§ 2.20.150. SCOPE OF RULES.

(A)

The personnel rules shall provide for:

(1)

The preparation, maintenance and revision by the Mayor of a position classification plan for all positions in the classified and partially exempt services; in the position classification plan, all positions shall be grouped together into classes on the basis of duties and responsibilities; the position classification plan shall include for each class of position an appropriate title, a description of the duties and responsibilities, training and experience qualifications and other necessary position specifications;

(2)

The preparation, maintenance, revision and administration by the Mayor of a pay plan for all positions in the classified and partially exempt services; the pay plan shall be based upon the position classification plan, shall provide for fair and reasonable compensation for services rendered and shall be based on the principle of like pay for like work; the pay plan may provide for uniform starting pay, increments and area and time differentials; the pay plan prepared under this section may be amended, approved or disapproved by the Mayor, subject to Assembly review, in regular or special sessions; after the pay plan is put into effect, no salary or wage payment may be made to a Borough employee covered by the pay plan unless the payment is in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter;

(3)

The use of sound employee selection methods, including, if applicable, open competitive examinations to test the fitness of applicants for positions in the Borough service;

(4)

Promotions from within the Borough service when there are qualified candidates in the Borough service; vacancies shall be filled by promotion whenever practicable and in the best interest of the Borough service, and promotion shall be by competitive examination whenever practicable; in considering promotions, applicants' qualifications, performance record, seniority and conduct shall be evaluated;

(5)

The establishment and maintenance of eligible lists for appointment and promotion; the names of eligible candidates shall be placed on eligible lists in order of their relative performance in the examinations;

(6)

The procedure for certifying eligible candidates;

(7)

A period of probation not to exceed one year before an appointment to a position becomes permanent, except that a permanent employee receiving a promotional appointment retains permanent status in the service and the job class from which appointed for the duration of the probationary period, and may be demoted to his former class without right of appeal, § 2.20.180 of this chapter notwithstanding, but if dismissed from the service, he has appeal rights under § 2.20.180 of this chapter;

(8)

Emergency appointments to position in the Borough service;

(9)

Nonpermanent appointments to positions in the Borough service;

(10)

Provisional appointment without competitive examination when appropriate eligible lists are not available;

(11)

Transfers from one department to another and from another merit system jurisdiction to Borough services;

(12)

Transfers from one area of the Borough to another;

(13)

The payment of transportation costs when an employee transfers from one area to another at the request of the employer;

(14)

The reinstatement of a person who resigns in good standing;

(15)

Layoffs for reason of lack of funds or work, abolition of positions, or material changes in duties or organization; both performance and seniority records shall be considered in the development of layoff orders;

(16)

The development, maintenance and utilization of employee performance records;

(17)

The imposition of disciplinary suspension without pay for not longer than 30 days in any 12-month period;

(18)

The procedures for review of disputed personnel actions and for resolving employee and interagency grievances;

(19)

Hours of work for all employees in the Borough service;

(20)

Methods and procedures covering overtime work and pay;

(21)

The delegation, where feasible, of certain personnel responsibilities and duties to the principal departments of the Borough;

(22)

Other rules and administrative regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter which are necessary for its enforcement;

(23)

The granting of employment preference right to a veteran at each time he applies for employment, not within the area of promotion, when he possesses the necessary qualifications in the job classification for which he applies under this chapter, the term VETERAN means a person with 90 days or more active service in the armed forces of the United States who has been honorably discharged after having served any period between April 6, 1917 and December 1, 1919, between September 16, 1940 and December 31, 1947 or between June 27, 1950 and November 7, 1975; the term DISABLED VETERAN means a veteran who is rated by the United States Veterans' Administration as having at least 10% service-connected disability; in the examination to determine the qualification of applicants for entrance into the classified service under merit system examination, five additional points shall be added to the passing grade of a veteran and ten additional points shall be added to the passing grade of a disabled veteran; if a position in the classified service is eliminated, employees shall be released in accordance with rules which give due effect to all factors; if all job qualifications are equal, the veteran shall be given preference over the nonveteran and the veteran shall be kept on the job;

(24)

Employment of persons in positions on a part-time basis, including the employment of two persons to fill one full-time position;

(25)

The granting of employment preference to severely handicapped persons; this includes the right to provisional appointment without competitive examination for periods up to four months and the granting of eligibility to a severely handicapped person provisionally appointed under the rules who demonstrates his ability to perform the job for permanent appointment without competitive examination; provisional employment under this division may not exceed four months during a 12-month period;

(26)

The granting of employment preference to Borough residents;

(27)

The granting of employment preference to Native Americans. The preference shall apply to hirings, promotions, transfers, and reinstatements. A Native American applicant who meets the minimum qualifications for a position shall be selected, and where there is more than one Native American applicant who meets the minimum qualifications for a position, the best qualified among these shall be selected. In instances where a Native American applicant meets most of the minimum qualifications for the position and can, during the probationary period, meet the minimum qualifications, that person will be given employment preference. If, at the end of the probationary period, all the minimum qualifications have not been met, the individual may be granted a three-month extension of the probationary period, on a one-time basis, by the supervisor. If the person given employment preference is not able to meet the minimum qualifications at the end of the probationary period, he or she will be dismissed from employment and the position will be re-posted. A Native American is a person belonging to an Indian tribe as defined in USC Section 3703(10).

('75 Code, § 2.20.150)(Ord. 80-26-2, passed 12-7-82; Am. Ord. 80-26-4, passed 9-8-87; Am. Ord. 80-26-10, passed 11-12-92; Am. Ord. 80-26-12, passed 2-4-97; Am. Ord. 80-26-13, passed 3-3-98)