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ORDINANCE AiO. 42? . ,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF'LYNNJOOD
, CREATING A.ND ESTABLISHSNG A PERSON—
- �TEL SYSTEP;2 FOR SAID CITY. "
The people of the City of.Lynt�ood doe hereby ordain
as follows: �
Section_1:.. Adoption of Personnel System. Pursuant to
� the authority granted.to the legislative body of any city tvi,thin
the State of California under.the provisions�of Chapter 48, Statutes
of.1935,.and in order to establish an equitable and unifo.rm�p`rocedure
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for �ealing �vith personnel matters through a department of personnel,. ,
and to place municipal employment=on a merit basis so that the best
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quaTified persons Available shall be"brought �into the service of the
'City, the foliotiving Personnel System is hereb,y.a_dopted.
S�ctioa 2: Dep�rtment of Personnel. There is hereby
created a Department of Persaanel wriich` consist of a Personnel '
Board and a Personnel OPficer. '
The Personnel Board shall consist.of five.members to be
�ppointed by the City Counoil. '� �1
The firs� Board to'be appointed sha.11 be the three member�
of the present Civil Service Board, each of ��hom.shall serve as a mem-
ber of the Personnel Board fer a term which shall expire on the date
of the expiration of the term to vahich appointed�as a.member of the
said Civil Service Board, namely, Decemb2r.31;.1947, December 31, 1949
and December 31., 1951 and two persons appointed the City.Council. '
The Board to be appointed shall at its first meeting�so classify the
two members last hereinbefore mentioned by that one ehall serve:
for a term rhich shall expire on December 31,,1951.
Vac�r.cies on Personnel�Eoard, f rom whatever cause, shall
be filled by appoi?ntment by the 6ity Council for the unexpired term.
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' A four-fifths vote.of all the members of the City Council:shall be
r.equired to'appoint a member to said Board.or to fill any vacancy
= thereon or to remove any memtier of said Board from'office,prior to .' -
the expiration of his term of o£fice. ,.
The members of the Personnel Roard �hall be qualified
�•electors ef said city and shall serbe without compensation. No person
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• shall be appointed to said Board who holds.any.salaried public office
: or emplo,yment, nor shaTl any member �vhile a member of said. Board, or
Por..a period of one year after, he has oeased, for ariy'reason, to be�a
• `member, be� eligible for �.ppointment �to •any salari,ed �office or .employ�
ment in the service of the City., . , ' ,
". Section 3: Peraonnel -0fficer. The City.Council shall
� appoint a 1'ersonnel Officer, whose dutz=�it shall.be.to act in the �
' capacity of Administrator for the.Personnel Sys,tem.�.The duties of.the,
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office of Personnel Officer may be combined cvith those oY any other
' office, in the event the work i m�olved does riot w�rrant; the dis— "
', c'retion of the City Council, the creation of a special position:_ The..'
Personnel Officer shall: � •
(a) Attenel all regular meetings oP the Personnel Boar�.
-� (b) Aclminister.all provisions of this ordinance and the .
�rules. established herei;nder,_ not specifically reserved to the City
Councll or Per.sonnel Board. '
(c) Under the direction of.the Per,sonnel,Board te prepare
' r�zles and revisions and amendments thereof for the consideration of
said Personnel.Board. ' ',
. (d) �Und.er the direction of the Personnel Boarc?; to prepare' "
a position_classification plan and. class specifications and revisions
: for the coneideration of.said Fersonnel Board'. ,_ .
� ` Seotio n 4: Duties of the Personnel Board.. The Personnel " '
� Hoard shall..determine the.order of business for:the conduct of 3ts � •
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''meetings, and shall meet regularly if so required by the rules,� or
on call of the chairman or three members of the Boaro, �Three members .
of the Board sha11 constitute a quorum for the transaction of bueiness.'
The functions of the'Board shall be: .
