HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 61-51ORDINANCE NO. 61 -51
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A
PERSONNEL SYSTEM.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Adoption of Personnel System. In order to
establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with
personnel matters; to attract to municipal service the best and
most competent persons available; to assure that appointments
and promotions of employees will be based on merit and fitness
as determined by competitive tests; and to provide a reasonable
degree of security for qualified employees, the following per-
sonnel system is hereby created.
SECTION 2. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known
as "The City of Tempe City Personnel and Salary Ordinance."
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. The words and terms
defined in this section shall have the following meanings in
this or any other ordinance or resolution classifying and fix-
ing salaries and compensation or authorizing the employment of
personnel in any department or office of the City of Temple
City.
(1) "Advancement" means a salary increase of one or
more steps within the limits of the salary range established
for a class.
(2) "Allocation" means the official determination of
the class in which a position shall be deemed to exist and the
assignment of an individual position to an appropriate class on
the basis of duties and responsibilities.
(3) "Anniversary Date" means the first day of the month
following the date of initial employment, or the first day of
the month following promotion to a position having a higher
salary range, unless otherwise provided herein.
(4) "Appointing Power," the City Manager, who has final
authority to make the appointment to the position to be filled.
(5) "City" means the City of Temple City.
(6) "Class" or "Class of Positions" means all positions
sufficiently similar in duties, authority, responsibility and
working conditions to permit grouping under a common title and
the application with equity of common standards of selection,
transfer, promotion and salary.
(7) "Classified Service" means all positions on the
City Service except those specifically placed in the exempt
service.
(8) "Compensation" means the salary, wage allowances
and all other forms of valuable considerations, earned by or
paid to any employee by reason of service in any position, but
does not include any allowances authorized and incurred as in-
cidents to employment.
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(9) "Competitive Service" means the positions and em-
ployments which are included or which may hereafter be included
under the personnel system by ordinance.
(10) "Continuous Service" means employment with the
without break or interruption. Neither vacation leave, sick
leave, military leave, nor leaves of absence, if the employee
returns to work within sixty (60) days, whether with or without
pay, shall be construed as a break or interruption in employ-
ment.
If an employee is removed from payroll due to a reduction
in force for any reason, said employee's continuous service
shall be considered broken if said employee is not returned to
the payroll within sixty (60) days. The City Manager shall be
required to give the employee ten days notice to return to
service; and if the employee does not accept within said ten
day period, service will be terminated.
(11) "Council" means the City Council of the City of
Temple City.
(12) "Demotion" means the movement of an employee
from one class to another class having a lower maximum rate of
pay.
(13) "Eligible" means a person whose name is on an
employment list.
(14) "Employee" means a person legally occupying a posi-
tion in the City service.
(15) "Employment Lists" means a list of names of persons
who have taken an examination for a class in the competitive
service and passed, and are ranked on the list in the order of
the score received.
(16) "Exempt Service" means all positions of elective
officials and those specifically designated by the City Council
to be exempt from the classification plan.
(17) "Part -time Employee" means those employees in per-
manent positions for which compensation is fixed on the basis
of part -time work.
(18) "Permanent Employee" means an employee who has suc-
cessfully completed his probationary period and has been re-
tained as hereafter provided in this ordinance.
(19) "Position" means a group of current duties and re-
sponsibilities assigned or delegated by competent authority,
requiring the full or part -time services of one person.
(20) "Probationary Period" means a working test period
during which an employee is required to demonstrate his fitness
for the duties to which he is appointed by actual performance
of the duties of the position.
(21) "Promotion" means the movement of an employee from
one position to another which is allocated to a class with a
higher maximum rate of pay.
(22) "Promotional Examination" means an examination for
a particular class, admission to the examination being limited
to permanent employees in the classified service.
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(23) "Promotional List" means an employment list result-
ing from a promotional examination.
(24) "Provisional Appointment'! means an appointment ac-
quired by a person who possesses the minimum qualifications es-
tablished for a particular class and who has been appointed to
a position in that class in the absence of available eligibles.
