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Human Resources - Personnel Manual - Section 800

800 MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. CITY MANAGER'S OPEN DOOR. The City Manager is available to any employee seeking to discuss work-related problems or concerns in an open and informal manner. When an employee has made a good faith effort to resolve difficulties with their Section Administrator/Manager and Department Director and feels that their concerns have not been adequately addressed, they have the right to meet with the City Manager without fear of reprisal or retaliation. The employee shall contact the City Manager’s office to schedule an appointment. Once the date and time have been agreed upon, the employee shall inform his/her immediate supervisor of the scheduled meeting.
  2. HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. The Human Resources Department shall:

    1. Have overall responsibility for establishing, maintaining, and coordinating personnel transactions and records management systems and procedures for all City employees consistent with state and federal laws.
    2. Advise and assist supervision/management on all City personnel transactions and records management systems and procedures related to personnel.
  3. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION. Management and supervision shall:

    1. Initiate personnel transactions for their employees, using forms prescribed by the Human Resources Department.
    2. Maintain a written record of contracts with employees as they deem appropriate.
    3. Direct and supervise all operations, functions and the work of the Employees.
    4. Determine the place to report to work, to determine methods, processes, and manner of performing work.
    5. Establish and revise schedules of work.
    6. Assign shifts, work days, hours of work and work locations.
    7. Designate, assign or reassign all work duties.
    8. Evaluate and judge the skill, ability and efficiency and general work performance of Employees.
    9. Take actions, as necessary, to carry out the mission of the Employer in emergencies.
  4. EMPLOYEES. Employees shall receive a copy of all personnel transactions that affect their employment or personal status.

    Each employee shall notify supervision and the Human Resources Department of any changes which may affect his/her employment or benefit status. Examples of changes in personal status include (but are not limited to):

    1. Marital status.
    2. Dependent status.
    3. Legal name change.
    4. Physical limitation.
    5. Additional education, training or certification.
    6. Revocation of license, permit certification, or other credentials required for the job.
    7. Changes of address or telephone number
  5. PERSONNEL RECORDS RETENTION. Official Personnel records will be retained for a period of time from date of receipt in compliance with the State Records Retention Act.

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