�. (a) ,To consider and_ recommend to the City Council a set ,�
of rules to supplement this ordinance; revisions,and. ar.iendM�nts thereof,
• (b) To act in �n advisory capacity to the City Council on:
problems concerning personnel administration. •
_- _ (,c) As pro<<ided. by �this. ordinance and. by rule, to hear ,'
_ appeals•submitted by any person in the competitive seruice rel2tive .
to any situation connected t�lith�his•employment status�or conditicn
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. of employment. . •
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_ (d) In any investigation or hearin� eqnd_ucted,by the
it shall have the po�ver to examine witnesses•under_oath.and.�compel their,
attendance oi the production of evidence before-it by subpoenas.iasued
in the n�me of the City and"attested by"the C�ity'�Clerk.".It`shall be
the:duty of .the Chief of Polic.e to caus'e all such subpoenas to be `
served and�refusal of a person to atTend or.:to t�estify in�answer:to such .�,
a subpoena shall sub,ject said person �to prosecution'in the�same manner
�, set forth by�law.for fai•lure to appear before the City Council in.res- :
ponse to a subpoena issued by the City Council. Each member o£ the `
- personnel Board shall have the power to,administer oaths to viitneases. ,-
' (e) To hold hear.ings and make recommendations to the City �
. Council, on the adoption or revision of the position classification plan'.
(f). The Personnel,Board or the Personnel Officer.shall not
establish any maximum or minimum ae�e limits.for any,competitive service
examinati'on and it is hereby declared,that age ahall not be considered. to
be a minimum qualification for any city employment in the classified
service: Any person possessing aTl the minimum quaTifioations fo.r the
poaition sha11 be eligible to take any.competitive.examination, regard-
les� of�his age, and neither.the P.er,sonnel Bowrd nor the Personnel
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Officer,�nor any appointing power, shall adopt any rule, either ' .�
written,or uncFrritten, prohibiting the employment of any.person in �
• an,y�City employment'wno is otherwise qualified therefor,.solelv because �
- of his.ag�e. Provicled; however, that the City'Council may i'ix minimum
and maximum �,ge'limits for the employment of City policemen and City
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Section 5_ �Competitive Service. The pro of thia
ordinance shall apply to_all, appointive.offices, positione and employ- �
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�a) City Clerk . '. :
. (b.) City Treasurer , _
. (c) Positions on appointiye boards, commissions and'
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, (d) City uanager; . ..
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, � �g'). City Engineer ' � : .
• (Yi) Personnel Officer ,
(i) A7.1 part-time employees, all employees on �n hourly cr
per diem �vage, .and employees who do �easonal caork.`"" . � �•
Officea, posi*ions nnd not exempted above shall
constitute the competitive eervice�of the City.
Sectio 6. Adootion of.Rules. In addit�on�to such other.
matters.-as may be necessary and proper to carry out the'intent and,
purposes of thi� ordinance, rules shall be fo'rmulated and shall be ,
adopted. by the Cit,y �ouricil establlshing specifie procedurea to govern
the following phases of the pereonnel prograr.i:, .:' -
(a) The preparation,. installati revision and maintenance
of a position classification plan covering all positions in the com-.
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. (b) The formulation of minimum standards and•qualifications
for 'each class of position. , ' y
(c) ,The public�announcement of vacancies and examinations" ..
•and the acceptance of applications for, employment. '
(d) The preparation and conduct of examinations and'the
�, establishin,ent.and use of eraployment list��containing names of persons �,
� eligible for appointment. '' y � ,
(e) The certificat3on arid appointment,of persons from
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, employment lists containing�names�of-persons�e.ligible for appointment.
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to Pill Vacancies and the;makirig of temporary and emergency appointmenta.
(f) The evaluation of employ�ees during .the probationary
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� '."(g) The tra.nsfer; promotion, �demoti�on and reinstatement .
of employees in the comp2titive service. �. �, �•
• •(h) The separation�•froa the service through
1ay—off, suspension, dismiasal and for incapacity to.perform required '
duties. ' , .
'(i) Tfie standardization of hours of work, attendance and .
leave regulations,.it�orking conditions and the development of employee
morale, welfare, and training. .' - .
' (,j,) "The maintenance and use of'.neces�e.ry records and forms.�.
' Section 7. Appointments. Appointmenta to vacant positions
, in the competitive service sha13 be-made in accordance'aditr the'rules
estab`lished hereunder and from employment lists resulting £rom competitive
examination, or b5* p:omo*ion, �tranafer,demotion or reinstatement.
Anpointments ehall be inade bq the City Council or by the officer in ,
whom the povrer to m�,ke appointments is veated by lava, � �
� If appointment.is.to be.made fr.om employment or oromotional
lista, the riames„of persons �r�illing to accept appointment shall be
certified by the Personnel Officer in the,order in vrhich they appear .
