HomeMy Public PortalAbout2008.006 (01-02-08)RESOLUTION NO. 2008.006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD REAFFIRMING THE CITY'S PROTOCOL
FOR PERSONNEL RELATED MATTERS
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is a general law city of the State of California
and operates under aCouncil-Manager form of government; and
WHEREAS, the role. of the City Council is to establish policy and the City
Manager is the administrative head of the city government and shall be responsible for
the efficient administration of the affairs of the city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is authorized by Government Code section
45001 to adopt an ordinance establishing a personnel system for the selection,
employment, classification, advancement, suspension, discharge, and retirement of
appointive officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the duties of the City Manager in this regard are delineated in
Section 2-2.5 and 2-2.6 of the Lynwood Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, personnel records and files are strictly confidential and are not
typically available to the City Council, but rather come within the primary responsibility
of the City Manager, and his/or her designee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that it is in the City's best interest to
encourage and support-employees and former employees to bring, personnel related
matters to the attention of the City Manager's Office for prompt and consistent handling,
and exercise restraint in intervening in employee matters where the City has established
procedures and protocols for handling the same; and
WHEREAS, issues of employee personnel matters unrelated to labor
negotiations should be directed first to the City Manager arid/or his designee for proper
handling, review and action as may be appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a policy which reinforces that
employee personnel matters should be handled in the customary and ordinary business
manner through the City Manager's Office, and/or his/her designee, and that members
of the City Council should refrain from engaging in direct conversations with employees
regarding purely employee personnel matters in order to maintain the confidential
nature of employee records and files.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby resolves that it shall be the City Council's
policy to encourage employees to direct all communications that relate to employee
personnel related matters to the attention of the City Manager and/or his or her
j designee; and that the City Council, desires to promote consistent employee practices
-' and procedures by encouraging current and former employees to pursue any issue of a
personnel related matter to the proper channels established by the City's employment
practices and procedures (i.e. Personnel Rules and Regulations, Memorandums of
Understanding), including communicating those issues to the City Manager as
appropriate.
Section 2. This resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its adoption
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2"d day Of JANUARY, 2008.
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MA IA T. SANTILLAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ROGER L. HALEY,
CITY CLERK CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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UL SALINAS, AUTRA C. ADAMS, ASSISTANT
I TERIM CITY ATTORNEY TO-THE CITY MANAGER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of January, 2008.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER, CASTRO, FLORES, MARTINEZ, RODRIGUEZ,
AND SANTILLAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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aria Quinonez, Ci Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct
copy of Resolution No. 2008.006 on file in my office and that said Resolution was
adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated:. Dated this 2nd day of January 2008
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a is Quinonez, Ci Clerk '