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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 M Councilperson APPROVED: President of City Council ATTEST: City rk PASSED AND APPROVED October 27, 2003