-�on,the lir,ts, or,if appointment,.is to be made byi,some other appointing:
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por•aer, in that order. �. � � ' � -
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In the absence of appropriate emplo�ment lists,�:a.temporary
`, appointment may be made by the appoihtinb power_of<a�.person,meeting
the minimum qualifications for.the posi;tion, provided, however, that
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an employment list shall be e�stabliahed for such position wi,thin�nin'ety
days, eub3ect to *he provisions of Section 6 of�this ordinance.'.'No
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' person shall be employ,ed by tlie City unde.r�te�por,ary appointment
a total.of more than ninety days in any fiscal year. In the event of
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emergency, the appointing power may,appoint`qach persons a's are required
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�' to;meet the situation, but such appointment shall not exceed•fifteen
� v�orking days. �
. N.o credit shall be allovred in the giving of any examination
or the establishment of any emnloyment or promotional lists, for �
� service rendered under a temporary appointment. ' ,.
� Durino the period of suspens_on of 'any employee, or pending
final acti on proceedings to revievr tlie suspension, dec�otion or
�. dismiseal of an employee, the,vacancy created may be filled by the .�
appointing power only by ternporary appointment. ' '
� Section 8. Prob�.ticnary Period. All original and promotional
appointmenta shall be for a probationary period of six months duririg which
the ernployee may be .re,�ected. .. ; .
An employee re,jected d.uring the probationary period,fror� a
position to which.Yie.has been promoted shall be reinstated to the position
,�. �frcm r+hich he v�as promoted; unless charges.are filed and he is discharged
as provided•in this ordinance and the�rules..-' ', � ..
� Any employee in the competitive service�prom`ote�'= trans-
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ferred to �. positior not included_ in the competitive�eervice,shall be
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reinstated to,the position from which he was,'promoted or transferred
� if.within�six m"onths after such promotion�or•transfer"actionais t�aken.
, to dismiss him, unless charges are filed and he is�discharge@ in the�
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��manne,r pnovided in this ordinance and the"ru3es estabTished hereunder
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Section 9: ,In.cer.tifica.tion fcr ap�oin,tment,'in appointment,.
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in reinstatement, in reemployment, and in retenion in the competitive
' service of.the City of Lynwoody permanent'or temporary,'preference
i sha1T be given to (1) those ex-service men and women,who have '
on active,dut,y in any branch of the armed forces ef the United States
' 2nd have been separated therefrom under honorable conditions and who �
have established the present existence of a service-connected disabi3lty
, or who are redeiving compensation, clisability retirement benefits, or
� pension,by reason;of'public laws administered by`the United States �
..'VeLerans� Administration; the.War Department or the i�iavy Dep�rtment; `
(2) the wives of:such service-c'onnected disable ex-servicemen�as hade
themselves been unable to qualify for any civil.seruice appointment; �
• (�3) the. unmarried widov�rs of deceased ex-�ervicemen ��ho served on
� active duty in any branch of the a.rmed forcee of the United States
during any war, or in any campaign or expedition (for which a campaign
badge has been authorized), and who were separated. therefrcm under
honorable conditions; and,('4) those`exservice�aen and women who have
.' served on a.ctive duty i'n any� branch of the { armed, f.orces of the United
States, during any war, or in any campaign or expedition {for iRrhich •
a campai'�n badge has been authorized), and have be.eri separated.there-
from under honorable conditions. . '-'
' section 10: In all examinations the qua.lifi-
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cations of entrance�iri'to the conipeti;t�ve service, ten
' points shall� be 2.dded to the ea,rned ratings of-�,tho§e persons included •
under.Section 9, (1),,(2),'and. and five points ahall be added
to the ea:rned ra.tingc of those persona included iznder Se,ction 9(4)
oP this Ordinance,.provided any such person included under Section'9
(1), (2), (3), znd�(4•) shall have received a pas,sing grade. , '
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• � Section 11: In determining qualifications for examination,�
.' appointment, promotion,.reteritiori, transfer, or reinstatement, dvith...
respect to prefererice eli�ibles, the Eerecnnel Bo�rd. may waive ' �
requirements as.to age, Yieight, and weight, providing any such require-
ment i,s.not essential to the dutie� of the position for which exam-°
ination is�given. The Personnel Board, after giving due consideratiori .
to the recommendation of any accredited physician, rnay .r�ive the
ph,ysical requirements in.the case of any veteran,.�provided such veteran
is�in the opinion of the.Personnel•Board physically able to disch�rge
�efficiently the duT,ies of the posi,tion for which.the examin�tion is.
� �iven. The Bozrd sh.all make a p2rt�of its public,records its.reasons ..
