O80-24ORDINANCE NO. 80- ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA AMENDING THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY
SECTION 72.9 PERSONNEL RULES BY ALLOWING
THE CITY COUNCIL TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT
TO THE PERSONNEL RULES OF SAID CITY; PRO-
VIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING
PROVISION; AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 72.9 "Personnel Rules" of the
Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, be amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 72.9 Personnel rules.
Immediately after the taking effect of this act
[article] the personnel officer shall prepare personnel rules to
govern the merit system and carry out the provisions of this act
[article]-. The city manager shall approve them with or without
modification. When approved by him they shall be submitted to
the city council and shall become effective immediately after the
city council by resolution adopts them, with or without amend-
ment. Thereupon, the rules and regulations of the board of civil
service passed on the 27th day of October, 1954, shall be auto-
matically repealed and superseded by the rules herein provided
for. Amendments to said personnel rules may be enacted by follow-
ing the identical procedure set forth-hereinabove for adopting
the original rules, and may also be amended by city council
initiative.
The per,sonnel rules shall provide for:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
The classification of city positions, which
classification shall be based on the duties,
authority and responsibility of each position;
A pay plan for all city positions embodying
the principle, equal pay for equal work, which
plan shall become effective when the city
council by resolution adopts it with or without
amendment;
The method of holding competitive tests for
fairly determining the merit and fitness of
candidates for appointment and promotion;
The establishment, maintenance and certificati,
of eligible lists for filling vacancies;
The order and manner in which layoffs may be
effected;
Hours of work, attendance, regulations and
provisions for sick and vacation leave;
The procedure governing provisional or-pro-
bationary appointments;
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(9)
(10)
Provide rules for the procedures and grounds fo~
suspension, demotion, dismissal and transfer of
employees within the classified service;
Other practices and procedures necessary for
effect{ye administration of the merit system
under the provisions of this'Charter.
To make rules and regulations for the selection
of a grievance committee by members in the
classified service.
Section 2. Should any section or provision of this
Ordinance or any portion hereof be declared by court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 3.. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
FIRST READING this ~z~ day of_~ ~~ , 1980.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE day of
, 1980.
ATTEST:
Cit C 7er (Corp
Seal)
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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Vice Mayor
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