HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3917 ORDINANCE NO. 3917
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.72 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2.72.040 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.72.040 Director of Duman Resources—Powers and Duties. The Director of Human
Resources shall be appointed by the City Manager with the approval of a majority of the
City Council. The Director shall have the following powers and duties:
a) to administer the provisions of this code relating to personnel and city employees;
the personnel resolution; and the employer-employee relations resolution; and
b) to be the city's principal representative in all matters of employer-employee
relations, with authority to meet and confer in good faith with recognized employee
organizations within the scope of representation and shall serve as secretary to the
personnel board; and
c) to be responsible for directing, planning, organizing and managing the operations
of the Department of Human Resources, and all other personnel functions and programs
of the City, including, but not limited to, recruitment and selection, classification and
compensation, training, employee benefits, risk management,the City's self-insured
programs in liability,worker's compensation, and loss prevention; and
d) with the approval of the City Manager, to appoint all other officers, assistants,
deputies and employees of the Human Resources Department; and
e) to perform other such tasks and duties as may be assigned by the City Manager.
SECTION 2. Section 2.72.050 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.72.050 Commission created. There is hereby created a Personnel Commission to consist of
five (5) members effective June 30, 2012.
SECTION 3. Section 2.72.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.72.060 Commission--Members--Terms. The members of the Personnel Commission shall
be appointed by the City Council from the electors of the city. No member shall hold any paid
office or employment in the city government while serving on the commission or for one (1) year
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after ceasing to be a member. Members shall be subject to removal by motion of the City
Council, adopted by the affirmative votes of a majority of the total membership thereof.
Effective June 30, 2011,the members thereof shall serve for terms of two (2) years. The terms
shall be staggered so that the number of terms expiring in any year shall not vary by more than
one from the number of terms expiring in any other year. Terms shall expire on June 30 of the
appropriate year. A vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term shall be filled by
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
SECTION 4. Section 2.72.065 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.72.065 Service limitation. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms on the
Commission.
SECTION 5. Section 2.72.070 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.72. 070 Commission--Functions and duties. The Personnel Commission shall have
the power and be required to:
(a) Make any investigation upon request of the City Council concerning the
administration of the personnel system and report its findings to the City Council and
City Manager;
(b) Hear appeals on grievance matters for final decision except for such matters as may
be submitted to final and binding arbitration;
(c) Hear appeals from decisions of the City Manager or his/her designee made pursuant
to the employer-employee relations resolution;
(d) Determine hearing procedures and select hearing officers and advisory arbitrators for
hearings;
(e) Review impasse matters as provided in the employer employee relations resolution;
and
(f) Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution.
SECTION 6. Section 2.72.080 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.72.080 Meetings--Chairperson. As soon as practicable following the first day of July
of each year,the Personnel Commission shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson of the commission.
The City Manager shall designate a secretary for the Personnel Commission who need not be a
member of such commission, and who shall keep a record of its proceedings and transactions.
The Personnel Commission may prescribe its own rules and regulations subject to the approval
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of the City Council. Copies of such rules shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk
where they shall be available for public inspection.
SECTION 7. Section 2.72.110 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is repealed in
its entirety.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 15 t h day of A u 9 u s t , 20' 11
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on August 01, 2011, and was again read to said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on August 15, 2011, and was passed and adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Harper, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Dwyer
NOES: Shaw, Boardman
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Joan L.Flynn,CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on August 25,2011. do
In accordance with the City Charter of said City Q6910i
n 1 Joan L.Fl nn Ci Clerk Clerk and ex-officio Jerk
Wak senior Deputv CitClerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California