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of qualification, time spent in the military, or�riayal service of the
United States shall be credited te a vet`eran's ratir.g whe're.his or her "
. actual employment .in a similar vocation to-tha:t f�or;'4ahich He �or', �he °�
' is examined was interrupted. by such military,or naval servi'ce. .�
Section 13: The na.mes of prefer-ence� eligibles shall be�
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. entered on the appropriate registers or lists of eligiblea in accordarce
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tt�itr_ th eir respective,au�mented ratings, and the name of a. preference
eligible shall be,entered anead of all otYiers�having the'.same rating.
� Section 14: In any reduction�in personnel in the'competitive
service,'competi�ng employees shall be releaaed in a manner which sha11
•give due effect to.tenure of employment, mil±tary preference, length
. of service, and efficiency ratings; provided, that the length of time
- spent in active service in the armed forces of the United States of"
each such employee shall pe cnedited in.computin� length of total .
service. . •
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,. or otherwise, the City Council or the.nominating or appoititing officer
shall request certifica.tion of eligibles for appointment purposes, the
- Personnel Board shall,cert'ify, from, tlie top of the appropria.te register
of eligibles; a number of names sufficient to permit the nominating
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or appointing officer to consider,at least three namea'in connection �
with each vacancy, The nominating or appointing officer shall'make
aelection for frem not more than tre highest thr;ee names
. available,fcr appointment on.such certification, unless_ob,jection
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shall be made; and'sustained by the:`Roard, to�one or more persons � �
� certified proper or adequate reason; as may be prescribed.in
�: rules promulgated by the Personnel Board; provided that�'an appointing
,� officer who'passes over a veteran eligible and selects a non-��eteran•
eha].1 file with the Personnel Board his reasons in writing for so doing,
�vhich shall.become"a part of�the reoord�of such veteran eligible, and
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nated represen�ta.tive; the Personnel Eoard is directed to determine �
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the sufficieney of such submittsd reasons an3,.iP�found insufficient,
shall:re.quire� the appointing officer to swbmit more detailed infor— -.
mation in,support thereof; the findings of th'e Personnel Board as to
the o'r'`insuffioiency of such reason ahall be transmitted
to�and consider,ed by.such appointing officer,` and a.copy thereof shall�'.
be sent to the veteran 2lioible or to his designated representativ.e
' upon request�ther.efor; provided further that if, upon certification,.
reasons deemed suPficient by.the Personnel Eoard fo.r passing over his
name shall three times ha given by the appointing officer,.
� certification of his name for,�ppointmen.t.may�thereaft2r, be discontin-=%, °�
, ued, prior notice of which shall be sent to the'veteran eligible. .
8eotion T6: Status of Present Employees. Any person fioTding
� �a pcsition or empl'oyment included in th� competitive service,;-excepting
however, the Police Department and Fi:e Department, who,•on the effzetive
date of this crdinance, shall have served continuously in such position, -
�or in some other position included in the competitive service, for a ,
period of at least six m!�n*hs immediately prior to such effeotive date,
shall assume regular status in the'6ompetitive service in the position ;'
held on such e£fective date without preliminary examination,or erorking
tests and.sha.11 thereafter be sub,ject in all respect� to the•provisions
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of this ordinance. . '
An.y other person holding a position or,empToyment in the.
competitive ssrvice, excepting, hoe�ever, in.the Fire D and the ;
Police Departmen.t, shall be regarded as helding his position or employ-
� - r�ent as a•probationer x�ho is servin� out the balance of his or r.er .
probationery period before obtaining regular status. `..
Any person holding a position or',emplo,ynent in the Police
D or Fire Departr�'ent, tvho,� on` the "�effect,ive; date of thia
ordinance, shall have.served continously in' such;position or in some
other position.included in` the-competitice.service pr.ior to August 1,
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1944, sha:1T a ssume-regular status in tne competitive� service in the : ;.
' position ,held on t_ne effective��date of tnis ordinarice i+rithout'prelim-
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, inary, examination or working'tests.and, shaTl thereAfter be in
' all res�ects to the provisions,of this ordinance.. An,y other person 3n ,.