(25) "Reinstatement" means the re- employment without
examination of a former permanent employee within two years fol-
lowing his resignation from the City service. Such action must
have the approval of the department head and the City Manager.
(26) "Relocation" means a reassignment or change in al-
location of an individual position by raising it to a higher
class, reducing it to a lower class, or moving it to another
class, at the same level on the basis of substantial changes in
the kind, difficulty or responsibility of duties performed in
such position.
(27) "Service of City" means all positions in all de-
partments and offices of the City of Temple City that are sub-
ject to control and regulations by the City Council of the City
of Temple City.
(28) "Suspension" means the temporary separation from
the service of an employee without pay, for disciplinary pur-
poses.
(29) "Temporary Appointment" means an appointment of a
person to a position of limited duration.
(30) "Title," "Class Title," or "Title of Class" means
the designation given to, or name applied to, a class or to
each position allocated to the class and to the legally appoint-
ed incumbent of each position allocated to the class. Its mean-
ing is set forth in the corresponding class specificaion.
(31) "Transfer" means a change of an employee from one
position to another in the same class or another class having
essentially the same maximum salary limits, involving the per-
formance of similar duties and requiring substantially the same
basic qualifications.
SECTION 4. Personnel Officer. The City Manager shall be
ex- officio personnel officer. With the approval of the Council
the City Manager may delegate any of the powers and duties con-
ferred upon him as personnel officer under this ordinance to any
other officer or employee of the City or may recommend that such
powers and duties be performed under contract as provided in
Section 29 of this Ordinance. The City Manager shall:
(a) Administer all the provisions of this Ordi-
nance and of personnel rules not specifically reserved to the
Council.
(b) Prepare and recommend to the Council revisions
and amendments to the personnel rules.
(c) Prepare a position classification plan, in-
cluding class specifications and revisions of the plan. The
plan, and any revision thereof, shall become effective upon ap-
proval by the Council.
(d) Prepare a plan of compensation, and revisions
thereof, covering all classifications in the competitive service
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The plan, and the revisions thereof, shall become effective upon
approval by the Council.
SECTION 5. Competitive Service. The provisions of this
ordinance shall apply to all offices, positions and employments
in the service of the City, except:
(a) Elective officers
(b) City Manager
(c) City Attorney
(d) Members of appointive boards, commissions and
and committees.
(e) Persons engaged under contract to supply ex-
pert professional or technical services for a definite period of
time.
(f) Volunteer personnel, such as volunteer fire-
men, who receive no compensation from the City.
SECTION 6. Appointments. Appointments to vacant posi-
tions in the competitive service shall be made in accordance
with the personnel rules. Appointments and promotions shall be
based on merit and fitness to be ascertained so far as practi-
cable by competitive examinations. Examinations shall be used
and conducted to aid in the selection of qualified employees,
and shall consist of such recognized selection techniques as
achievement and aptitude tests, and other written tests, person-
al interview, performance tests, evaluation of daily work per-
formance, work sampler, or any combination of these, which will,
in the opinion of the City Manager, test fairly the qualifica-
tions of candidates. Physical and medical tests may be given as
a part of any examination.
SECTION 7. Status of Present Employees. Any person hold-
ing a position included in the competitive service who, on the
effective date of this ordinance, shall have served continuously
in such position, or in some other position in the competitive
service, for a period equal to the probationary period pre-
scribed in the rules for his class, shall assume regular status
in the competitive service in the position held on such effec-
tive date 'without qualifying test, and shall thereafter be sub-
ject in all respects to the provisions of this ordinance and
the personnel rules.
Any other persons holding positions in the competitive
service shall be regarded as probationers who are serving out
the balance of their probationary periods as prescribed in the
rules before obtaining regular status. The probationary period
shall be computed from the date of appointment or employment.
SECTION 8. Classified Service.
A. All positions in the classified service created or
established by the Council are to be classified and given appro-
priate class titles by the Council. Each class established by
said Council pursuant to his ordinance, is to include all posi-
tions sufficiently similar in respect to the duties and respon-
sibilities to meet the requirements as specified under the
definition "Class."
