Final Rules (Amended 2022 09 19)_Rule 1 Corrected (1) - Flipbook - Page 75
RULE 17
17.3
Amendment of Rules: Any employee, elected official, Commissioner or employee organization,
hereinafter referred to as “party,” may propose amendments to these Rules, subject to the following
procedures.
a.
Proposed Amendment Procedures:
(1)
The party shall provide the Human Resources Director the reasons for the proposal,
along with a written copy of the proposed amendments, and a request to place the
matter on the Commission agenda. Such request shall be made to the Human
Resources Director at least ten (10) working days in advance of the next regularly
scheduled Commission meeting.
(2)
The Human Resources Director and City Attorney shall review the proposed
amendments and make such analysis and recommendations as they deem
appropriate for Commission consideration.
The Commission shall receive and
consider the original proposed amendments to these Rules and the Human Resources
Director’s analysis and recommendations. The party or the party’s representative(s)
shall present proposed amendments to the Commission in person at a regular
meeting.
(3)
The Commission shall determine whether or not to consider the proposed
amendments. Proposals rejected by the Commission may be appealed by the party
to the City Council. The City Council shall affirm the rejection or remand the matter
to the Commission for public hearing.
(4)
Notice of Public Hearing: Proposed amendments accepted for consideration by the
Commission shall be reproduced and distributed by the Human Resources Director
to each member of the City Council and Commission, and shall be made available to
all City employees. Once this has been done, the notice of the public hearing shall
be as follows:
i.
The proposed change shall be advertised at least once by the Human
Resources Director in a local newspaper, five (5) to (10) ten calendar days
prior to the hearing.
ii. The advertisement shall be legal notice that the Civil Service Commission
shall hold a public hearing at a certain time, date and place on the proposed
amendments.
iii.
(5)
The proposed amendment shall be posted by the Human Resources Director
in a conspicuous place in City Hall and on all public notice boards within the
City Departments together with a notice of the hearing time, date and place;
and a copy of this notice (and the proposed amendment) shall be distributed
by the Human Resources Director to each member of the City Council and
Commission, and shall be made available to City employees.
Public Hearing: The Commission shall convene a regular or special meeting at the
time, date and place advertised for public hearing, and shall provide each person in
attendance at the public hearing with an opportunity to be heard. The Commission
may approve, modify or reject the proposed amendment based on the hearing, without
further hearing.
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