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the Fire Department and Police Department holding posi'tions or employ-
:.^.ent in the,competitive service employed und.er the �rcvisions of Assem-
b1y Bi11•No. 689, Chapter 178, Statutes 1943,.passe3.�Apri1 1943,
shall be reoarded as holdir_g emnloyment as temporary employees. ;
�',� S ection 17: Removal and Suspension of Employees.`.The City
Council, and any appointing officer or department head in �+.�hom is �•
yested disciplinary or removal power, sha1Z be a.11evaed full fre.edom in,
its or his action on auch:matters,=it being the intent and spirit of
thie ordinance to provide a fair and ,just approach to�nunicipal'employ-
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ment in order thnt city employees may be selected on a basis of,merit, �
but in no sense to.handicap or cuntail the responsi,ble ; administrative �
officer in securing efficient service. flll person� holding •
in the competitive se�rvice.shall be subject to susperision without p�y
for a period of not exceed_ing thirty d2ys, and also to demotion or
removal from office�or employment for misconduct, incompetency, inef-
� ficienc�i, or failure to perform duties, oa� ob�erve the ruYes andr
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regulations of"the department, office or board, but sub,ject-:to the .
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right of' appeal of,<the''agg•rieved party to the,Board of'Revie«� in the
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Section l8: N Filing o-f Charges. Any employee in the compet—
,� itivE.s:ervice.who has been demoted, dis�iss=d or.re�'uced in pay, shall
be entitled;to receive.a writ.ten statemer.t of the reasons for such
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action within three�day,s, an8. he shall hav,e tnree days' time thereafter ,
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' within'-ivhicH �to answer in, variting tY?ereto. A copy ,of such charges and
''ariswer shall be filed with the Bersonnel Officer. In the event the .
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employee £iles an ans�ver, a copy of ��ritteri.charges and of such �
ar_stiver shall be transmitted.by the Personn�el Officer to the Personnel
, Board, PJithin ten daye from the date of,filing his answer to the�
, written charges, or in the event such written charges have not been
made'available to him eiithin.the.time prescribed;:then within ten days.
� after the'action taken to demote, dismiss or reduce the pay of�•the '. _
. er.ipleyee, he may file a written d.emand with the Per�onnel Officer for .
transmission to the Personnel Board requesting a hearing before the -
, Board. The Eoarci shall investigate the c2.se 2nd ccnduct a hearing '
as provided. b5> Section 19 of this ordinance and by the rules.
.., The provieions of this section and.of.Section 19 shall not
: apply to.reductions in pay which are part oP a general plan to'reduce
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salaries a.nd wages as an•economy measure or�as part of a general cur— ..
� �tailment program. . _ - , .
'Section 39: Right of Appeal. Any employee'in the_competi—
tive service shall`hsve'the right�to anpeal to the Personnel Board
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rela.tive to any situation.affecting his,empleyment status or cqnditions
of employment. Thereupon the Ecard shall make such investigation as it
may deem necessary and:`tivithin'twenty days after, the request. for hearing
•- ivas filed by tYie 'employge,� the Board• shall, hold•,a� heArin�, at wfiich '
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tYme it shall hear evidence for �n against such employee. Hearings may
b'e informaYly conducted and. tYie rules of evid.ence need not aroply.
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., �'�Jithin ten days after°concluding ,the hearing, the Personnel
Board shall.certify'it's firyndings and��recon�endations the City Coun—
� cil, and to the official from action t appeal was taken.� Said
official may then affirn,,revoke•or modify��the action taken; as in h,is ''
� ,judgment shall seem �varranted. :The findings a.nd recommendations of
the Personnel Board.and. any a.ction taken,by the City'Council or other
� appointing power:shall be final and conclueive. � .
,,- Section 20: Reduction.of Personnel. 'Vdhenever it is the .�
,,judgment of the.City C,ouncil it becomes necessary, in the interest of �
: economy, or because the necessity for.the.position involved rio longer
. � exists, the�.City Council maq; subject to and in accordance with the .
provisiona of Section 12 of this ord,inanc,e, make reductions of person—
. rel in the c.ompetitive service and lav�'off-the employees holding such
positions or employinent. Should such.pos,ition or e�iployment,.or any �
position involving'.a.Il or any of the s2me,duties,�be reinstated or -'
. created within.two years, the emplo,yee la.id off shaTl be eligible to
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be appointed thereto in preference to any on the •
eligible Tist for such,position. The �ity.Coiincil shall observe the '-
seniority rule in �utting into eYfect such reduction in
. Section'21: Improper.Political" activity. No person hold.ing. '
, a position in the comoetitive. ser�ice shallsjek or.accept election, ��.
nomination`or appointrrient�as an officer of•a county-or municipal polit
' `i�cal club or organization,'or- take �an.aat'ide' par.t is, or make any con- '
tribution or donation to, any county or municipal politiqal-campaign,
-� or serve as.:� member of'a,committee of such club or organization or
_, circula.te or s'eek�signatures ,to any,petition provided for by.law., or
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; act as a worker at the polls, or.distribute badges or pamphlets, dodgers,
er ha.ndbille of any kind favoring or opposing an5r candida,te.for election,
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�or for nom?nation to•a public office, whether county or municipa.l;
� provided, ho�vever, .that nothino in this�ordinance shall �e construed,
: ' to prevent an3*. such officer or employee from'bec�mir_g or continui'ng- to
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� be a member of, a political,club or organization, or from attendance.