The City of Temple City Classification Plan is con-
tained in a book by that title and known as the official book
of class specifications.
B. Classification of Positions:
(1) The classification of positions for the purpose
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of this ordinance shall be as contained in the official book of class
specifications.
(2) The Council at any meeting thereof and after considera-
tion of a recommendation from the City Manager, may by resolution
adopted by a majority vote, create new classes or divide, combine or
abolish existing classes.
C. Use of Class Titles: The title of the class to which any
position is allocated shall be used in all official personnel records
and in all official personnel transactions of the City.
D. Amendmrint and Maintenance of Classification Plan:
'!henever one or more new positions are under consideration for
possible establishment or whenever, because of any revision in organi-
zation or methods, a significant change of the duties or responsibili-
ties of any existing position is to be made which may require the re-
allocation of such position, or whenever a new class is created to
which any position may more appropriately be allocated, or whenever,
because of the abolishment or combination of any existing positions or
classes an amendment of the classification plan is required, the City
Manager, upon his own initiative, or upon written request of any em-
ployee, may initiate an inquiry of the classification of any position.
On the basis of such investigation, the City Manager shall recommend
such changes as he deems appropriate to the Council. The Council may
take action to modify the classification plan in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8 paragraph A, above.
E. Fingerprinting and Physical Examination.
Every person continuously employed by the City of Temple City
shall be fingerprinted, and may be required to submit to a physical
examination by a physician selected by the City at City expense, as
a condition of employment to be accomplished prior to or immediately
after such employment. The City M nager shall dismiss or refuse em-
ployment as indicated by the results of the fingerprinting and /or
physical examination. All records of fingerprints, physical examina•
tions, and other information shall be confidential to the City Manager
and the City Council and shall not constitute a public record.
F. Every person employed by the City of Temple City shall ex-
ecute a Loyalty Oath in the form and manner designated by the City Man -
ager.
SECTION 9. Personnel System.
A. Adoption of Rules. Personnel rules, prepared by the City
Manager subject to this ordinance, shall be adopted, and may be amend-
ed from time to time, by resolution of the Council. The rules shall
establish specific procedures and regulations governing the personnel
system.
B. The City Manager shall have the power to appoint, promote,
discipline, demote and remove all officers and employees of the City
except the City Clerk, the City Attorney, and the City Treasurer.
C. The City Manager shall be responsible For the following
procedures within the framework of this ordinance:
(1) The formulation of standards and qualifications for
each class oF position.
(2) The public announcement of vacancies and examinations
and the acceptance of applications for employment.
(3) The preparation and conduct of written and /or
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oral examinations and the establishment and use of employment
lists containing the names of persons eligible for appointment.
(4) The evaluation of employees during probationary
period and periodically thereafter.
(5Y The standardization of hours of work, attendance,
leave regulations, working conditions and the development of
programs for improvement in employees' morale, welfare; training
and safety.
(6) The separation from service of employees through
layoff, suspension and dismissal.
(7) The maintenance and use of necessary forms and
records to indicate days worked, sick leave, vacations, leaves
of absence, etc.
(8) The establishment and maintenance of suitable
methods for effective communication: between the Council, City
Manager, Supervisors and other employees relating to conditions
of employment in the City service.
D. All original and promotional appointments shall be
for a probationary period of not less than six months, and may
be extended to one year at the discretion of the City Manager.
During the probationary period the employee may be rejected at
any time. An employee rejected during the probationary period
from a position to which he was promoted shall be reinstated to
the former position unless he is discharged for a reason which
would have been sufficient to cause his discharge from his
former position.
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SECTION 10. Compensation Plan.
A. The schedule of pay ranges and steps listed in Table
I constitutes the compensation plan applicable to all classes
of.positions except those classes shown as a flat rate.
