CC RES 2002-018 RESOLUTION NO. 2002 - 18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING
THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEE
PERSONNEL RULES ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION
NO. 2002-05
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and directed under the
provisions of Chapter 2.46 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to adopt
rules for the administration of the personnel system created in said Municipal
Code Chapter; and,
WHEREAS, the objectives of these rules are to facilitate efficient and
economical services to the public and to provide for an equitable system of
personnel management; and,
WHEREAS, at the same time, within the limits of administrative feasibility,
considerable latitude shall be given to the City Manager in the interpretation and
application of these rules so that they are applied equitably; and,
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2002, the City Council adopted Competitive
Service Employee Personnel Rules which included a Veterans' Preference
System that applied to first time entry-level employment with the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Council directed staff to return with revisions to the
recently adopted Veteran's Preference System to broaden the application of this
provision.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Amends Competitive Service Employee Personnel Rules, Rule
III, Section 5 to read as follows:
SECTION 5 —VETERANS' PREFERENCE SYSTEM: The
recruitment procedures utilized for employment within the classified
service of the City (not including in-house promotions) shall include a
Veterans' Preference System giving preference to a veteran who has
received an honorable discharge over other identically qualified
applicants. Normally, this will involve the awarding of one or more veteran
credit points to a qualified veteran who meets the minimum requirements
of the position and who passes all portions of the testing or examination
process. The procedures may require applicants to request veterans'
preference consideration in conjunction with their applications and to
timely submit documents or other proof sufficient to determine eligibility.
The procedures, requirements and definitions used in the Veterans'
Preference System shall be consistent with those provided in any
applicable law involving Veterans Preference Systems for California cities.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on March 11, 2002.
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CITY CLERK
State of California )
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2002-18; was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on March 11,
2002.
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