• at a political� meeting, .or 'from �en joying. entire - freedom from a7.1 inter–
ference in caetin�';h"is�vote or from seeking or accepting,election or
•, appointment to a oublic office, or to prevent any such o£fioer or employee '
' from seekin� signatures to any initiative or reFerendum petition directly
aY�ecting rates of pay, hours of work,,retirement, civil service 'or `". '
other working conditions of such officer or employee,. or from distributing
badges or pamphlets,'dodgers or.handbills, or other participation in ,�
any,campaign in connection•with such petition, providing such activity .
is not.carried on during hours of work;,or when suoh offi,cer or employee
�+� is.dr.=3sed in the uniform, if any,:required .in,any of the
City government. :. � . _
_ �Any cJilful viol2tion thereof or violation through culpab].e
negligerce, shall be suffi•cient grounds to authori�ze the discliarge of
' any offic'er or employee. � , �
No person in the competitive service, or seeking admission '
triereto, shall be employed, promoted, d emoted or discharged, or in any', �
way_favored or discriminated against because of politiaal opinione, or
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,, a.ffiliations, or because of race; or--religious'belief. ,
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Section 22:•' Solicitatiori� Contributi,ons. D10 officer,
� agent,.clerk ,or employee,.under the government of the City�,and no .
candidate for any city office shall,.:dire.ctly or indirectly solicit or
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- receive, or be in any manner''concerned�.in soliciting or receiving.any
� asse"ssment, subscription:,or contributiori; whether voluntary or involun-
tary for any political purpose v�hatever;,from anyone on th2 employment
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•� lists or holding ariy�posi-tion under the`provisions of•this..ordinance. '
. Section 23: Right to Contract for Special Service. The City
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Council may contract with any competent.agency for the periormance by
yuch such technical service in connection with the eatablieh--
�. �ent of .the peraonnel system or with its operation as may be desired
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Said co'ntra.ct may include the delegation_ to such an agency respon=
sibility for. the per.formance.of the duties herein imoosed upon .the
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� Personnel':Board and the Personnel�Officer, but Ghall not include
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bhe del'ega:tion, to sucYi•agency� of the power and duties herein vested
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in the City CounciT.. •
' ection_24: Appropriation of �unds. The City Council
shall appropriate such funds as;ar.e necessary to carry out pro- �
' visions of•this ordinance. • � -
� Section•25 _Penalty for Violation. An,y person, firm or , „
corporation vi�l2.ting any of the pno this ord:inance shall
be deemed. �uilt,y of a misdemeanor and,upon a.conviction thereof ,
shall be �nuilishable by a fine of not more than �30p,00 or by ir�prison-
ment in the Gity Jail for a period of not more than.three months or �
. b,y both such fine and imorisonment,
Section 26: If any section, subsection, ei;bdivision,
sentence, elause or phrase of this ordinance is for any rezson held
to be unconstitutional�, such decision shall not affect the validity '
of the r. emaining" portions of tYiis ordinance. The Cit,y Cot:ncil 'nereby
declares tYiat it viould. have pas ordinance,• and each section, �
subsection,, subdivision, 'sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irr.es- .
' pective;oP the fact tiiat any;one or mqre sections, subsections,,
subdiviSio sentencee,, claus.es or .phra.ses be decla:�ed unconstiti}tional.
Secti 2 7: In.the event that this ondinance is not
passed by a. tuao-thirds..maJority, Ord.inance,No. 229 shall remain in
effect. . .
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
� COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) 8S �
CITY OF LYNWOOD )
2 hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Ordinance was submitted to a vote of the qualified electors
of the City of Lynwood, Ca.lifornia, pursaant to Taw, at a
General 4�?unicipal Election held in said City upon the 9th
day of April, 1946, and that said Ordinance�was adopted by
more than a ma,}oriLy of the qualiPied electors voting on
said ordinance at said election, as determined by the
�City.Council of said City in canva.asing the votes of s2_id
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���;,�election at its regular meeting held on April 16, 1946.
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y ,� �� _�� ��,Dated this 16th day of April, 1946.
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