TABLE I
SCHEDULE OF SALARY RANGES
Schedule Number Schedule Steps
1 2 3 4 5
3o 288 303 319 337 355
31 303 319 337 355 375
32 319 337 355 375 395
33 337 355 375 395 417
34 355 375 395 417 440
35 375 395 417 440 464
36 395 417 440 464 489
37 417 44o 464 489 516
Do 44o 464 489 516 545
39 464 489 516 545 575
4o 489 516 545 575 608
41 516 545 575 608 641
42 545 575 608 641 677
43 575 o3 641 677 715
44 6o8 641 677 715 755
45 641 677 715 755 797
46 677 715 755 797 842
47 715 755 797 842 889
48 755 797 842 889 94o
49 797 842 889 940
5o 842 889 94o 992 1,048
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B. When an employee works less than an eight hour day
he shall be paid the hourly equivalent of his monthly salary
times the actual number of hours worked per day. For the pur-
pose of computing daily rate equivalents where an employee
works less than a full pay period, the hourly rate shall be mul-
tiplied by 8 and the daily rate multiplied by the actual number
of full days worked. The equivalent hourly rates are shown. in
Table II.
TABLE II
SCHEDULE OF HOURLY RATE EQUIVALENTS
Schedule Number
3o
31
32
33
34.
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
46
47
48
49
5o
Monthly Rate
40 Hr. Week
Hourly Rate
288 1.66
303 1.74
319 1.83
337 1.94
355 2.04
375 2.16
395 2.27
417 2.40
440 2.54
464 2.67
489 2.81
516 2.97
545 3.13
575 3.30
608 6 3.49
41
3.68
677 3.89
715 4.11
755 4.34
77 4.58
842 4.84
Note: The above table provides the equivalent hourly rates ap-
propriate. for the salary range steps.
C. The compensation of those officers and employees of
the City included in the compensation plan shall be as set forth
in Table III.
TABLE III
Class
Administrative Assistant
Deputy City Clerk
Director of Recreation
Foreman - Buildings and Grounds
Park Maintenance Man
Steno -Clerk
Steno- Secretary
Recreation Leader
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Range
575 -715
355 -440
516 -641
516 -641
417 -516
319 -395
355 -44o
355 -440
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SECTION 11. Administration of the Compensation plan.
A. The salary schedule for the respective classes of
positions as set forth in Tables 1, II and III with such amend-
ments as may be adopted by the Council from time to time by or-
dinance or resolution shall have the force and effect and shall
be interpreted and applied as follows:
(1) The salaries or rates of compensation prescribed
are fixed on the basis of full -time service in full -time posi-
tions.
(2) The employee shall be eligible for recommenda-
tion to receive the step within range for the crass to which his
position is allocated as determined by the following conditions:
(a) 6 months or less of continuous service -
]..st Step.
(b) More than 6 months (but less than 12 years)
of continuous service - 2nd Step.
(c) More than 12 years (but less than 22 years)
continuous service - 3rd Step.
(d) More than 22 years (but less than 3z years)
continuous service - 4th Step.
(e) More than 3.2 years of continuous service -
5th Step.
(3) Mo advanee in pay shall be automatic upon com-
pletion of the periods of service outlined hereinabove, and all
increases shall be made on the basis of merit as established by
the .employee's work performance. Increase in pay shall be with -
held in cases of inferior work, lack of application or indiffer-
ent attitude. The pay of any employee may be reduced to a lower
step within the established pay range by the City Manager where
the quality and manner of work performance do not justify the
pay being received.
SECTION 12. Pay Rates Following Promotion.
An employee receiving a promotion shall be entitled to
the rate of pay at the entrance step at the range to which said
employee is being promoted, or one step above the step in which
the employee was assigned in his former position. In the event
an employee is promoted on his anniversary date, he shall first
receive any within range increase to which he is entitled and
then the promotion salary adjustment provided above. A new
anniversary date shall be established for purposes of eligibil-
ity for future step increases as of the effective date of the
promotion,
SECTION 13. Applicable Pay Rates.
The Council may by resolution create new positions, and estab-
lish applicable pay rates following promotion, demotion, trans -
fer, reallocation of positions, and the rates following salary
range increases and decreases.
