HomeMy WebLinkAbout07066ORDINANCE NO. 7066
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6 OF CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE VI OF THE CITY OF
PUEBLO CODE OF ORDINANCES TO CREATE A RULE OF FIVE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING
VACANCIES IN CERTAIN CLASSES IN THE CITY OF PUEBLO CLASSIFIED SERVICE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO that: (brackets indicate matter being
deleted; underscoring indicates matter being added)
SECTION 1
Subsection (6) of Section 6 of Chapter 8 of Title VI of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Pueblo is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6-8-6. Notification of vacancy, appointment.
When a vacancy occurs in any position in the classified service, the involved department or
bureau head shall so notify the Director and City Manager in writing. Unless such vacancy is
declared open, or the position is abolished, the vacancy shall be filled from the appropriate
reinstatement list, if possible; otherwise by any of the other following methods at the discretion of
the involved department or bureau head with the approval of the City Manager:
(1) From a reinstatement list. Due to a reduction in force or other cause not involving
resignation, unsatisfactory work or other fault of the employee, a former certified employee who
separated in good standing may be appointed to a position in the class from which he or she
was separated pursuant to Civil Service Rules 34, 36 and 37. Such appointments must be
made within four (4) years after such separation;
(2) From a reemployment list;
(3) By transfer of a classified service employee from one (1) position to another position in the
same class, subject to the requirements of Section 6 -8 -11;
(4) By voluntary demotion for the convenience of the City or the employee, but only with the
approval of all involved department heads and the City Manager; or
(5) From a civil service eligible list in the following manner:
a. The Director shall forward a copy of the appropriate class specification to the Civil
Service Commission, with a request for certification of the names of the three (3) highest
ranking persons on the appropriate eligible list.
b. The Director may also request from the Commission further information relating to the
persons certified and to their application, examination or certification process.
c. If any person so certified fails to accept, qualify for or meet any requirement of the
position, the Director may request removal of that person from the eligible list and certification
of the name of the person next highest on the appropriate eligible list.
d. If more than one (1) vacancy is to be filled from an eligible list, the Director may request
certification of an additional name for the second and each subsequent vacancy.
e. If less than three (3) names appear or remain on an eligible list, the City Manager may
either request that the Commission establish a new eligible list, or may accept a certification of
less than three (3) names.
f. If a person certified for appointment from an eligible list is rejected or passed over twice,
the City Manager may request removal of the person from that eligible list.
g. After a certification, the Director shall select a committee of at least three (3) persons to
evaluate the persons certified.
h. After consultation with the involved department or bureau head and the committee, the
Director shall forward the names of all persons certified and recommendations to the City
Manager, who shall make the final appointment.
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5) above, if a recruitment to fill a vacancy in a
position in the classified service has been opened to persons who are not employees of the
City of Pueblo, or in case of any recruitment to fill a vacancy in a position in a promotional class
which is not included in the police officers, fire fighters, or other classified employees
bargaining units, and the vacancy is not filled by one of the methods set out in subsections (1)
through (4) above, the vacancy shall be filled [form] from a civil service eligible list in the
following manner:
a. The Director shall forward a copy of the appropriate class specification to the Civil
Service Commission, with a request for certification of the names of the five (5) highest ranking
persons on the appropriate eligible list.
b. The Director may also request from the Commission further information relating to the
persons certified and to their application, examination or certification process.
c. If any person so certified fails to accept, qualify for or meet any requirement of the
position, the Director may request removal of that person from the eligible list and certification
of the name of the person next highest on the appropriate eligible list.
d. If more than one (1) vacancy is to be filled from an eligible list, the Director may request
certification of an additional name for the second and each subsequent vacancy.
e. If less than five (5) names appear or remain on an eligible list, the City Manager may
either request that the Commission establish a new eligible list, or may accept a certification of
less than five (5) names.
f. If a person certified for appointment from an eligible list is rejected or passed over twice,
the Director may request removal of the person from that eligible list.
g. After a certification, the Director shall select a committee of at least three (3) persons to
evaluate the persons certified.
h. After consultation with the involved department or bureau head and the committee, the
Director shall forward the names of all persons certified and recommendations to the City
Manager, who shall make the final appointment.
SECTION 2
Subsection (7) of Section 6 of Chapter 8 of Title VI of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Pueblo is hereby amended to read as follows:
(7) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (6) above, [if a] any recruitment for a vacancy
in a position in a [closed promotional] class included in the police officers or fire fighters
bargaining units which is limited to [City] employees of that bargaining unit [under the IBPO or
IAFF collective bargaining agreements, such recruitment] shall be subject to the Rule of Three
procedure set out in subsection (5) above rather than the Rule of Five procedure set out in
subsection (6) above.
SECTION 3.
Subsection (8) of Section 6 of Chapter 8 of Title VI of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Pueblo is hereby amended to read as follows:
(8) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (6) above, any vacancy in a position in a class
included in the [PAGE] other classified employees bargaining unit which is not filled by one of the
methods set out in subsections (1) through (4) above shall be subject to the Rule of Three
procedure set out in subsection (5) above rather than the Rule of Five procedure set out in
subsection (6) above, unless otherwise provided in the collective bargaining agreement covering
the other classified emplovees.
SECTION 4
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and shall apply to all
certifications of names made after the date of final passage.
INTRODUCED October 14. 2003
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Councilperson
APPROVED:
President of City Council
ATTEST:
City rk
PASSED AND APPROVED October 27, 2003