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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 89.12 Amending personnel policiesORDINANCE NO. 89.12 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PERSONNEL POLICIES FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA WHEREAS the Town of Marana did, on May 18, 1983, pass Ordinance No. 83.05, which adopted Personnel Policies for the Town of Marana; and WHEREAS the Town Council of the Town of Marana has determined that it would be in the best interests for the efficient administration of the Town to amend those policies as more particularly set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 02.01 (Recruiting) be deleted in its entirety. SECTION 2. That a new Section 02.01 (Recruiting) be added to read as follows: "02.01.01. Recruiting shall be defined as the process by which the Town seeks to fill existing or expected vacancies, or to establish an eligibility list for future vacancies. 02.01.02. Whenever a vacancy exists or is expected to exist in the Town work force, a notice to that effect may be posted at such places as determined by the Town Council, if so required by the Town Council, Town Manager or applicable department head. Such notice may also be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the Town or in such other places, if so required by the Town Council, Town Manager or applicable department head. 02.01.03. All applications for jobs within the Town shall be filed with the Town Clerk. The Clerk shall accept and file all applications for jobs with the Town, whether or not a job vacancy exists or is expected to exist, or whether or not a notice of vacancy has been posted or published. The field of active job applications shall be made available to all Town officials responsible for hiring employees for the Town. 02.01.04. All applications for employment with the Town shall be kept in an active application file for a period of six months after which they will be discarded unless the applicant has been placed on an eligibility list, in which case the application shall be kept on file for as long as the list is valid." SECTION 3. That Section 02.02 (Selection) be deleted in its entirety. SECTION 4. That a new Section 02.02 be added to read as follows: "02.02.01. In selecting an applicant for a position or establishing an eligibility list, the appropriate department head and Town Manager shall review the qualifications of all existing employees, individuals who have expressed an interest in employment with the Town, and all submitted applications and other supporting documentation on file with the Town. The candidates or candidates determined to be most desirable by the appropriate department head may be required to take a competitive examination. 02.02.02. The department head shall submit to the Town Manager the recommended individual for employment with the Town. Upon approval of the Town Manager, the name of that prospective employee shall be submitted to the Town Council for approval. 2 02.02.03. If the Town Council fails to reject a particular applicant recommended for hire by a department head and concurred to by the Town ManaGer, the recommendation for employment shall be considered accepted. 02.02.04. In the event that the appropriate department head and Town ManaGer determine that it is in the best interests of the Town to hire an individual on a temporary basis, and subject to funds beinG available, the department head, with the concurrence of the Town ManaGer, may hire an individual as "temporary help" for a period not to exceed 30 work days. In the event that this is done, said individual shall be compensated at the lowest Grade within the wage level for the position in which he or she is employed, but will not be entitled to any of the benefits normally available to permanent employees of the Town." SECTION 5. WHEREAS, the immediate operation of this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the Town of Marana, Arizona, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona this 6th day of June, 1989. ATTEST: MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: 3