SECTION 14. Periodic Salary Review.
Salaries of officers and employees as set forth in Table
III shall be reviewed periodically by the Council. The City
Manager will collect such salary data and related information as
may be necessary to assist the Council in said salary treviews.
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SECTION 15. Hours of Work.
All City employment is based on a 40 hour week.
SECTION 16. Compensation for Overtime.
A. It is the policy of the City that overtime work shall be
discouraged. Employees may be required to work beyond the established
work week if, in the judgment of the City it is necessary in order to
meet emergencies or to more effectively accomplish the work to be done.
B. Employees shall be compensated for overtime work by taking
equivalent time off, after obtaining prior approval from the City Mana-
ger. Compensatory time off shall be taken within 30 days from the date
earned and at the convenience of the City unless otherwise authorized
or requested by the City. The City may authorize compensation in cash
for such overtime if it is -not convenient to the City for the employee
to take equivalent time off,
C. Incidental overtime is not compensable and may not be
credited as overtime. Incidental overtime is defined as overtime of
less than one -half hour which is non - current in nature.
SECTION 17. Part -Time and Temporary Employment.
A. Except as otherwise provided a weekly work schedule of
less than 25 hours shall not be deemed to be qualified as part time
employment but shall be qualified as temporary employment. Part time
employees shall be entitled to compensation and eligible for sick
leave and vacation leave which compensation shall be determined by the
relation that the actual number of hours of service bears to the num-
ber of hours required in full -time employment in each class of posi-
tion.
B. Temporary Employees shall not be entitled to receive holi-
days, sick leave and /or vacation leave.
SECTION 18. Per Diem Travel Rates,
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Council may, by order,
establish per diem and /or mileage rates for travel by employees on
City business,
SECTION 19. Vacation Leave.
Each full -time employee shall be entitled to 10 working days
per year (5/6 working days per month) of vacation time with full pay,
subject to the following conditions:
A. Vacation time shall begin to accumulate as of the first
day of employment, although vacation time may not be taken until the
end of six months of continuous service unless otherwise provided':
herein. Vacation leave shall be taken at the convenience of the City.
B. Vacation time accruing to an employee prior to each
IIannual anniversary date of full -time employment shall be taken or
used by said employee within the twelve months period following said
anniversary date, or shall be lost and waived by the employee. No
accumulation of vacation time in excess of 10 working days is allowed.
C. No employee shall be entitled to vacation pay if he re-
signs prior to his first anniversary date.
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D. in the case of discharge, or death, of an employee who
has not prior thereto taken his annual vacation leave, said employee
or his estate shall thereupon be paid the monetary value of the earn,
ed vacation as provided in this Section.
SECTION 20. Sick Leave .\! i th Pay .
A. Each permanent City Employee is entitled to five days of
sick leave with pay for a calendar year of service. For the purpose of
computing sick leave each employee shall be considered to work not
more than five days each week. A maximum of 10 days sick leave may
be granted for pregnancy.
D. Additional sick leave with pay beyond that accumulated may
be authorized by the City Council in unusu-al circumstances.
C, Part -time employees are eligible to receive sick leave as
set forth in Section A above except that such sick leave shall be based
on the percent of time employed per full calendar month of service.
D. A City employee who is entitled to temporary disability
indemnity under the Labor Code may elect to take as much of his accu-
mulated sick leave, or his accumulated vacation after his accumulated
sick leave becomes exhausted, as when added to his disability indem-
nity will result in a payment to him of his full salary or wage. Under
the terms of this paragraph, the City will apply only that portion of
the five days of the sick leave or vacation time that is necessary
that when added to the disability indemnity will equal the full pay
rate.
At the option of the employee, as an alternate to the above
procedure, a City employee who is entitled to temporary disability in-
demnity under the Labor Code may elect to receive the above mentioned
sick leave and /or vacation leave in full, upon the execution of an
agreement that he will assign all disability indemnity payments to the
City upon receipt for deposit in the City treasury.
E. The City Manager may require employees to submit substan-
tiating evidence of sickness including a doctor's certificate stating
the nature of alleged illness.
