant
positions in the competitive service shall be made in accordance
with the personnel rules. Appointments and promotions shall be
based on merit and fitness to be ascertained so far as
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practicable by competitive examination. Examinations may be used
and conducted to aid the selection of qualified employees and
shall consist of selection techniques which will test fairly the
qualifications of candidates such as achievement and aptitude
tests, written tests, personal interview, performance tests,
physical agility tests, evaluation of daily work performance,
work samples or any combinations of these or other tests. The
probationary period shall be considered an extension of the
examination process. Physical and medical examinations and for
public safety psychological examinations may be given as a part
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of any examination pertinent to the job description.
In any examination the City Manager or his or her
designee may include, in addition to competitive tests, a
qualifying test or tests, and set minimum standards therefor.
The appointing authority of employees in the competi-
tive service is the City Manager. The City Manager may delegate
the appointing authority to any other officer or employee of the
City.
2 . 46. 070 Probationary Period. All regular
appointments, including promotional appointments, shall be for a
probationary period of not less than six months. The appointing
authority may extend such probationary period up to six
additional months.
The probationary period shall commence from the date of
appointment. In the event of illness or injury requiring absence
from work the number of days absent shall be added to the length
of the probationary period. During the probationary period, the
employee may be rejected at any time without the right of appeal,
hearing or any grievance procedure. An employee has a right to a
status review before the end of the probationary period.
An employee rejected during the probationary period
from a position to which he or she has been promoted shall be
reinstated to a position in the class from which he or she was
promoted unless he or she is discharged from the city service as
provided in the personnel rules. If no vacancy exists in such
position, he or she shall be placed on a re-employment list as
provided in the personnel rules.
2 .46. 080 Status of Present Employees. Any person
holding a position included in the competitive service who, on
the effective date of this chapter, shall have served
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continuously in such position, or in some other position in the
competitive service, for a period equal to the probationary
period prescribed in the rules for his class, shall assume
regular status in the competitive service in the position held on
such effective date without qualifying test, and shall thereafter
be subject in all respects to the provisions of this chapter and
the personnel rules.
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Any other persons holding positions in the competitive
service shall be regarded as probationers who are serving out the
balance of their probationary periods as prescribed in the rules
before obtaining regular status. The probationary period shall
be computed from the date of appointment or employment.
2 .46. 090 Demotion, Dismissal, Reduction in Pay,
Suspension, Reprimand. The City Manager or any appointing power
shall have the authority to demote, discharge, reprimand, reduce
in pay, or suspend, any regular employee for a stated reason in
accordance with procedures included in the personnel rules.
2 .46. 100 Right of Appeal. Any employee in the
competitive service shall have the right to appeal a disciplinary
action, except in those instances where the right of appeal is
specifically prohibited by this chapter or the rules adopted
thereunder.
All disciplinary action appeals shall be processed in
accordance with the requirements and procedures as set forth in
the personnel rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
2 .46. 110 Lay-Off and Re-Employment. Lay-off and
re-employment actions shall follow the process outlined in the
personnel rules.
2 .46. 120 Political Activity. The political activities
of city employees shall conform to pertinent provisions of state
law and any local provision adopted pursuant to state law.
2 .46. 130 Contracts for Special Service. The City
Manager shall consider and make recommendations to the City
Council regarding the extent to which the city should contract
for the performance of technical services in connection with the
establishment or operation of the personnel system. The City
Council may contract with any qualified person or public or
private agency for the performance of all or any of the following
responsibilities and duties imposed by this chapter:
A. The preparation of personnel rules and
subsequent revisions and amendments thereof.
B. The preparation of a position classification
plan, and subsequent revisions and amendments thereof.
C. The preparation, conduct and grading of
competitive tests.
D. The conduct of employee training programs.
E. Special and technical services of advisory or
informational character on matters relating to personnel adminis-
tration.
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Section 2 . Severability. If any term, provision, section or
part of this Ordinance shall be determined invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be
affected to the extent the remaining provisions are not rendered
impractical to perform taking into consideration the purposes of
this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of July,
1990.
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City
Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance
No. 260, passed first reading on June 19 1990, was duly and
regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting thereof held on July 3 , 1990, and that the same was
passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, BACHARACH, MCTAGGART, RYAN AND MAYOR
HUGES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: 041
CITY CLERJ,
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ORD. 260
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY ,OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly des poses and says :
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the
duly qualified City City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ,
California:
That on the 20th day of JULY , 1990 , she caused to
be posed in three conspicuous p al ces , as required b y law the
following :
AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
CHAPTER 2. 46 TO ESTABLISH A PERSONNEL SYSTEM
a copy of which is attached hereto , in the following public places
in the City:
CITY HALL
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, CALIFORNIA 90274
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE STATION
MIRALESTE STATION
4000 MIRALESTE PLAZA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES , CALIFORNIA 90274
U. S . POST OFFICE
28649 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES , CALIFORNIA 90732
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and
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correct affidavit of posting .
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30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD / RANCHO PALOS VERDES. CA 90274-5391 / (213) 377-0360