SECTION 21. Leaves of Absence.
Except as otherwise provided by law, leaves of absence may be
granted up to a maximum of 60 days only when the Council finds that
such leave will be in the best interest of the City. An employee earns
no pay, vacation, sick leave, holidays, nor credited employment time
applied toward his step increase during such leave of absence, except
as otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 22. Employment of Relatives.
No person shall hereafter be employed by the City who is re-
lated within the second degree to his department head or immediate
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SECTION 23. HOLIDAYS.
All employees shall be entitled to the following legal holi-
days each year:
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January 1, (New Years Day)
May 30, (Memorial Day)
July 4 (Independance Day)
September, first Monday, (Labor Day)
November, (Thanksgiving Da
December 25, (Christmas Day)
Expressly excluded as holidays are the following:
February 12, (Lincoln's Birthday)
February 22, (Washington's Birthday)
September 9, (Admission Day)
October 12, (Columbus Day)
November 11, (Veterans' Day)
Good Friday
Alen a holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday, the day following,
will be the official day off.
SECTION 24. Applicability of Rules to Certain Exempt Positions
The provisions of the personnel rules relating to attendance
and leaves shall apply to the incumbents of full -time exempt positions.
SECTION 25. Appointments Subject to Ordinance.
The City Manager, and any other officer in whom is vested the
power to appoint, make transfers, promotions, demotions, reinstatements
lay -offs, and to suspend or dismiss employees shall retain such power
subject to the provisions of this ordinance and the personnel rules.
SECTION 26. Suspension.
Any person holding a position or employment in the competitive
service shall be subject to disciplinary suspension without pay by the
City Manager, and any other officer in whom is vested the power to
appoint and without right of appeal, but such suspensions shall not ex-
ceed a total of thirty days in any fiscal year.
SECTION 27. Right of Appeal.
Any employee in the competitive service shall have the rioht
to appeal to the City Council relative to any disciplinary action,
dismissal, demotion or alleged violation of this ordinance or the
personnel rules; except in instances where the right of appeal is pro-
hibited by this ordinance. Thereupon, the Council shall make such in-
vestigation as it may deem necessary and within twenty days after the a
appeal was filed, the Council shall hold a hearing. The hearing need
not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and
witnesses.
Within ten days after concluding the hearino, the City Council
shall certify its findings and recommendations to the City Manager,
to any other official from whose action the appeal was taken, and to
the employee affected. The Council will then affirm, revoke or modify
the action taken, as in its judgment seems warranted, and the action
taken shall be final.
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SECTION 28. Abolition of Positions.
4henever in the judgment of the Council it becomes necessary
in the interest of economy or because the necessity for the position
or employment involved no longer exists, the Council may abolish any
position or employment in the competitive service and lay -off, demote;
or transfer any employee holding such position or employment without
filing written charges and without the right of appeal.
Competency shall be observed in effecting such reduction in
personnel and the order of lay -off shall be made by the City Manager.
Lay -off shall be made within classes of positions, and all provisional
employees in the affected class or classes shall be laid off prior to
the lay -off of any probationary or permanent employee.
The names of probationary and permanent employees laid off
shall be placed upon re- employment lists for classes which, in the
opinion of the personnel officer, require basically the same qualifi-
cations and duties and responsibilities or those of the class of posi-
tions from which lay -off was made.
SECTION 29. Right to Contract for Special Service.
A. The City Manager shall consider and make recommendations
to the City Council regarding the extent to which the City should con-
tract for the performance of technical services in connection with the
establishment or operation of the personnel system. The Council may
contract with any qualified person or agency for the performance of
all or any of the following responsibilities and duties imposed by th
this ordinance.
(1) The preparation of personnel rules and subsequent re-
visions and amendments thereof.
(2) The preparation of a position classification plan, and
subsequent revisions and amendments thereof.
(3) The preparation of a plan of compensation, and sub-
sequent revisions and amendments thereof.
(4) The preparation, conduct and grading of competitive
tests.
(5) Special and technical services of advisory or informa-
tional character on matters relating to personnel administration.
SECTION 30. Political Activity.
A. Employees in the service of the City shall not:
(1) Seek or accept election, nomination or appointment
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an officer or a political club or political organization.
II (2) Take an active part in a Los Angeles County or Temple
City Municipal political campaign.
(3) Act as political workers at the polls or distribute
badges, pamphlets, dodgers or handbills of any kind favoring or oppos-
ing any candidates for election or nomination to a county or city
office.
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B, This section does not prevent any employee from:
(1)' Becoming or continuing to be a member of a p
litical club or organization.
(2) Attendance at a political meeting.
(3) Enjoying entire freedom from all interference
in casting his vote.
(4) Seeking or accepting election or appointment to
public office other than an elective office in the City of
Temple City.
(5) Seeking signature to any initiative or referen-
dum petition directly affecting his rates 'of pay, hours of work.,
retirement, civil service or other working conditions.
(6) Distributing badges, pamphlets, dodgers, or
handbills or other participation in any campaign in connection
with such petition if the activity is not carried on during
hours of work or when he is dressed in the uniform required in
any department of the City Government.
SECTION 31. Solicitation of Contributions.
No office.:,, or employee of the City, or any other person
directly or inr;. :. ctly shall solicit or receive, or in any
manner be conce °_,:_d in the soliciting or receiving, from anyone.
on an eligible l�,t or employed in the service of the City any
assessment, subf-ic.°iption, contribution or political service,
for aiding or asei:,ting in the campaign for election, or ap-
pointment to any political or official or other position in the
City, either partisan or non - partisan.
SECTION 32. Discrimination.
No person in, the competitive service or seeking admission
thereto shall be favored or discriminated against in his employ-
ment because of political_ affiliations, race or religious
beliefs.
This ordinance shall be deemed to contain the language
required by Sections 45050 and 45051 of the Government Code and
Section 1940 and 1941 of Chapter 2 of the Labor Code subject to
the exceptions contained in Sections 45052, 45053 and 45054 of
the Government Code and Section 1944 of Chapter 2 of Labor Code.
SECTION 33. Military Leave.
Military leave with pay shall be granted in accordance
with Section 395 of the Military and Veteran's Code. .
SECTION 34. Jury Duty.
No deductions shall be made from the salary of an em-
ployee while on jury duty if he has waived or remitted to the
City the fee for jury duty. If he has not so waived or remitted
the jury fee, he shall be paid only for the time actually worked
in his regular position. An employee accepted for jury duty
shall immediately notify his department head in writing whether
he waived or remits his jury fee to the City.
SECTION 35, Repeal.
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, or resolutions.,
or parts of resolutions, in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
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SECTION 36. Severability.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance, for any reason, is held to be in-
valid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutional-
ity shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, it being hereby expressly
declared that this ordinance, and each section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof would have been
adopted irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be de-
clared invalid or unconstitutional,
SECTION 37. Effective Date. Publication.
This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the
date of its adoption and prior to the expiration of fifteen days
from the passage thereof shall be published at least once in the
Temple City Times, a weekly newspaper of general circulation
published and circulated in the City of Temple City, and thence-
forth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temple City at a regular meeting thereof held this 27th da,y
of November . 1961, by the following roll -call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Buchan, Fitzjohn, Merritt,
Tyrell, Dickason
NOES: .. ouncilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
ATTEST:
C. X :°.-
Clerk of the City of Tem
City, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY. OF LOS ANGELES
-CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
ss
Mayor of the City of Temple City,
California
I, Marjorie A. Woodruff, do hereby certify that I have been duly
appointed Deputy City Clerk of the City of Temple City, California,
and that the foregoing Ordinance No. 61 -51 was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on November 14, 1961, and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held November 27,
1961, by the following roll call vote:
AYES; Councilmen- Buchan, Fitzjohn, Merritt, Tyrell, Dickason
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Dated: November 27, 1961
Deputy City Clerk of th'e "City of
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